The real question is why Mother is considered offensive.

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Praharana devi dasi wrote:

 

> So please do not jump to the conclusion that women who do not like to be

> addressed as Mother are feminists or just plain puffed up. There are many

> reasons why this title strikes saddness in the hearts of many men, women

> and 2nd generation devotees.

 

Could it be that the term 'mother' in modern English, thanks to Hollywood,

has come to be associated with bad connotations? Personally, I can't bring

myself to address anyone with a term that has been so completely butchered

by modern American slang. I don't know if it is just due to English being my

second language, but when I hear men address women by the English term

Mother, to me it sounds plain stupid and stilted. I have no problem,

however, with calling women mataji, and I have never met a woman who took

exception to it either.

 

ys, jdd