'I’ve lived so long and tried so hard that a young woman like you, or any other, has no license to come up to me and call me by my first name.”
The name of legendary poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou started to trend on Twitter Friday after an old clip resurfaced. The video sparked a debate about respect, how people were raised and how they should be addressed. Her name had nearly 12,000 mentions by the afternoon.
“Thank you,” Angelou says first in the clip. “And first, I’m Ms. Angelou. I’m not Maya. I’m 62 years old. I’ve lived so long and tried so hard that a young woman like you, or any other, has no license to come up to me and call me by my first name.” The name of legendary poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou started to trend on Twitter Friday after an old clip resurfaced. The video sparked a debate about respect, how people were raised and how they should be addressed. Her name had nearly 12,000 mentions by the afternoon. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for AWRT
The response was mixed, with some people criticizing Angelou’s response and others defending her. “Yes, we all have names. But we also have the right to tell people how we want to be addressed. She wasn’t disrespectful to this girl at all. Y’all just not use to people being upfront with y’all! She didn’t yell, she wasn’t upset, she just told her what to call her and Why!” the Twitter user wrote.
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