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Name and praise : costa

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BlingLoving · 20/09/2011 20:49

I just registered myself on costa's website and under title they had only two options : mr or ms. I am impressed. Particularly in a week where I have received yet another card addressed to mr and mrs dhname. And from a friend who also did not take her dh name!!!

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notsofastmrbond · 20/09/2011 21:54

I'm a feminist and I use Mrs.

garlicnutty · 20/09/2011 21:45

Grin AW

Since there are no titles to tell us whether a man is married or not - and men haven't asked for one - then, clearly, Mrs and Miss are sexist.

The use of Miss/Mrs only benefits men - in the past, to tell them whether you're a virgin and available, and these days to tell misogynist banks, builders, etc, that you're subject to a man's decision-making.

Miss, Ms and Mrs all stand for "Mistress", just as Mr stands for "Master". There's no need for three versions unless you think of women as male property, which should be labelled.

AliceWyrld · 20/09/2011 21:03

Good to hear BlingLoving

Although I would be sad not to be able to use my title of Lady.

thisisyesterday · 20/09/2011 20:53

does being a feminist mean that you aren't allowed to choose which title you use then?

notsofastmrbond · 20/09/2011 20:52

I'm a feminist and I use Mrs.