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[–] ech@lemm.ee 37 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I mean it's from the late 1800s. Not sure women were allowed to be doctors then. They might've come down with "hysteria" and sawed off the wrong leg. Cause the men were really keeping things in order.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 7 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe she was a radical. Dr. Pepper, suffragette.

[–] EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Technically it's a gendered word, and a woman could be called a doctrix, similar to dominator/dominatrix.

Edit: phrasing and add picture

[–] Robust_Mirror@aussie.zone 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've never considered it's a person... To me I only associate it as the name of the drink and never thought deeper about where it came from.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Same with Mr. Pibb, and that had the gender right in the name. I just, never thought about it.

[–] sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's Pibb Xtra now -- Pibb's finally living their best life.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago

I don't think I've ever heard anyone ever call it Pibb Xtra in person. Of course over the years I have heard Pibb a lot more than I used to lol, but still, Pibb Xtra? So weird.

[–] ArcticPrincess@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

It's actually an acronym for the Democratic Republic of Pepper.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 2 weeks ago

This just exploded my mind. I can’t believe how surprising this statement is because I’m exactly the same.

[–] kemsat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

It was probably added just as a marketing tactic. There were fewer rules about being able to say anything was a medicine, and the use of Dr at the time was a way to trick people into thinking it was medicine.

[–] dodgy_bagel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Once I get my PhD, I'll change my name.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Dr, Doctor Bagel, PhD.

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

"Is that Jackie chan?!?!"

"No, you're just a racist"

[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Wasn't it named after an actual doctor? I think the guy who funded it or something and the guy was trying to court the doctor's daughter or whatever