FARK.com: (5110941) "Dear Mr. and Mrs." is sexist. "Dear Mrs. and Mr." is progressive. Whatever, that sandwich isn't going to make itself sweetheart

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		"Dear Mr. and Mrs." is sexist. "Dear Mrs. and Mr." is progressive. Whatever, that sandwich isn't going to make itself sweetheart (dailymail.co.uk)		670
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IgG4

2010-03-15 09:24:00 AM

+1, sugar tits also would have been acceptable.

I Said

2010-03-15 09:25:56 AM

I write "person and vagina"

Snarfangel

2010-03-15 09:27:05 AM

How about Master and Mistress?

EvilEgg

2010-03-15 09:32:12 AM

My widowed grandmother gets wedding invitations addressed Mrs. Arthur SoAndSo instead of Mrs. Irene SoAndSo. My grandfather has been dead for 20+ years. I think she would be offended if they dropped his name for hers.

thomps

2010-03-15 09:46:23 AM

we keep getting wedding invitations from mutual friends and they always put her name first on the envelope. it's like they don't realize that i'm the one that pays for the wedding gift and their pc bullshiat just downgraded them from a blender to a toaster.

UberDave

2010-03-15 09:48:06 AM

Barbigazi

2010-03-15 09:55:59 AM

I don't trust women to make sandwiches.

katerbug72

2010-03-15 10:38:01 AM

One always has to come before the other and it might as well be the man. He usually does.

I_Am_Weasel

2010-03-15 10:48:19 AM

Mr and Mrs is alphabetical.

Problem with the alphabet?

/Yes, Mister and Misses isn't.

I_C_Weener

2010-03-15 10:51:43 AM

I_Am_Weasel: Mr and Mrs is alphabetical.

Problem with the alphabet?

/Yes, Mister and Misses isn't.

Bastard and biatch is alphabetical too.

jehovahs witness protection

2010-03-15 10:52:08 AM

They said nothing about getting the laundry done.

pigg101

2010-03-15 10:53:22 AM

EvilEgg: My widowed grandmother gets wedding invitations addressed Mrs. Arthur SoAndSo instead of Mrs. Irene SoAndSo. My grandfather has been dead for 20+ years. I think she would be offended if they dropped his name for hers.

Kim Deal, bass player for the Pixies did this for awhile.

witchofthedogs

2010-03-15 10:53:24 AM

I didn't take my husband's name when we got married, so we get things addresses either "Mr. and Mrs. [My Last Name]" or "Mr. and Mrs. [His Last Name]."

It amuses us.

Snarfangel

2010-03-15 10:53:37 AM

That's it. From now on, I will use Mr/s.

witchofthedogs

2010-03-15 10:54:49 AM

witchofthedogs: so we get things ~~addresses~~ addressed either

Okay. Time for more coffee.

Findanopenmic

2010-03-15 10:55:08 AM

I find comments telling women to make sandwiches very sexist and offensive.

I'd never have a woman make my sandwich, she'd probably screw it up.

/makes awesome sandwiches.

Barakku

2010-03-15 10:55:58 AM

I_Am_Weasel: Mr and Mrs is alphabetical.

Problem with the alphabet?

/Yes, Mister and Misses isn't.

The alphabet is sexist, you pig.

CheekyMunky

2010-03-15 10:56:10 AM

Snarfangel: That's it. From now on, I will use Mr/s.

Sexist. Use Miss/ter.

wage0048

2010-03-15 10:56:28 AM

Snarfangel: How about Master and Mistress?

That's all fine, but what if you're trying to address the guy and his wife, not his mistress?

sab6300

2010-03-15 10:56:47 AM

IgG4: +1, sugar tits also would have been acceptable.

Done in one

xxBirdMadGirlxx

2010-03-15 10:56:50 AM

I_Am_Weasel: Mr and Mrs is alphabetical.

Problem with the alphabet?

/Yes, Mister and Misses isn't.

This.

Snarfangel: That's it. From now on, I will use Mr/s.

Actually seems like a reasonable alternative. Which means no one will ever consider it, because people seem to prefer faux outrage and non-issue issues to actual progress.

at80eighty

2010-03-15 10:57:05 AM

women love 'sensitive/progressive' men - till they get just what they asked for

Fano

2010-03-15 10:57:24 AM

Can womyn be singular?

Slappy Kincaid

2010-03-15 10:57:30 AM

"Honey, it's not going to suck itself." would also have been accepted.

