There's a difference between "having a choice" and making one. Technically, you have a choice when it comes to lots of things, but it becomes an issue of what is convenient, a, and what you can afford, b, and what is considered "acceptable" or not. Right now, with our defaulting to old ways of name-taking, there is "a choice" not to, but those who want to do it differently from the norm have a hard time doing so. They still can but it takes a lot more effort. That barrier, that inertia, to freedom of choice removes the "freedom" part.
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Date: 2009-03-27 08:22 pm (UTC)