Snake-Eyes
Master
A woman, fine. As long as she's not "hyphenated". Can't stand that modern progressive bs.
Not every married woman with a hyphenated last name did it herself.
One fairly common Hispanic tradition is to hyphenate the kid's last name to give credit to the mom.
For example: if Mr. Johnson married Ms. Baker, she might become Mrs. Johnson. Then their kid might become little Susie Johnson-Baker.
(Yeah, I made those names on-purpose because I'm an 8-year-old; go ahead and snicker).
So, Ms. Johnson-Baker would have a hyphenated last name, and she had no choice.
Example 2: Mr. Wooden married Ms. Shoemaker. She becomes Mrs. Wooden. Their kid might be little Johnny Wooden-Shoemaker. Now you've got a MAN with a hyphenated last name. Ok, fine. No biggie.
Example 3: He grows up and marries Ms. Susie Johnson-Baker from the first example. She takes his name and becomes Susie Wooden-Shoemaker. So, now she's Married. Hyphenated last name. "By choice" for the first time in her life, but just in the matter that she took her husband's last name.
I'd rather judge the person by how he/she ACTS versus their name.
Example 4: there's this idiot elected to the US House of Representatives. First name initial is "A". Last name initials are "O-C". She has a hyphenated last name. NOT married. And you are cleared hot to judge her on her actions as the self-absorbed idiot she is.
Example 5: in order to stop the impending "what if mom and dad have hyphenated names, will the kid have four+ last names?" scenario, many families will pick just one name from the dad and one from the mom, to keep the kid's last name a max of two words. From Example 3: their kid might be Charlie Wooden-Johnson. (Oh hell yeah, I'm an immature genius)
Clear as mud?