this isn't about men feeling threatened. whatever women want to do with their own last name is (obviously) their business. this is about me refusing to accept or even acknowledge this Evil-Male-Who-Thinks-He-Owns-People-Specter that i have been living with for the last seven years. in academia women beat the feminist drum to the tune of Women Have Been Oppressed without ever beating the counter-rhythm, or even acknowledging that a counter-rhythm exists (i.e. women make less money for the same work, but statistically speaking women have more net worth because both sexes buy more stuff for women). i am sick of that approach, and im not going to live with it anymore. maybe this sounds extreme, but you try being called a monster for seven years and see how extreme you end up being.
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