Amal Alamuddin has changed her name professionally

I agree with Orange. Nothing wrong with changing your name. Nothing wrong with not. I changed my name because we got married to join together as a pair and go through life together. Sharing a surname reflected this. We were going to double barrel but my father's refusal to come to the wedding kinda destroyed an already fragile family bond, so I just took my husband's.

I never used to understand why my educated, professional friends used to say 'I am not a feminist!' But having seen the comments from some on these threads I understand it. They obviously see feminism as the prescriptive, judgemental kind expressed by some on MN.

Wow! You evidently have a high opinion of women there OP

Yes, I agree with poddling. I'd love to know the reason why. I bet George Alamuddin was never on the table.

Ugh. Of course it's her choice. I'm not disappointed in her as much as disappointed at the lost chance to have a professional, high visibility woman show that it's normal not to change your name. When I was a teenager I assumed by the time my generation was getting married nobody would be doing anything as old-fashioned as changing their name when they got married. I am the only person I know (IRL) who hasn't. It's depressing.

When I read about them getting married I thought, ah well, she won't be changing her name, and felt glad about it. So now I'm disappointed.

Yep, she really strikes me as a stupid person who would be coerced into changing her name Get that chip off your shoulder OP - no-one else's business what she CHOOSES to call herself.

But you seem to be judging her because she has made a choice which does not fit with your idea of feminism. And implying that an outstandingly intelligent woman has suddenly dropped a load of IQ points or been coerced into a decision just because she recently got married in your op.

Um, her choice, her business. It doesn't make her less of a successful woman or great role model. She is well known and highly respected in her field. That's hardly going to change because she has a different surname is it?

And I thought feminism was at least partly about promoting free choice for and non-judgement of women........ She hasn't let down the sisterhood ffs. She has made a personal decision that we should respect and not feel somehow let down by.

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She's married GEORGE CLOONEY!!!!

I'd have Mrs Clooney tattooed on my forehead

So very disappointed. She made her name and forged her career using her own name. I don't understand the name changing madness no matter who does it but when its a successful well known woman (within her own field) it seems even worse

Really? You think she's stupid? Okay then.

Fwiw, I didn't change my name professionally because i was already known in my industry and I wanted to make damn sure everyone could find me.

Given the amount of press coverage she's had, I would say she doesn't have the same problem.

That's a shame. However, it's not like anyone didn't know she was married now and it might save her from the "Mrs Clegg, who prefers to be known as MGD" shit.

Wonder if the Mail will refer to her as "AA, who prefers to be known as Mrs Clooney"?