Here, Here! You are either a sir or a ma’am. I’d rather error on the side of respect than consistently having to think about what I call someone in order not to “offend”. If someone doesn’t like it it’s up to them to tell me, not the other way around.

People seem to live to be professionally offended these days.

““If I were teaching my children today, I would teach them to say, ‘yes’ or ‘no’ followed by an honorific (Mr./Ms./Mx.). For example, ‘Yes, Mr. Butler,’” she said.”

I will crush my enemies,

Turn down? For what?