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Re:Public Apology to Jeremy Howard by DaiPlusPlus on Friday October 30, 2020 @04:15PM (#24946437)
FWIW I've got a female friend who was in enlisted the US Navy and she spoke of female naval officers who were addressed as "Sir" rather than "Ma'am" (though most went by "Ma'am").

So I don't know how to feel about anything anymore.

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Re:Public Apology to Jeremy Howard by SilasX on Saturday October 31, 2020 @12:58PM (#24953026)
That's a common trope in sci-fi -- I think Star Trek TNG and Battlestar Gallactica had the female officers addressed as "sir".
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