“ On a personal level, I will be taking Kellen’s last name. Why? My name is already my dad’s name, not my mother’s, so my name already is grounded in patriarchal naming conventions.
Robot Heart: Not in the name of marriage (guardian)
A very interesting point I hadn’t considered in the debate about whether or not to adopt a husband’s last name.
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Thank fucking god I’m not the only who feels this way.
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Related to objectification, human trafficking has only been illegal in Canada since 2006. But the fact that it is now...
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In response to your final point: when/if I marry, what my last name becomes doesn’t much matter to me. Yes, I am...
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You’re confusing the “Miss/Mrs/Ms” conversation with the “take somebody elses last name” conversation. 1. Mr isn’t the...
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Oh how I miss the fifties, when my wife’s name would be prepending a “Mrs.” to my own name. jk no, we should be like the...
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Though the “Mr.” title is used for both 10-yr olds and 80-yr olds, I think it’s a bit presumptuous to say that it’s...
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Lemon: I’m with Syd...names thing. All of this talk about feminism reminded
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I’m all for equality—really, I am—but doesn’t equality also mean that women can choose to adopt their husband’s name as...
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I don’t agree with this at all. It’s entirely up to you whether or not you remain an individual, and names have nothing...
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I am a new Ms Husband’s Surname, and BELIEVE ME, I questioned the tradition. My husband and I decided (together) that we...
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I have a rather contrary opinion, developed when everyone expected me to go back to my maiden name after my divorce. I...
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