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Towards the end of Episode 3 (Season 1) of The Crown on Netflix, there is a scene where Queen Elizebeth II tells her husband that she will have to remain a Windsor and cannot take his name, Mountbatten.
Duke of Edinburgh: What kind of a marriage is this? What kind of family? You’ve taken my career from me, you’ve taken my home. You’ve taken my name. I thought we were in this together.
Just as soon as he finished speaking, a strange thing happened, I heard something, a DEAFENING roar. It was the 99.99% or so of women on Planet Earth, all clapping hands, some screaming, others sobbing and still others stomping their feet. In case you are wondering how I knew, I saw it in my mind’s eye, as clear as it could be, I swear!
The Women on Earth: (in unison) WELCOME TO THE CLUB, DUKE!
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This post is dedicated to all those women who have had to give up who they truly are, their names, careers, hobbies, likes, dislikes, their natal families, friends, leave aside surnames, even their original first names, their very identity, so as to stay married.
©Shail Mohan 2018
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I needed a ‘Love’ button for this one! Not a Like button.
Thank you, Supernova 🙂
I love this too. It’s the reason I did NOT change my name when I got married, and I know how lucky I’ve been to be able to do that.
That piece of conversation really made me sit up. It spoke for most women 🙂
You are one of the lucky few, I guess 🙂
Men, for your sake
A house into a home they make
Even for namesake a salary they don’t take
And when will you wake?
When will society wake up, you mean. 🙂
Men, to whom this is addressed.
🙂
Dear Shail,
This is well thought out. A lot of Indian children born and raised abroad I noticed always talk about how marriage should be a matter of CHOICE, not something that needs to be stuffed into their throats. But many of us are not confident enough to stand up and address the issue in front of your families. Thank you, and hopefully we can be the (positive) change for future generations and get rid of cultural elements that is toxic and suffocating.
Yes, we can hope! 🙂