No, it wasn't meant as dismissive. I was under the impression (from my father the PhD, and the many friends I have with doctorates, including the fine PhDs here) that insisting on being called "Doctor" socially or in non-professional settings was somewhat tacky in that it gives the incorrect impression of being a medical doctor.
True. Also, Prof. So-and-So (if you are one) is usually preferred anyway because it is the higher title (since not all doctor are professors, but all professors are generally doctors).
At work here, I do put my Ph.D. at the end of my name since it's relevant to the people I deal with (but I would never use Dr.). For every book, there's usually one reviewer who sends back my name confirmation email with "Dr." added. I ignore them.
Hmm. I don't think either my mother or sister go by Prof. I wonder why not.
Note: I meant on letters and the like, not in person when introducing oneself.
Their slogans included "You can never be too thin" and "Tastes as good as skinny feels." Now they're using "We're thin and stacked, so lose the old bag."
Is that really pro-anorexic though? Or just pro-skinny?
LOTS of people without eating disorders want to be skinny, take steps to be skinny (even drastic ones), say things like "you can't be too rich or too thin".
Eating disorders are a real problem. Pro-eating disorder websites are too. But not everything is a disorder.
Oh, is that what pro-ana means?
Is that really pro-anorexic though? Or just pro-skinny?
They are used within the pro-ana community, so it's hard to extricate them from that. Sure, you can say you don't mean to be pro-ana when you say them in this particular context, but you're doing a bad job of knowing your market.
but all professors are generally doctors).
This is definitely not the case in all disciplines. I know in theatre departments there are plenty of Professors who are not Doctorates. In my field there isn't even a doctorate offered, I hold a terminal degree in Sound Design. There is also the fact that a large number of teachers in the arts hold an MFA of some description. It's unfortunate that an MFA is considered a masters level degree as the credit hours, time commitment and coursework is typically closer to a doctorate than to an MA.
I'm sorry, but it's use of phrases like "tacky" "incorrect impression" and "trying to milk some kind of extra credibility" in relation to PhDs using their title that is bothering me here.
Teaching and research are perfectly credible professions on their own, and you can blame MDs for the misperception that Doctor = MD. Scholars used the title first.
Ugh, OK. I am going to have to leave off this conversation for now. I have students coming soon.
