'Intent on disrespect.' NC official ousted after refusing to use Black doctor's title

[Demovictory9]

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article250836964.html

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‘IT’S DR. ROSARIO’
The incident occurred toward the end of a four-hour Zoning Commission meeting on Monday in which Rosario raised concerns about a development project a few hundred feet from her house.

Collins responded, saying the discussion had veered off course and referring to her as “Mrs. Rosario.”

“It’s Dr. Rosario, thank you, sir,” she said in response.

“If Mrs. Rosario has something,” Collins continued.

“Dr. Rosario.”

“Well, you know, I’m sorry,” he responded. “Your name says on here ‘Carrie Rosario.’ Hey Carrie.”

“It’s Dr. Rosario,” she said again. “I wouldn’t call you Tony, so please, sir, call me as I would like to be called.”

“It doesn’t really matter,” Collins replied.


“It matters to me. And out of respect, I would like you to call me by the name that I’m asking you to call me by.”

“Your screen says Carrie Rosario.”

“I’m verbalizing my name is Dr. Carrie Rosario,” she said. “And it really speaks very negatively of you as a commissioner to be disrespectful.”

Collins goes on to say he’s not trying to be disrespectful and tells Rosario she’s “negotiating something that happened four years ago.”


A clip of the exchange was played during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Hightower, the City Council member, told other members Collins was using his “white privilege” by continuously refusing Rosario’s request, The Greensboro News & Record reported.

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article250836964.html

[hlthe2b]

1. White privilege, also overt misogyny. I've worked with many many many doctoral level professionals.

And experienced male physicians or other doctoral-level senior employees referring to other MALE doctoral degree-holding professional employees as "Dr. ___" but ALWAYS referring to similarly trained women by their first name, even in professional meetings or conferences. This isn't a rare phenomenon. One such encounter led to some of the women trying to professionally correct him (and I'm told some of the male colleagues did so as well behind the scene, to no avail). The attitude by these cretins is to turn it into a "women are so sensitive" bullshit.

Only EEO lawsuits ultimately change some of this behavior until they die off, but even so, the women pay the price, career-wise. It is infuriating.

I'm glad this relic got the boot.

[malaise]

2. Yep

Byebye you chauvinist, racist pig.

[Goonch]

3. ;-{)

[3Hotdogs]

4. This was years ago, Summit, N.J. Woman drops car off for repair. Comes back after work.

Sorry, we didn't get to your car. We had too many cars backed up today so we did mens cars so they could get to work.

She is/was a cardiologist working at the hospital one bloc away.

[tanyev]

13. Woof. I took my car in for service once and hubby followed in his car to give me a ride to work.

We both got out at the service area and after I told the service rep everything that needed to be done, he directed all of his responses to my husband. The phone call when it was ready was to my husband and I think the term "little lady" may have been used. Unbelievable.

[3Hotdogs]

16. Well, how little are you?

[tanyev]

17. A teeny-tiny 5' 9"

He must have been referring to my tiny little lady brain.

[hunter]

23. This has happened to my wife as well.

She's always quick to say things like, "Hey! Why are you talking to him. It's MY car."

[tanyev]

24. I was just so stunned.

Even my husband at the time, who had some right wing jerk issues of his own, thought it was outrageous.

[johnthewoodworker]

5. It must be hard for a Republican/Nazi like Collins to use the Dr. term for a POC, or a women.

He'll have to head down to his local KKK meeting, church group, or Republican/Nazi party to deep think a plan.

[Ford_Prefect]

11. This is exactly the problem. People like him see POC and others as less than human,

therefore any claim they may have to legitimate respect is requiring the Racist to acknowledge that he is NOT superior. That is categorically impossible for him to do since he is the arbiter of all he surveys. Therefore he is within his rights (so-called) to ignore such demands and any legal or moral "fiction" which says he should do otherwise.

This seems to be a throwback to the idea that a King or Bishop, who are both male, is closer to god than other men, and of course women, and is therefore right to treat them as lesser beings with slaves and convicts as the lowest of the moral scale. The notion is the underpinning of class structure in western history being verified by wealth or blood relations to the crown.

Since the zoning board member feels he is above mere citizens and above POC as well he has every need to put them and her down through patent disrespect. Sadly he is not the exception in NC government that he ought to be.

[niyad]

6. What an absolute jerk.

[Evergreen Emerald]

7. "Mrs." Obvious misogyny and racism

Sprinkled with idiocy. Who the hell does he think he is?

[Kid Berwyn]

8. That smirk.

Tell of the Know-Nothing.

[apnu]

9. Racists think they are so clever.

The are not.

[left-of-center2012]

10. Tucker Carlson has said that Jill Biden is not a doctor

He has said on his show that she is a doctor in the sense that Dr Pepper is a doctor or Dr Seuss is a doctor.

[padah513]

12. See?

Now he'll run around calling it cancel culture, but it's not. That's the culture of consequences. Do stupid sh*t, and stupid sh*t is bound to happen to you, stupid!

[mn9driver]

14. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Good for the city council.

[Sylvarose]

15. Reminds me of Rev Jerry Falwell and Rev Jesse Jackson

Back when I was in high school I once caught an interview segment on some morning news show before school that had both Falwell and Jackson on to represent a different side of the issue. I can't remember what they were discussing but I remember the discussion because that's when I learned what a condescending, disrespectful, and racist person Falwell was underneath his "I'm just a man of God" veneer.

It was simple and clear to see if you just paid attention. During the interview, Jackson always addressed Falwell as "Reverend Fallwell." There was not one time he didn't use the honorific when addressing him. However Falwell? He always called Jackson "Jesse." Not once did he do the courtesy of addressing him as Reverend Jackson. He couldn't even call him Mr. Jackson.

I know folks might say Falwell was just trying to be informal and personable, but even at seventeen this white girl from a then lily-white town in IN knew what I was watching. It was a demonstration on Falwell's to undermine Jackson's legitimacy as not only another preacher but the idea that he was Falwell's equal and had any right to be engaged in this discussion with him.

It made me so angry. After that, I never paid attention to anything Falwell had to say on any topic in any interview.

[riversedge]

20. Interesting. thanks for post.

[spanone]

18. racist piece of shit

[riversedge]

19. Good grief. Collins just would not give in to her request. damn

Link to tweet

?s=20

[RegularJam]

21. White supremacists have found new comfort and confidence....

over the last fifteen or so years. Not that they haven't always been able to find shelters of acceptance and comfort but it spilled over into the public sphere even more. From the rise of the Tea Party, to more bold actions and online assembly, to congresspersons and a President giving them comfort.

This is white supremacy on display.

[Mysterian]

22. School boards, zoning boards, other local boards like this

seem to attract a lot of assholes.

[Hekate]

25. It's also the misogyny. The racism is absolutely there too, but don't be fooled...

That is one misogynistic, as well as racist, fool.

I’ve been a County Commissioner, several times. Never for the prestigious ones where you actually get money instead of coffee, but the principle is the same: it is a political appointment, and while you actually have a term of however many years, you can be gone a whole lot sooner for behaving like an ass.

And that man is an ass.

[Hekate]

26. Dr. Anita Hill, a professor, spoke at Judge Clarence Thomas's hearing. It infuriated me...

...that every Senator called him Judge Thomas, and called her Miss Hill. I yelled a lot at the tv — pissed this feminist all to hell.