not just for clandestine meetings

True gender equality is actually perceived as inequality. A group that is made up of 50% women is perceived as being mostly women. A situation that is perfectly equal between men and women is perceived as being biased in favor of women.

And if you don’t believe me, you’ve never been a married woman who kept her family name. I have had students hold that up as proof of my “sexism.”

My own brother told me that he could never marry a woman who kept her name because “everyone would know who ruled that relationship.” Perfect equality – my husband keeps his name and I keep mine – is held as a statement of superiority on my part.

—Lucy, When Worlds Collide: Fandom and Male Privilege. (via valjeans)

(Source: seaofbadstories, via rulu)

( • so fucking stupid • I would never give up my last name • I like it • I might go with a hyphen • but bitch I love my last name • even if everyone pronounces it incorrectly • so unless yours is more interesting fuuuck thaaat shit • (I actually have an aunt that kept her maiden name.) • (rock on ladies.) • )
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