Names: What's with this "Mrs. Clinton" schtick all of a sudden at DU? Her formal title is Secretary [View all]

[Hekate]

Secretary of State, that is. Or Madam Secretary. Before that is was Senator.

Her name is Hillary Rodham Clinton -- I know, I kept my birth name that way too.

So what's with "Mrs. Clinton"? Are we being reminded she's someone's wifey without a first name of her own? I remember those days quite well. A group of women in the newspaper, having achieved something difficult and good in the community, all identified as Mrs.: Mrs. Robert Johnson, Mrs. Joseph Nelson, Mrs. Michael Jones, Mrs. Wayne Smith.

It was a way of diminishing and even disappearing women and their achievements. I remember.

And I see what you're doing there. Do you?

JURY: This is commentary directly related to the Democratic Primaries and GDP itself. It is not meta. It is an attempt to raise awareness and consciousness on a Democratic board.