The virtual school says its hands are tied due to Florida's "don't say gay" law. However, the teacher has lodged a complaint against it.

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[–] 219 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (47 children)

“I was told that professor was not okay, Dr. was not okay for me because I didn’t have a Ph.D., but there are lots of people at FLVS who do use Dr., which, coincidentally, is also in violation of the same law I got disciplined for,” Vary said. They were told the other acceptable courtesy titles were Mrs., Ms., or Miss. Using "teacher" was also out of the question.“

“We’re going to refuse every attempt at compromise, and force you to choose between abandoning your principles or your career. Why? Because we’re bastards. Fuck you.”

Serious question, though: how does one pronounce Mx.?

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  • [–] [S] 75 points 2 years ago (26 children)

    Teacher should 100% be an option

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  • [–] 53 points 2 years ago (25 children)

    Or get rid of these titles altogether, they don't serve much of a purpose and I stopped using them a long time ago.

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  • [–] 36 points 2 years ago (6 children)
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    [–] 172 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Nothing says "small government" quite like being fired from your job because of your name.

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  • [–] 133 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Seems like a first amendment violation to me, but then again I’m not a Bible thumping fascist

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    [–] 114 points 2 years ago

    They were told the other acceptable courtesy titles were Mrs., Ms., or Miss. Using "teacher" was also out of the question.

    After being denied Teacher, Professor, or Dr. as the title (the last because they did not have a PhD even though evidently others in the school go by Dr. without a PhD without discipline). And note that "Mr." was apparently not an option?

    The school's hands weren't tied. They appear enthusiastic.

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  • [+] 55 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)
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    [–] 27 points 2 years ago (12 children)

    I had no idea Mx was a thing

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    [–] 27 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    I don’t understand trans people because I have never met one because they are the smallest group of people they could find to harass/hate. Which is insanity to me. I can’t overstate how unafraid I am for my children of a dude in a dress reading them “three billy goats gruff “Why the fuck make up monsters when churches exist!?

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    [–] 24 points 2 years ago

    Also Florida: "Why do we have such a teacher shortage?"

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (29 children)

    Mx. is a confusing title. How is it pronounced? "X" is an obnoxious letter choice to try to genericize gender.

    But the article shows this teacher tried several other reasonable titles, like "professor" and "teacher" that were also denied. That's ridiculous, and clearly just targeting them.

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  • [–] 52 points 2 years ago (11 children)

    Please explain how you'd know how to pronounce Mrs as missus\mizzes without someone explaining it? It's no more confusing than that archaic bullshit.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    They're abbreviations for master and mistress. Of course those are archaic etymologies, but that's how they evolved into abbreviations.

    The strange thing is that Mx is an abbreviation that doesn't have a basis in a word as far as I know. It's literally conforming to those heteronormative traditions and adapting them with an "X" bandaid.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    The point is that the teacher is non binary and forced to choose an honorific. They wanted to use a neologism because there isn't an established term and they were fired because of bigotry. It doesn't really matter if the term makes sense to you or anyone else, it was their choice.

    Your comments reek of the same smug shittiness of people who throw a fit about they\them pronouns not being "grammatically correct" when singular they has been in use for ages.

    Non binary people exist, and if they are required by their job to use a formal title, they should have one that recognizes who they are.

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  • [–] 38 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    You not knowing how to pronounce something isn't reason enough for it not to exist.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    I'm not saying it is, but it should be enough to start a discussion on whether there's a better, more easily pronouncable term while we're in a discussion about titles.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    If I really think about it, what makes Mr. Or Ms. any easier to pronounce? They are actually a bit less intuitive because they are abbreviations.

    As far as two letters go, I feel like Mx. is just one step removed from Mix, so it seems easy to me. Perhaps Mr. and Ms. are just easier to accept because we have lived with them our whole life. A lot of the English language seems weird when we step outside of it.

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    [–] 14 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I know it’s too late, but how about “Coach _____”?

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