Australian politician Dr Peter Phelps has slammed a fellow doctor who critcised Qantas for calling her 'Miss' instead of 'Doctor'.
In a tweet posted earlier this month, Dr Siobhan O'Dwyer called out the airline for addressing her as 'Miss O'Dwyer' when her ticket was printed as 'Dr O'Dwyer'.
"I did not spend 8 years at university to be called Miss," Dr Dwyer said in a tweet that set social media alight.
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Dr O'Dwyer later said she was trying to highlight "everyday sexism" and said it "wouldn't have happened if I was a man".
Opinion is divided as to whether the incident was sexism on behalf of the Qantas flight attendant or a case of Dr Dwyer being overly "precious".
Now Dr Phelps has reignited the debate by hitting out at Dr O'Dwyer in a scathing tweet, labelling her a "massive academic feminist prat".
Dr O'Dwyer has not responded to the tweet from Dr Phelps.
Dr O'Dwyer told Newshub she has turned down all media requests for comment because "the online response has already been so vitriolic and any coverage will only incite further hatred."
Last week, the AM Show host Duncan Garner called the London-based academic a "precious git" for making such a fuss about her title.
Co-host Mark Richardson went even further, saying the woman needs to get over herself, and that her academic achievements aren't that significant.
"I'm sorry, but eight years at university isn't that big an achievement. It's not that hard - you just learn to research stuff and then you're hired in the academic system rather than going out and making a real difference in the real world," he said.
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