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JudMonique Judge
8/24/18 7:24pm
Is “Ma’am” on the list of things I can’t say anymore? When did that happen? Because it sounds like you’re telling me that every time I thought I was being polite by calling a woman “Ma’am,” I was actually being an [insert appropriate pejorative term here].
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  skefflesJud
  8/24/18 7:41pm
  This is an oldie. How old is this teacher, because this was one of those things that was hot with the Second Wave Feminists back in the 1970s; where they insisted on being addressed with male honorifics to prove they were as good as men (the old, “if you call him sir, then you call me sir” shit). I haven’t seen this one cropping up in a while. Frankly I was glad when 2nd wave feminism died off in the 80s, I am not a happy girl if it is making a comeback.
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  Cardi B's Other ShoeJud
  8/24/18 7:47pm
  This is more than likely white women not wanting to be seen as “old” and taking it out on a kid.
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Raineyb1013Monique Judge
8/24/18 7:20pm
This sounds like some White Feminist (TM) bullshit.
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  MatthewRaineyb1013
  8/24/18 7:27pm
  This. Unquestionably.
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  Flamingo83 pt2Raineyb1013
  8/24/18 7:33pm
  I’m so angry Raineyb, I burst into tears. That poor child was hospitalized for hallucinations and as a result of surgery has memory issues. That racist witch should lose her job and retirement.
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OpulaMonique Judge
8/24/18 7:16pm
If my son comes home and says he got in trouble for calling a teacher “ma’am” she won’t have to worry. Because when I get to the school that will be the last thing I call her.
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  Vanessa FutrellOpula
  8/24/18 7:43pm
  I have to admit that it was a turning point in my life when people started calling me ma’am instead of miss. But, hey, I got over it and so should she.
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  Yeah-no-thanks-I'm-outOpula
  8/24/18 11:11pm
  Excellent! 👏🏽
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LJ909Monique Judge
8/24/18 7:40pm
This is...weird. Especially for the fact that it happened in the south. They usually are big on ma’am. When I was in elementary school in Texas as a kid, we had to say it when addressing a teacher and if we didnt we’d get in trouble.
On another not though, I’ve encountered women who dont like it used towards them because they think it makes them sound old or something. Like there’s a ageism thing attached with it for some women.
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  Vanessa FutrellLJ909
  8/24/18 7:44pm
  Yup! What I said.
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  Mr. SpacemanLJ909
  8/24/18 7:54pm
  I’ve encountered the same. I think it’s the same sort of thing where some men don’t like to be called “Mr. —-” because “Mr. --- is my dad”. Seems like an arrested development thing to me.
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Denzel WashyourtongueMonique Judge
8/24/18 7:59pm
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  Raineyb1013Denzel Washyourtongue
  8/24/18 11:16pm
  I’m getting a Married with Children flashback.
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  Christopher WinslowDenzel Washyourtongue
  8/25/18 1:28am
  Now can you name what the acronym means....
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Not Enough Day DrinkingMonique Judge
8/24/18 7:15pm
Apparently, the teacher had previously told her students that she did not like the use of the word ma’am.
Definitely sounds more like a ‘bitch’ to me.
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  Once You Pop, You Can’t StopNot Enough Day Drinking
  8/25/18 11:15am
  What is it, the second week of school? Cut the kids some slack. My sister is an elementary teacher and if getting called “ma’am” was something she even had time to worry about rather than severe behavior issues and neglected children, she would be thrilled.
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Mr.DuckSauceMonique Judge
8/24/18 7:11pm
“This is a personnel matter which has been handled appropriately by the K-7 principal.”
This isn’t a personal matter, none of this was a personal matter and it was an unprofessional manner and going a step further, a prejudiced matter.
Fuck that principal and teacher. I hope that shit is on her record.
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MatthewMonique Judge
8/24/18 7:31pm
What?
The?
Fuck?
Sir. Ma’am. Those are terms of respect. Even if you don’t like that word, you still acknowledge to a child that showing respect for your elders is the proper thing to do. Period. I can’t count how many disrespectful little fucks I’ve heard showing absolutely no form of common decency lately.
To Mr. Bryant and Mrs. Wilson. You did right. Don’t let some uppity tightwad Becky tell you any different. Thank you sir and ma’am for raising a respectful young woman. We as a culture owe you.
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  MajorBurnMatthew
  8/24/18 8:55pm
  Tamarion is a boy's name. Tamara is the feminine.
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  motordriftMatthew
  8/25/18 8:51pm
  Showing respect for anyone involves listening to their personal preferences. If she wanted to be addressed by her name instead of by an archaic address then that is what the boy should be taught to respect.
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Babylon SystemMonique Judge
8/24/18 8:39pm
“Don’t call me Ma’am”
“Ok B***H!”
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  MajorBurnBabylon System
  8/24/18 8:53pm
  Riiiiight? Now, that is not cute and needs correcting.
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ArtistAtLargeMonique Judge
8/25/18 8:13pm
This is a very superficial click bait story.
The teachers said she clearly told the class to not call her ma’am. It is one thing is the student slipped up, but how do we know the kid wasn’t doing this to be deliberately disrespectful and rebellious? Taunting her, in fact?
We don’t, do we.
If you think all little kids are angels, you know nothing about kids.
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  merchantfanArtistAtLarge
  8/26/18 12:07am
  How did this post of all things get approved? Even if the teacher didn’t like to be called ma’am, this wasn’t an appropriate response. So what if it makes you fell old- every adult woman looks old to a middle schooler, even if you’re some sexy 23 year old. Honestly, I’d rather be recognized as an adult when working in the schools than confused with the high school students.
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  ArtistAtLargeArtistAtLarge
  8/26/18 5:16am
  How? Because of this: “...but how do we know the kid wasn’t doing this to be deliberately disrespectful and rebellious? Taunting her, in fact?”
  If she was just being a asshole, then fine, she’s an asshole and deserves the derision. If the kid was being disruptive, that’s on the kid.
  The knee jerk reactions here are pathetic. We’re not talking about Nazis in this article, just the usual classroom drama that’s as old as recorded history.
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