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Watermelons 2 points ago +2 / -0

Can someone explain the fake Dr bit?

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NeverLeft 3 points ago +3 / -0

Dr Jill Biden, her degree in education, insists on being called Dr.

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Watermelons 0 points ago +1 / -1

Does she have a PhD? If I had a PhD I would want people to call me Dr Watermelons. It's generally an earned title. So, I fail to see the controversy. Was it an honorary degree?

We had a school superintendent when I was in high school that had a PhD in education and people referred to him as Dr. He wasn't well liked and got ran out of town.

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peltast 3 points ago +3 / -0

One of my old girlfriends was a Ph.D in education. The protocol is for people at the school to call you "Dr." because, of course, that's their bread and butter. To ask/demand that somebody not in your university to do that? Sad.

ETA: Also, it's a bit fraudulent. General usage is that we call MDs, DOs, etc...doctor. Whoopi Goldberg even said (of course, without knowing that she wasn't a real doctor) said, "She's a helluva doctor!" Hmm...We can bet that Whoopi didn't mean "She's a helluva a doctor of Educaton! You should see her lecture!"

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Watermelons 1 point ago +1 / -0

That makes more sense. Thanks.

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peltast 1 point ago +1 / -0

people referred to him as Dr. He wasn't well liked and got ran out of town.

Now, you know why! lol