I suppose in a corporate setting I can see how it would be an issue of respect. In my job, the women are paid exactly what the men are, and It really matters not at all to me whether the principal or the other teachers call me girl, woman, or lady, so long as they treat me with the respect I've earned. The students know they damn well better call me Miss Nakamura (Students tend do tend to turn all female titles into Miss unless the teacher is picky about it, and making a fuss about having them call me Mrs. would be opening myself up to problems best left alone), or Ma'am, but nothing else.
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I'm against ending blackness. I believe that everyone has a right to be black, it's a choice, and I support that.
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