A barrister, Dr. Charlotte Proudman, was recently involved in a passionate debate on Good Morning Britain with Dr. Tru Powell about whether pregnant women should give their babies their own surname. Dr. Proudman’s tweet on this topic went viral, attracting over 4 million views. Today, she reiterated her message, asking fathers if their surname was more important than the mother’s, suggesting that the tradition of giving children the father’s surname is outdated and views children as property. She encourages women to break convention and recognize the physical and emotional labor they go through during pregnancy and childbirth. She believes that women should consider whether their surname is as important as the father’s when registering the child.
Dr. Proudman also mentions the positive responses she received from mothers who chose to give their own surnames to their children. She emphasizes the importance of women maintaining their own identity and not being erased by adopting the father’s surname.
Dr. Powell, a father-of-four and CEO of Black Business Magazine, disagrees with Dr. Proudman’s perspective. He believes that some women are trying to control the baby-naming process and turn it into a dictatorship. He emphasizes the need for conversations between parents to come to an agreement on the child’s surname. He shares his own experience, where he and his wife decided that she would adopt his surname when they got married, and their children would have both their names.
Though Dr. Proudman acknowledges Dr. Powell’s reasonable points, she urges people to challenge traditional norms and consider what can be changed. The debate on whether babies should have their mother’s surname or not sparked a divided response on social media, with 53% of people against it and 47% in solidarity with Dr. Proudman. Some suggested having a double-barrel surname or adopting the Spanish system of combining paternal family names from both parents.
Ultimately, the debate highlights the importance of open conversations and individual choice when it comes to baby-naming, taking into account personal circumstances and preferences.
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