Open Letter to MySpace

[athene]

Dear MySpace,

Thank you for coming up with ways in which I can connect with people that I have lost touch with. However, I am offended at your assumption that I changed my name when I got married. I did not. In fact, my husband took my last name. Do you have a way for him to add in his former name in a way that is not going to be listed as "Maiden" name, because he was not a maiden? Former name would be more gender neutral and open to people who may have changed their name for reasons other than getting married.

Sincerely,
Athene

Comments

[stormteller.livejournal.com]

Part of me thinks this is just the price of sharing personal information with a machine. What business does it have knowing who you're married to.
Not that you need my opinion on this, but I've always felt that married couples should portmanteau their names together (so, say, Mr. Smith and Ms. Brown would become Mr. and Mrs. "Smown" or "Brith"- or maybe "Broth"?), though of course some of the potential results can be quite strange. I'd love to see what'd happen after a few generations of this, though.