Taking Husband's Name
A woman explains she didn't 'take' her husband's name because that would leave him without one.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-11-30-taking-husband-s-name/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
A: "Say, why didn't you take your husband's name?" B: "And leave him with only a first name? Stripped of all family identity?"
A: "No... that's not what I..." B: "A helpless dependent, unable to board a plane or open a bank account? No! I believe in equality for men!"