My rant is more about the fact that she does this because she feels that this is something women should do, and part of a great tradition, rather than the fact of her doing it in the first place. I would actually disapprove of her choice in any case, because I don't think these are neutral and equally valid options - choosing to take your husband's name suggests participating in an inherently sexist tradition which evaluates female identity in a different scale from male identity - but I wouldn't have made a post about it, and certainly she is entitled to make that choice, I wouldn't want to take that from her. It's the claims about a 'great tradition' that bother me, from someone who is, disturbing as it may seem, potentially a role model for younger women.
As for the tags, the Pete Wentz tag is there because there is also a point about Pete in this post - I wouldn't have used it if the post was entirely about Ashlee. And I refuse to have an Ashlee Simpson tag. :)
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Date: 2008-05-29 09:19 am (UTC)As for the tags, the Pete Wentz tag is there because there is also a point about Pete in this post - I wouldn't have used it if the post was entirely about Ashlee. And I refuse to have an Ashlee Simpson tag. :)