tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302245627574027504.post5058661957679801605..comments2019-05-15T23:59:20.159-07:00Comments on Feminist Legal Theory: Why I didn't challenge our naming conventions when I had the chance to do soLisa R. Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469550950363542801noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302245627574027504.post-49692310574642901052010-09-16T14:21:21.011-07:002010-09-16T14:21:21.011-07:00I don't really have strong feelings towards ei...I don't really have strong feelings towards either changing or keeping my last name, but I don't really get the point of calling someone "Mrs." as opposed to "Ms"... especially when there is no distinction between a "Mr." before and after he is married. Maybe at one point it was justified as a term of respect, but on some level I don't like that there is distinction in addressing a married versus a single woman, yet no such distinction exists for a man.2ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05870959619819040005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302245627574027504.post-1787137182658904272010-09-07T17:09:17.802-07:002010-09-07T17:09:17.802-07:00The symbolic nature of shedding your father’s last...The symbolic nature of shedding your father’s last name and taking on that of your husband’s does not seem to carry with it the same connotations that it once did in older traditions. Today, many women take on their husband’s last names simply because it is easier to deal with. Not only for them, but also their children as well, which you seem to have highlighted already. Thus, it seems to me, that strong positions taken on either end of the spectrum no longer really serve any purpose, mainly because of the lack of value that is associated with them.Bijorn Turockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16084917511662464126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302245627574027504.post-63379283440460420522010-09-06T23:32:44.134-07:002010-09-06T23:32:44.134-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Neginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11887115700092399628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302245627574027504.post-30386527564740578652010-09-06T23:31:18.657-07:002010-09-06T23:31:18.657-07:00One thing to think about is what if a couple decid...One thing to think about is what if a couple decides to get a divorce? A woman that has taken her husband's last name has to again change her last name, notify the world of her new e-mail address, and have to go through the painful embarrassment of still being tied to her ex-husband, while the man's name always remains the same.<br /><br />Although you are right in saying there is something comforting about taking your husband's last name, I would strongly prefer not to give in to this tradition. In fact, I will propose to my future husband the following three options for a last name for BOTH of us and our future children: mine (to break tradition), a hyphenated last name, OR a brand new name altogether that we both come up with.Neginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11887115700092399628noreply@blogger.com