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[wildestranger]

Newly married Ashlee Simpson is changing her name to Ashlee Wentz in honor of her husband, Fall Out Boy Pete Wentz.

"I think that that's something that a woman should do when they're marrying a man," she tells PEOPLE. "It's a tradition that I think is a great tradition."

Seriously? A great tradition? You mean the tradition which declares that a woman who has been her father's property now becomes her husbands' property, that tradition? The one that says a woman's identity should depend on her husband?

I just lost what little respect I had for Ashlee Simpson. And the fact that Pete Wentz seems to think it's a great idea, something that gratifies him, makes me think a lot less of him as well.

Comments

[wildestranger.livejournal.com]

She's absolutely entitled to make that choice - even if I think it's a stupid idea, I think she's still entitled to make it, and that wouldn't be a reason for me to make public posts about her. What I object to is her claims that this is something that women should do, and a part of a 'great tradition'.

[magic-at-mungos.livejournal.com]

Fair enough. :D I think the tradition, in itself, is pretty stupid but if people want to go along with it then fair play to them.