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		alentred on Aug 31, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: How to handle Asian-style “Family name fir... If this is why a website or a form asks for it, and there is no way around it, better just ask for it directly ("How would you prefer to be addressed? He/him, she/her, or neutral?") instead of a choice of 25 historical titles.

rvba on Aug 31, 2023 | [–]

I always choose the clergy titles! (Monarch ones are never available)

twic on Sept 1, 2023 | | [–]

In Discordian beliefs, everyone (even non-Discordians) is a pope, so this is perfectly legitimate.

nsonha on Sept 1, 2023 | [–]

What if they want to be addressed by those titles? Mr/Ms is always in the list so what is to be complained about here?

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