velma comments on Say It With Us: Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 16 points 6 days ago (3 children)

There are many cultures where having two last names or a hyphenated last name is pretty normal for any gender.

permalink

fedilink

source

parent

hideshow 3 child comments

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Yes, but people are bad at making assumptions that are globally accurate

permalink

fedilink

source

parent

hideshow 2 child comments

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 days ago (1 child)

My only point was that many people wouldn't think twice about the gender of a person because of a hyphenated last name. It's not even necessarily that common with married women tbh.

permalink

fedilink

source

parent

hideshow 1 child comment

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

You're right. I suspect the numbers are very similar for all genders, and most people wouldn't make any gendered assumptions based on it.

But of those who do make an assumption, I would expect it to favor women due to the way last names are traditionally chosen and how that's changing culturally in western countries.

permalink

fedilink

source

parent