# Is the "new uncle" being kind of a prick? or what?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 12, 2009, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-new-uncle-being-kind-of-a-prick-or-what/517354 "2009-11-12T20:48:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-new-uncle-being-kind-of-a-prick-or-what/517354/81 "2009-11-18T15:37:30Z")

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How about they call him “Mister Uncle” for a while?

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**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-new-uncle-being-kind-of-a-prick-or-what/517354/82 "2009-11-18T15:42:19Z")

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> [@Ruken](#):
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> Exactly. Children aren’t real people yet. They should not be treated as if they are or act like they are.

I’ll be sure to relay this opinion to the adults in my community. I’m sure they’ll find it as valuable as I did. Requiring children to show respect for elders when addressing them is the norm in most cultures. It has never meant that children are not real people.

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