Just create a new last name? Mr. Smith marries Ms. Jones. So they decided to become the Smones?
In the end, I decided that if we were going to be a family, we should all have the same name. Never occurred to me to ask him to change his - he would have said no, in any case.
I think that the trend away from this is a tiny part of a larger political and cultural campaign against men in general. Only time will tell how much men in the west will allow the radical feminist movement and white-knighting politicians to perpetrate against us. We are already less than equal to women in the eyes of the law.
did you choose to hyphenate or was it assigned to you?
Oh, it was assigned. I don't know why anyone would randomly "decide" to hyphenate.
Why do we do it? Seems like a silly tradition that should be ended. AFAIK, Asian cultures don't expect women to change their names. Or if its going to change, then both partners in the marriage should both change their names.
Seems only like the fair thing to do if we are moving toward and free-er, equal and open society. Amirite?
u fail @ economicsWhy do the Chinese kill their first born if it isn't a boy. Seems like an unfair thing to do if we are moving toward and free-er, equal and open society. Amirite?
Pretty much seems like it.to show ownership.
Why do we do it? Seems like a silly tradition that should be ended. AFAIK, Asian cultures don't expect women to change their names. Or if its going to change, then both partners in the marriage should both change their names.
Seems only like the fair thing to do if we are moving toward and free-er, equal and open society. Amirite?
:thumbsup:Much as I respect women's rights, the movement away from this tradition is silly.
Should people keep having ever longer and longer last names with each generation, with more and more hyphens?
The idea behind it is to create a cohesive new family unit. If a couple decides to use the woman's last name instead of the man's, so be it. But choose one and quit being fucking retarded.
18% of U.S. women is well more than quite a few. 22% of Canadians is also well more than quite a few. These are of course general and relative terms, but that's really nitpicking no mater which side of the fence you sit on.18% seems right in line with that. Referencing another thread, I would say "quite a few people speak french in Canada" is accurate, and that number is only 22%.
Options:
- Interleave the letters in each name, then delete every other letter.
OP, how in any way does this TRADITION hurt you or anyone else? Liberals bitch and moan about staying out of people's business, especially when it doesn't hurt anyone, then turn around and want to force the end of a TRADITION.
Oh sure it's no big society killer or anything but the pragmatics do cause issues like the one I raised a few posts back.None of it matters. We don't have some horrible problem with names in our society. This thread is worthless and a joke.
I should clarify that I agree with the OP. If a woman wants to take a man's name, great. If she doesn't negotiations about a new name or a combination name can occur. It really is no big deal. It isn't some sign of some greater evil in society like certain deranged individuals seem to think about every issue that arises.
Also, what to gay married couples do? If it's two women, do they just drop both last names?
Ahhh...first world "problems". No, you're not right.
So what do you propose we do? Just create a new last name? Mr. Smith marries Ms. Jones. So they decided to become the Smones?
Or you could have everybody hyphenate, but then what happens when the son of Mr and Mrs. Smith-Jones marries the son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson-Abdullah? Do their children become Joey and Jane Smith-Jones-Johnson-Abdullah?? Because, nothing else would be fair, right? You can't just arbitrarily eliminate one of those names! That would be moving away from a "more open, freer society"
The only thing that makes even the slightest sense is for the woman to not change her name at all. But then what last name does/do the children take, hmm?
Let's fix real problems in society before worrying about feminist non-issues with which to soil ourselves over.
naa my penis is longer then 2 inches! :awe:
..though waggy long does sound kinda neat..
you have got to be trolling..
At least for Japan this is untrue.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Married_and_maiden_names#Japan
This seems like a good explanation. People in the same family share the same last name. As marriage is forming a family together it is logical that the husband and wife should share the same last name.
It has nothing to do with freedom as their is no law requiring the taking the husband's name.
Although interestingly their was a Japanese court case where some woman sued claiming it was a violation of her human rights to have to have the same last name as her husband. She lost :biggrin:
Why do we do it? Seems like a silly tradition that should be ended. AFAIK, Asian cultures don't expect women to change their names. Or if its going to change, then both partners in the marriage should both change their names.
Seems only like the fair thing to do if we are moving toward and free-er, equal and open society. Amirite?
Alot of chicks are starting to Hyphenate their last name into it. I only see this on Facebook though, I doubt this is their legal last name that show up on their license