Miss, Mrs, Ms

Cosimo · 24 Feb 2012 at 10:34

~Divine~Wind~ said:
Wifey A
Wifey B
Wifey C

Surely?

Swmbo objected violently to being called Wifey A so Mrs it is.

feedtheram · 24 Feb 2012 at 10:36

I agree with her goal but not with the reasoning. It aint sexist but it is pointless.

pioneer2000 · 24 Feb 2012 at 10:37

Of for christ sake why would anyone give a damn?! People that correct others over being called ms / miss need their head checked.

It's tradition and makes for an easy way to recognise if someone is married. Duh.

It's all getting ridiculous - I'm not even sure if it's safe to say black, brown, white anymore!

Threepwood · 24 Feb 2012 at 10:37

Richie said:
You possibly didnt read my whole post. What about the people that WANT to be called Miss or Ms and don't want to use Mrs?

Not at all, if you read all of mine you will see me go on to say that I have no problem with it and that I find it perfectly understandable.

Kosmiche · 24 Feb 2012 at 10:39

Mrs if they are married, Miss at all other times.

Haven't got the foggiest what Ms means.

Threepwood · 24 Feb 2012 at 10:51

Haven't got the foggiest what Ms means.

It is simply the female version of 'Mr'.

gjrc · 24 Feb 2012 at 10:59

annoying lesbians.... ugly ones at that...

Kosmiche · 24 Feb 2012 at 11:01

shadesofgrey said:
It is simply the female version of 'Mr'.

So the same as Miss then?

Threepwood · 24 Feb 2012 at 11:02

Eames said:
So the same as Miss then?

Obviously not?

Nitefly · 24 Feb 2012 at 11:03

Eames said:
So the same as Miss then?

Master - male of <17 years
Mr - male of 17+ years
Ms - unmarried female
Mrs - married female

Edit - that is pretty sexist when you think about it

Kosmiche · 24 Feb 2012 at 11:04

Miss - unmarried female

Fenris · 24 Feb 2012 at 11:04

Discriminatory? Not really.

It's just an archaic tradition, it serves little to no purpose what so ever and we could easily do without it.

Freefaller · 24 Feb 2012 at 11:04

Fran said:
I'd expect more from Dons too...

What? So we're not allowed to express opinions? We're just members like anyone else...

TrixiBuG · 24 Feb 2012 at 11:04

I always thought it was this:

Miss: Unmarried female (young? Sub 30yrs)
Mrs: Married
Ms: Divorced (older? 31+?)

I have always thought it a bit stupid that we have all these bloody titles but men have...Mr

But then you think about it, guys have the following too:

Mr: a guy
Sir: a knight (with or without a horse, but must have armor imo)
Lord: a bloke who the queen likes
Master: a guy with a servant/BBF called Igor
Duke: a guy who's sibling has some interesting head wear

panyan · 24 Feb 2012 at 11:06

Freefaller said:
Ugh feminists. Ugh overzealous do gooders.

+1

Fenris · 24 Feb 2012 at 11:07

Ms actually has no absolute value, its use is personal preference of the woman in question.

clv101 · 24 Feb 2012 at 11:07

Richie said:
Is the use of Miss/Mrs/Ms discriminatory?

Yep - my girlfriend hates being forced to write Miss on forms, always using Ms if she can. It was one reason for doing a PhD, by the end of year she'll be Dr.

Nitefly · 24 Feb 2012 at 11:09

clv101 said:
It was one reason for doing a PhD, by the end of year she'll be Dr.

I was going to say that's silly, but it's just as valid as any reason to do a PhD

clv101 · 24 Feb 2012 at 11:13

Freefaller said:
Ugh feminists. Ugh overzealous do gooders. It's just a title - it's something to look forward to changing your title - it's also just fact. Sure it should be irrelevant what your marital status is, but come on.... A 13 year old being called Mrs?!! :/

I also hate the word Ms - it's so pretentious and aggressive feminist. "No you shall not know my marital status, treat me special... I'm different... blah blah blah".

Besides the lack of or presence of a ring on the finger can easily advise people of their status.

You're rather missing the point. Why should a women reveal her marital status by her title (Miss vs Mrs) but a man not (Mr)? Using Ms isn't "pretentious and aggressive feminist", it's just using the equivalent title that men use.

4T5 · 24 Feb 2012 at 11:14

I can't remember the last time I called a Doris Miss Mrs or Missus, Non story to me.