unriggable wrote:Snorri1234 wrote:muy_thaiguy wrote: Also, some refuse to take their husband's (that is if they ever marry) last name.
That's not really that bad or anything.
Well its customary, in the same way that children taking the religion of their mother is customary.
To be honest, I think you'll find that the taking of the father's surname is something elements of radical feminism disagree with just as much as taking a husbands. Its just another re-enforcement of patriarchy. Unfortunately if you've grown up with the name of your father that is what you will be used to.
Either way, not taking a husband's name is not exactly a exclusively radical feminist notion whatsoever! Some women, especially those from families with no male children, might want to carry on their family name. Double-barrelled names have been in existence for much longer than radical feminism as a mass movement. Sometimes this is to avoid common surnames like Smith, sometimes to preserve the social status of the women when marrying downward... Indeed, on the subject of taking your father's name, in Spain by law you take both your father's and your mother's name as a double barrel. Are all Spanish people radical feminists?
