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- From: fstawit@icomp01.lerc.nasa.gov (Tawit Chitsomboon)
- Subject: Re: Law (Concerning Thai women)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.170209.10217@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>
- Keywords: properties' law
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 17:02:09 GMT
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- In article <yFG=cgC@engin.umich.edu> orapin@kenning.engin.umich.edu
- (Orapin chuanromanee) writes:
- >
- >....................
- > Last week, I came across an article in "Siam-Rad Weekly"
- > and do you know that in Thailand
- > it is a law that a woman once marriage HAS TO use her husband last
- > name. Yes, it is not an option, it is a must!
- >
-
- I'm pretty sure that a (lady) firend of mine didn't change her last
- name after her marriage. My wife still use her own lastname and I like
- it; but this is USA; I wonder if she would have to change it once we
- return to Thailand; I hope not. In fact, I may set a precedence
- by changing my lastname to hers!
-
- Those ladies who get rewarded with the rank of Khunying (K. Supatra
- included) should fight for this equality. (Though I suspect that
- they'd be stripped off the precious ranks if they did so. :)
- I would like to see the
- law requires that a couples toss a coin to determine whose lastname
- will be used. Either that or the couples continue to use their old
- lastnames. There shall be no change of lastname on a voluntary basis
- since this will lead to women changing lastnames to their husband's
- by social pressure.
-
- As for the children, the law should require that they use a totally
- different lastname from their parents.
-
- This will prevent sex preference in having children and
- will also discourage a couple from having too many children at the same
- time.
-
- I know this will be difficult to accept by most men who have enjoyed
- the superior status quo since dawn of civilization. I know that 80%
- of women would also side with those male bastards. They will find
- zillions of reason to oppose this idea and the most obvious one
- would be 'This Tawit guy is a lunatic who is out to destroy our
- precious time-honored culture, family value, etc.'
-
- Beware men! Don't ever elect me to the Parliament or I will
- see to it that Thailand be the most advanced nation on lastname bill.
-
- -Tawit
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