Seriously, this is your normal PC bullshiat - now go clean the bathroom.

kukukupo

2010-03-15 10:57:54 AM

STFU.

tortilla burger

2010-03-15 10:57:59 AM

I just use Mr. Blank and Mistress. It always works out better

Fano

2010-03-15 10:58:16 AM

at80eighty: women love 'sensitive/progressive' men - till they get just what they asked for

A good deep dicking from a real man will cure that instantly.

TF2_Pyro

2010-03-15 10:58:16 AM

"Dear carbon based lifeforms capable of identifying these symbols and translating the meanings behind them to understand my language..."

Ponzholio

2010-03-15 10:58:26 AM

kmp1331

2010-03-15 10:58:35 AM

wage0048: Snarfangel: How about Master and Mistress?

That's all fine, but what if you're trying to address the guy and his wife, not his mistress?

Use numbers?

Brick-House

2010-03-15 10:59:03 AM

Wash
Iron
Fark
Etc.

I_Can't_Believe_it's_not_Boutros

2010-03-15 10:59:21 AM

This is why I use "Hey, Y'all." It's not sexist, and it immediately lowers expectations.

Shrugging Atlas

2010-03-15 10:59:28 AM

You're just a woman with a small brain. With a brain a third the size of us. It's science.

FeedTheCollapse

2010-03-15 10:59:39 AM

Fano: Can womyn be singular?

chances are, anyone using that spelling probably is.

This

2010-03-15 11:00:04 AM

TF2_Pyro: "Dear carbon based lifeforms capable of identifying these symbols and translating the meanings behind them to understand my language..."

Bigoted against silocon-based life.

I go with "dear biped"fark cripples.

schattenteufel

2010-03-15 11:00:12 AM

How about "Dear Mr(s)." ?

jst3p

2010-03-15 11:01:09 AM

I Said: I write "person and vagina support system"

Close, but I FTFY.

For British name pairs, male-first pairings accounted for 79 per cent of the mentions. In the case of American names, 70 per cent of mentions were male-first.

So, 9% more men in the US still have their balls? I would have thought the number higher actually.

Hosebeatings

2010-03-15 11:01:39 AM

katerbug72: One always has to come before the other and it might as well be the man. He usually does.

You've obviously been farking the wrong guys, hon.

sporepod

2010-03-15 11:01:46 AM

Hmm, another one of those Daily Mail articles that I can't seem to find anywhere else. I smell bullshiat.

Joy25

2010-03-15 11:02:11 AM

The necessity of writing or addressing a couple as mr. and mrs. happens so rarely in modern culture, I can't see it really being all that important. Like someone said earlier, let the man come first.

Nightsweat

2010-03-15 11:02:14 AM

Dear Douche and Bag...

Mort_Q

2010-03-15 11:02:16 AM

When my wife and I got married, we were introduced to the attendees as "Mrs. and Mr. [her first name] [my last name]"... it got a chuckle.

My wife took my name 'cause she hated hers.

Mordien

2010-03-15 11:02:41 AM

I_Am_Weasel: Mr and Mrs is alphabetical.

Problem with the alphabet?

/Yes, Mister and Misses isn't.

Mrs is technically short for Mistress, so you still win.

jst3p

2010-03-15 11:03:29 AM

schattenteufel: How about "Dear Mr(s)." ?

I think it would have to be "Dear Mr(s). and Mr(s)." Of course this assumes one took the others name, which is another sexist assumption (do the gays take one another's name when they marry? If not then any form would be exclusionary).

I think I will go with "Yo, Biznitches!" from now on to be safe.

Prank Call of Cthulhu

2010-03-15 11:03:58 AM

Mail to the missus and I is usually addressed to Dr. and Mrs. Cthulhu, so I guess that's OK then.

DoctorCal

2010-03-15 11:04:05 AM

Joy25: The necessity of writing or addressing a couple as mr. and mrs. happens so rarely in modern culture, I can't see it really being all that important. Like someone said earlier, let the man come first.

cough

Cornelius Dribble

2010-03-15 11:04:15 AM

For hundreds of years, the French have addressed "mesdames et messieurs," and for at least 90% of that time it didn't help advance women's rights one iota.

crapo87

2010-03-15 11:04:18 AM

Is it still OK to write "Mr. and Mrs. ManFirstname Lastname (WomanFirstname)"?

(I'm updating my son's school directory and need to know ASAP!)

poisonedpawn78

2010-03-15 11:05:06 AM

This change will forever save and improve the human races experience through existance. Thank god someone finally took a stand for change. Change we can believe in!

DoctorCal

2010-03-15 11:05:16 AM

crapo87: Is it still OK to write "Mr. and Mrs. ManFirstname Lastname (WomanFirstname)"?

(I'm updating my son's school directory and need to know ASAP!)

Uhhhh...."Parent(s) of Snowflake McQueen"?

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