I took my husband's name upon marriage because I wanted to create a family identity, and because I was about to start my career and wouldn't have anything significant to change. I'm enough of a traditionalist to want to do it that way, too.
A feminist is anyone who sees women as independent and fully human in their own right, regardless of their relationships with men. A feminist couple may decide to be financially dependent on one partner so the other can pursue interests of value, such as staying at home with the kids. I don't see that as fundamentally anti-feminist; however if the women go along with their husband's expectations, when it's not what they want for themselves, THEN the move is anti-feminist.
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Date: 2006-09-28 04:22 pm (UTC)A feminist is anyone who sees women as independent and fully human in their own right, regardless of their relationships with men. A feminist couple may decide to be financially dependent on one partner so the other can pursue interests of value, such as staying at home with the kids. I don't see that as fundamentally anti-feminist; however if the women go along with their husband's expectations, when it's not what they want for themselves, THEN the move is anti-feminist.