What is an honorific title for people who don't identify as male or female?Females have Miss Mam etc and Males have sir and Mr. What do agender people have? This has been really bothering me.
Since society is so rigidly gendered, I don't think there are any. It's just not something that is dealt with. Maybe there should be attention paid to creating addresses like this for people who don't distinctly identify with male or female.
I suppose if there arent any that fit your situation, you could make one for yourself, although it wouldnt be official obviously such a lack of representation *gag, cough, wheeze*, its terrible.
I don't know what to do. I hate being called miss but I am studying to be a special education teacher. So there is little choice. I just dont know. Mr. feels slightly less off but not by much. I don't know why its bothering me so much today. :tears:
I've seen people use "Mx" before to signify lack of gender in honorifics but I don't know how common it is
Is that pronounced like Mix? Also I don't know if I can even choose a non common one cause of public schools and stuff. I think I will have to be known as Miss my name and ugh
Could you just go by your first name? I would have thought Special Ed. would be less strict about such things. Too bad you're not in Japan. They use gender-neutral pronouns, etc. I.E. You have to figure it out from the context. So, if you're Jane Smith, you are Smith-san. And if you're Joe Smith, you're Smith-san.
Feel free to insist on it. Find some principle against using titles like the artificial barrier between you and the students or something you feel comfortable sticking with and simply present it as something you live by. Adopt a demeanor that you're committed to this and anyone who questions you provokes bafflement on your part for questioning the wisdom of this. Good luck.
Or maybe I'll just get a doctorate so I can be a Dr. *sarcasm* Although that may work especially in special ed. I mean most of my students will be non verbal and many will use talkers so ya know first name is alot easier than Miss Last name
