Because everything is stupid, media and Democrats (but we repeat ourselves) are continuing to blow gaskets over people who don’t want to refer to Jill Biden, Ed.D., as Dr. Jill Biden.
Thing is, Jill Biden is not a doctor. So there isn’t really any reason to refer to her as Dr. Jill Biden. Unless, of course, you’re trying to paint the noncompliant as sexists.
Anyway, we’ll continue to refer to Biden by her name. As will, we suspect, Ben Shapiro, who makes an interesting point about all the hubbub over Biden’s title:
I just love that in a time when medical doctors should be revered as never before — we're in the midst of a global pandemic — we're now standing strong for the proposition that people who get doctorates in education should also be called "doctor."
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) December 14, 2020
Hate to break it to those championing Call-Her-Dr. Jill Biden — including Jill Biden herself — but she’s not, in fact, stunning and brave.
"Doctor, this man has been shot! Can you help!"
"Of course! Let me grab my dissertation on community college access and explain to you why inequality has contributed to this man's condition!"— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) December 14, 2020
Plenty of people who have earned their doctorate don’t feel the need to shame people who don’t address them as “Dr.” What makes Jill Biden so special?
I thought this was exactly why there are distinctions between PhD and MD
— DaveMcDowell (@DaveWMcDowell) December 14, 2020
A lot of people are dunking on Shapiro for making a big deal out of this. But who’s really making the big deal out of it? People like Shapiro who are rolling their eyes at all the pearl-clutching, or the pearl-clutchers themselves?
The only reason this came up at all is because a very silly person decided to have a temper tantrum about it.
— Adam Bjorndahl (@AdamBjorndahl) December 14, 2020
Congratulations to Jill on obtaining an Ed.D. Not everyone can say they’ve done that. But this “Dr.” business is getting old.
