Willow ,'First Date'
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I'm now sort of idly half-wondering how often ita's mother gets called "Your Majesty".
That said, I know many many dozens of Ph.D.'s who neither use nor like the title. It tends to depend a lot on both the person's field and the culture of the institution they work in.
That said, I know many many dozens of Ph.D.'s who neither use nor like the title. It tends to depend a lot on both the person's field and the culture of the institution they work in.
absolutely. Also, GD strikes me as the kind of place where a person's skills and abilities are what matters, not their title. And many Ph.D. I know introduce themselves as "I'm Dr [last name]" so, if someone doesn't, I won't make the connection, unless their job is clearly a Ph.D. level job (i.e. someone says "I'm Bob, I teach graduate physics", I know he's a Ph.D. But if someone says "I'm John, I run the AGEP program", I don't necessarily make that assumption)
Also, GD strikes me as the kind of place where a person's skills and abilities are what matters, not their title.
Yep. At real-life GD (as if!), everyone at all levels is called "Henry", and then some newbie bureaucrat wanders in every few months and says "Dr. so and so" and they all look a little flustered because they can't quite figure out who that even is.
(Note: everyone is "Henry". Regardless of real name.)
I guess it would depend on how much space has been put between academia and the government/armed forces.
Point taken about Jo as a gender counterpoint.
Definitely pinged by the Dr./Ms. discrepancy, but I chalked it up to the whole new role, new identity thing. Maybe it'll smooth out in the future.
Jo's a textbook counterpoint, though.
No, I'm being harsh. Can she cook?
When I worked in nerdland, nobody called anyone else "Dr.". Everyone usually went by their first name.
Jo makes men cook for her.
But more importantly, Allison's decision was an emotional one, placing the welfare of one person above that of the community. Wasn't it? It turned out in her favor, but not because of her agency. Because she trusted people, not because of anything she did?
Ah, but as anyone raised on Star Trek knows, she made the *right* decision because it was emotional and therefore HUMAN.
Imagine how much S-F could fuck with it's viewers if it just refused to follow Roddenberry logic.
If Jo makes men cook then she's pretty textbook. If she sucks at it, she's textbook. If she's brilliant at it still textbook but a different volume.