Comment on Do PhDs HAVE to use Dr?

Kintarian@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Contramuffin@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Most PhD’s in university actually prefer to be called by their first name. As a graduate student, one of the most jarring culture shocks is to learn to call professors by their first names. At least that’s the case in the US, not sure about elsewhere

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  • Kintarian@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I see, that’s interesting. I didn’t know that.

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• dragonfucker@lemmy.nz ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Transitioning is also a grueling process. Drag has a degree and drag is more proud of drag’s body than of the piece of paper. It might be different for postgraduate, drag is in the process of finding out. Drag is worried about becoming a doctor and losing the choice to use a different title if drag wants. Right now drag would rather be Dr than Mx, but drag doesn’t want to lose options in case a better option comes along later.

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  • adespoton@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Generally, getting certifications/memberships gives you more options for honorifics, not fewer; you get to use any that are appropriate.

    And for instance, if someone has a PhD and an MDiv, they can go by Reverend, Doctor, Reverend Doctor or Mx, and they’re all appropriate; it all depends on context and what you’re trying to communicate.

    So Doctor Drag (he/him) is appropriate, as is Mx Drag, PhD.

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    • dragonfucker@lemmy.nz ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Thank you, although it felt very uncomfortable for drag to read he/him pronouns for dragself. Drag transitioned to get away from he/him, the example in the post body is just an example of some imaginary doctor. Drag’s pronouns are drag/dragself, and drag’s name is not drag. Drag’s name is Dragon “Rider”.

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  • angrystego@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I just realised Dr. could work as a shortened version of Drag, so you could think of your future title as “Drag Firstname Lastname”.

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  • Kintarian@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I would hope that you have the freedom to use whatever title you want to.

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