I always think the best way to handle elitists and wanna-be elitists is to laugh. Just point and laugh. I’m not saying it actually is always the best way but it’s the first one that comes to my mind.
This one cracked me up.
Then someone on twitter came along and deflated their grand message by pointing out:
@iembutler
So they’re taking her father’s name?
Hahahahaaha.
HT Ace of Spades
December 17, 2021 at 1:58 pm
Very funny!
But don’t try to bring facts into the situation. They don’t understand facts. That is why they allow themselves to be neutered!
December 17, 2021 at 2:45 pm
The husband of one of my wife’s cousins decided to take her name when they married in 1997. It was not only because he loved his wife, but because he *really* loved and deeply admired his father-in-law and wanted to be known as a member of his family.
That’s not really what’s going on with this more recent trend.
Historically, of course, there have been occasions when a man took his wife’s surname — but that was a matter of the inheritance of a title, to ensure the continuation of an old family’s name when the succession passed through the female.
Then there is the Scottish custom: Scottish women have never taken their husband’s surnames, but retain their maiden names throughout their lives no matter how many times they marry.