Calling teachers 'sir' or 'miss' is depressing and sexist

[PAPA LAZAROU]

Clearly a Lesbian with an attitude problem.

[AoWW]

I generally couldn't care less what I'm called. A string of expletives irks me a little but there's no way on earth I'm remotely offended by Miss. 

 

Mind you, kids have been known to call me 'Mum' - now that's offensive!!! (I don't look a day over 21, honest!)

 

I've never had a kid call me 'dear'..... that would piss me off no end and they'd be lucky if they lived to tell the tale!

[Uncle Phil]

When I was at Countesthorpe College in the late 80's we called the teachers by their first names.

Mind you it was a pretty shit school with a distinct lack of discipline in most of the reprobates who went there.

When I was at Countesthorpe College in the late 80's we called the teachers by their first names.

Mind you it was a pretty shit school with a distinct lack of discipline in most of the reprobates who went there.

Sounds exactly like when I went there in the early 2000's. 

[Saxondale]

If she thinks that's sexist, she should listen to some of my hateful bigotry.

[Saxondale]

On a serious note, almost all the women I know are not easily offended by so-called sexism, because they accept - nay embrace - the truth that genders do have different roles in society. Furthermore, it's not a crime to have a laugh about it now and then.

It is my genuine belief that the relative pros and cons of being male and female are pretty much even.

When it comes to so-called 'everyday sexism', it is as least as prevalent against men.

[Bayfox]

I loved calling teacher 'miss' whilst I had her bent over her desk, pulled on her hair and ruined her.

Then I woke up in detention.

[Stadt]

I call most of my teachers by there first name

[FoxesAreBlue]

I take it she has ignored the Boots adverts with the two women talking about how useless their men are because they have a cold?

[ozleicester]

I teach quite a few sixth formers, and friends find it utterly bizarre when a bearded six foot lad calls me 'sir' in Tesco's.

 

Time to stop wearing the leather, gimp mask, and carrying the whip in public perhaps?  

[kingcarr21]

Calling a female teacher 'Mum' is even worse.

 

Not that I ever did that.

 I did this. Quiet classroom and i put hand up and shout 'muuuum'

 

[Merging Cultures]

"Prof Coates, emeritus professor of English language and linguistics at the University of Roehampton, said she had been surprised by the different titles given to male and female teachers."

 

When did she get surprised by this? Perhaps this could be a cure for hiccups?

[Buce]

As I understand it, the reason female teachers are referred to as 'miss' is a historical throwback to early last century when only unmarried women were allowed to teach; it was considered incompatible for a married woman to fulfill her marital obligations whilst working, so by definition a female teacher was a 'miss'.

[Soar Fox]

I did this. Quiet classroom and i put hand up and shout 'muuuum'

lol I did that a few times, it wouldn't have been that bad if it was in primary school but I did it once in year 11.