Dahleen Glanton: Is 'Auntie' a term of endearment for African-American women or does it promote an 'Aunt Jemima' stereotype?
Director Ava DuVernay doesn't want anyone calling her "Auntie." Oprah Winfrey says she cringes at the title and Gayle King thinks it should be reserved for the "old lady who lives in the neighborhood."
This doesn't apply to actual nieces and nephews, of course. The problem occurs when people who aren't related to them or who have never even met them choose to put the title in front of their name.
According to these accomplished women, labeling a woman as auntie reeks of ageism. Perhaps it does. But I
