Would you get rid of the titles "Miss" and "Mrs" and use just "Ms" if you could?

[peppaistired]

I would like to campaign somewhere about this. I don't see the point in having so many titles around for women, and only one and simple for men: "Mr"
After all, why should people or society care if we're married, or single? They don't seem to care in the case of men, why is there still an issue with women's marital status?

[Amethyst24]

Yes, I would. Once you've done that, though, it raises the question of whether Mr and Ms are actually necessary either. All they do is define adults by gender.

[CalmAndConfused]

I would, most definitely.

[Kewcumber]

Yes it irritates me. I don;t see why its relevant - if you need to know if someone is married then add a tick box for that and make all adults fill it in.

[EBearhug]

No. If there were a campaign, I'd want it to get rid of gender-based titles entirely. Why is it anyone's business (other than medical staff sometimes) whether I'm male or female?

My preference is not to use a title, and I get mail sent to E Bearhug when possible - many web pages have been badly programmed and don't offer you the option of no title. Others seem to get filled in by default, even when I haven't entered anything in that field, so I have received letters to Mr E Bearhug.

I would be prepared to compromise on dumping Miss/Mrs, one step at a time - or we go like France and Germany, which is Madame and Frau for all adult women, married or not, and use Mrs for everyone. (Not that anyone had told me before the first time I tried booking into a German hotel on my own in broken German, and was trying to explain Ich bin nicht geheirartet/I'm not married - which should probably have been verheirartet anyway...)


Yrs, Comrade Bearhug. (Actually, in German, that is gendered - Kamerad/Kameradin)

[GilbertBlytheWouldGetBit]

I would. I'd get rid of titles entirely, someone's gender shouldn't matter, let alone their marital status.

[shinysparklythings]

I wouldn't I love being a mrs. I personally hate ms. Just use what ever makes you happy

[AtiaoftheJulii]

I'd get rid of all titles. Completely unnecessary. At least for most of the things that we use them for. You can be a baroness if you like, but your post will still arrive without being labelled thus. You can have it for your passport, bank account etc.

I've seen Mx (gender neutral) a couple of times lately and will use that if offered.

[GilbertBlytheWouldGetBit]

Why do you hate Ms? I don't see the point in all and sundry knowing a woman's marital status.

[SirChenjin]

No - I wouldn't. I am an adult and am free to make up my own mind what title I use. I don't want anyone telling me what I can and can't call myself - it is no-one else's business.

[grenedeer]

Yes, definitely. So many people tie themselves in knots about which one to use, it feels slightly intrusive to ask or be asked even if it's just for a form and it really doesn't matter nowadays what your marital status.
Don't think it matters what title w

[OddBoots]

I agree with getting rid of all non-professional titles, they aren't needed.

[SirChenjin]

I can't remember the last time when Ms wasn't an option on any form I have completed. Why is it such a problem to have a range of options for adults to choose from?

[OddBoots]

Okay, for those who like titles and want a choice I'd like it to be acceptable for all people to be able to choose entirely freely from Ms, Mrs, Miss and Mr without any sex or marital status being assumed from it.

[grenedeer]

we end up with, after a few years people would get on with it and hardly remember a time when it was any different. We're quite good at change when it's forced on us.

[Yama]

I would get rid of all gendered titles.

[AtiaoftheJulii]

So - talking non-professional titles only - men get one choice and women get three. Why is it at all important to know whether women are married, and not men? No titles.

[shinysparklythings]

I probably dislike it because the few people I have known that use it have been horrible- which is an awful reason for not liking it. It probably wrongly makes me think of man haters and cat ladies.

I'm a teacher so get called miss most of the time. I enjoy using mrs when I check into hotels etc. I see it as a celebration of my marriage

[SirChenjin]

And who has the right to force this change on anyone?

[ArsenicChaseScream]

Nobody who professes to hate 'Ms' has ever been able to explain their hatred to me. I wish someone would. The mystery is irritating.

[AtiaoftheJulii]

Can't you celebrate that between you and your husband? Why would you think anyone else cared?

[LuluJakey1]

I never use any title, nor does DH. We both teach and students just call everyone Miss or Mr. My badge just says my first and surname and all lists do to. I never give a title. It is no one's business.

[ArsenicChaseScream]

makes me think of man haters and cat ladies.

X post. Why??

[shinysparklythings]

You are right nobody else probably does care, but I do.

Like I said it is an irrational dislike of ms, sorry I can't explain.

I also completely understand why people don't like gender titles. I agree that professionally it doesn't matter if you are married or not. So what's the point? I agree that from titles you can't tell if a man is married so why should you for a woman. Despite that I am proud to be a mrs.

[Madamecastafiore]

No. It doesn't bother me at all.