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Not arguing that Christianity and other religions aren't misogynistic - I mean, seriously, there is a borderline unfathomable amount of serious misogynistic bag
by zxexz 2y ago
Not arguing that Christianity and other religions aren't misogynistic - I mean, seriously, there is a borderline unfathomable amount of serious misogynistic baggage there.
However, on the point of last names, I feel the urge to point out that I personally know several, very devout and traditional, catholic couples who kept their last names in wedlock.
- Earw0rm 2y agoYep, look at the Spanish naming system for example. It doesn't get much more Catholic than that, but they combine both partners' family names.
- chopsuey5540 2y agoSure, but traditionally only the man’s name gets passed down to children
- rpastuszak 2y agoWe have records of patronymics as old as the writing itself. It's hard / impossible / pointless to decouple religion from culture though. On a slightly different note: Hammurabi's name means literally "his uncle is a healer" (related to Arabic عم (ʕamm) meaning paternal uncle, and the latter part to rabbi). I my mind there's a mildly funny* movie where Hammurabi, the person who created/codified the foundations of our law, someone remembered for 1000s of years... was an insecure overachiever. "You conquered the Elamites? And Larsa? Oh, that's cute my boy. Now get a real job like your uncle who is a doctor!" * (for me, my bar is low)
- zxexz 2y agoYou raise a good point (and I'd enjoy the hell out of that movie!). Whilst I still stand by my point, I agree it's more of an anecdote and effectively meaningless in the context I presented it.