> and, incidentally, I am taking his name.  That will make me Mrs. Emily
> Elizabeth Weems Kinzig.  And I am not, mind you, despite what anyone says
> (and those who say, will receive bloody nubs in return) bowing to the
> patriarchy or being oppressed by his masculinity or whatnot.  Any
oppression
> I experience is my own laziness!
>
> emily, mrs. brett, insouciant grunion
>

LOL! You go, girl! 
Personally, the whole point of feminism to me (personally) is that the woman
be free to do as she pleases -- regardless of what a man, or some other
woman thinks of it. Trading one form of opression (male) for another (some
of the more radical feminism) isn't really an advancement. I'm not a
"wimmin", I haven't been given a "slave" name because
my last name is my
father's (and hey -- who said he had any choice?! It got handed down to him
too) and should I marry, I don't consider the ring a receipt for my
purchase, or taking his name a symbol of my servitude. Some ppl need to get
a grip, and if anyone is actually giving you flak for it -- I'll hold em
down while you give them the well earned punch in the nose :)

Besides, I can't very well get off on radical feminism and then insist the
man take out the trash and kill the bugs (clearly their duty)

:)



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