Dr Jill Biden won't be a 'traditional' US first lady. Some men are threatened by that | Keli Goff

A sexist op-ed attacked Biden for using the title she earned with her doctorate. Good on her for being an ambitious career woman

Last week the writer Joseph Epstein embarrassed himself by publishing a Wall Street Journal column denigrating incoming First Lady Jill Biden for using the Dr" title she earned with her doctorate. He wrote: Madame First Lady - Mrs. Biden - Jill - kiddo. Any chance you might drop the Dr.' before your name? Dr. Jill Biden' sounds and feels fraudulent, not to say a touch comic."

The backlash was swift. The president-elect's communications director, Kate Bedingfield, tweeted: What patronizing, sexist, elitist drivel". The daughter of Martin Luther King Jr tweeted in support of Jill Biden, reminding people that her father used the title Dr, despite not being a medical doctor. She added And his work benefited humanity greatly, yours does, too." And the first lady to be replied herself in a tweet on Sunday, saying: Together, we will build a world where the accomplishments of our daughters will be celebrated, rather than diminished."