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[–] ech@lemm.ee 37 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

[–] EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 17 points 1 year 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 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 1 year 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.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 1 year ago

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

[–] ArcticPrincess@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

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

[–] dodgy_bagel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

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

Dr, Doctor Bagel, PhD.

[–] kemsat@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year 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.

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

"Is that Jackie chan?!?!"

"No, you're just a racist"

[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year 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