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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are many understandable reasons for a woman to keep her maiden name after marriage. However, I’m not sure it’s “fighting the patriarchy” to choose your dad’s surname over your husband’s surname. They are both men.[/quote]

No, you're choosing your father's name over your father's in law. If I was already given my father's, why should I go a step further and take yet another man's? This isn't a perfect way to fight the patriarchy but it's in a better direction than taking your father in law's surname.[/quote]

No, it’s not.  It’s literally nothing, that’s the point that more than one poster has been trying to make.  It’s a meaningless gesture made by “feminists” who are too chickensh!t to actually fight the patriarchy.  (Or by women who just don’t feel like it or like their maiden name - but those aren’t the women being judgmental in this thread…)[/quote]

You can finght the patriarchy AND keep your surname, not sure why you seem to think these are mutually exclusive. If keeping your name was actually seen as a meaningless gesture this thread wouldn't have been started in first place and the practice of actually changing your name wouldn't be so widespread among women, but not men. [/quote]

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