The real question is why Mother is considered offensive.

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> I am merely pointing out a discrepancy in Mother Vishakha's use of the

> reference. Others should take note of this and make necessary

> adjustments. Mother Vishakha in particular should correct this oversight,

> noting that, like this misquote, other quotes in her thesis are not

> necessarily about appropriate forms of addressing women--that is all.

 

Yet Prabhupada used it on occasion. Something that you seem content to

either ignore or explain away as some kind of random "forgetfulness" on

Srila Prabhupada's part that he was talking to or addressing a woman. That

is the MOST annoying part of all---you just brush Srila Prabhupada's

involvement in this away. So he said "see all women as mother." He also

called them Prabhu. Get over it or get used to it, but really, what's the

big deal? I personally hate being called prabhu. But from a lot of men, I

also hate being called mataji, because it has an edge, and if you don't get

that, you're not very conscious of the facts surrounding your chosen subject

matter, so it might pay to do some research, as Gauri and Babhru prabhus

have suggested.

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> Mother Braja Sevaki wrote: 'Just because a woman is considered "mother"

> doesn't negate the fact that she is also "master."'

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> This is a perfectly acceptable idea. Aside from that, the real issue

> seems to be objections to "Mother" as an appropriate form of addressing

> women, at least within Vaishnava society.

 

No, I think the the real issue seems to be that some men can't accept the

concept of women as "prabhu". Really. And your constant objection to it

labels you as one of them.

 

Maybe this is all too honest for you.