[ SECRET POST #1691 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1691 ⌋


Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 13 pages, 314 secrets from Secret Submission Post #242.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 2 3 - broken links ], [ 1 2 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 2 - too big ], [ 1 - repeats ]
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
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Comments

[nohara-megami.livejournal.com]

You're right, it's not a common practice everywhere. I'd hate to feel that I would have to change my name for the sake of convention but to each their own.

I do admit that it is odd that no one kept their own names in the series. Personally I believe that was a decision on the part of the author rather than the overall example that no one in that universe would choose any differently. Maybe JKR didn't want to go that deep into the thought of the tradition of name changing, it is a kids series after all.

Yeah, not so much obviously. But as a society, in many places, since it is indeed 2011 and not 1911 we have the ability to not follow convention. Of course, not all will use the tools available and just go with that they assume need to be done to fit in. But keeping your maiden name doesn't mean your destroying sexism or helping the battle, making the decision for yourself and talking it over does help keep the proactive thinking going.

[(Anonymous)]

well, but we always make inferences based on what the author chooses to show. i'd like to THINK that some women keep their names or hyphenate but there is no canon basis for that in books. also, "it's a kids book" isn't really a good reason for that, because harry potter touches on all KINDS of complicated/touchy subjects that other kids' books many times don't (uhhh racist genocide??) and it's not like you have to explain any tradition just to show someone who's married keeping her name

no one's saying that keeping your name = authomatic death blow to sexism, that's silly. but while keeping your name may not necessarily fight back against sexism (altho, i think even if it's not your intention, it certainly helps just by showing an alternative), thoughtlessly going with tradition just because it's tradition definitely helps perpetuate it.