"Mills-McCartney?" - Why would I want to keep the last name of the man I have bitterly divorced?

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Okay, perhaps in this case, the question is rhetorical. But one of the few times I really feel what's left of Britain's aristocratic society is when I see the BBC writing about "Lady McCartney." For Christ's sakes, she leaked stories to the press that McCartney physically abused her! (Plus she made a point of being "Mills McCartney" - keeping her last name and therefore her identity - while they were happily married.

It's not like I'm a huge fan of Paulie or anything, but I just can't get my mind around this.

― substitute, mitya for him (mitya), Thursday, 15 February 2007 07:53 (seventeen years ago) link

Mills McCartney speaks to police Not a story of any real significance, just the latest of many.

― substitute, mitya for him (mitya), Thursday, 15 February 2007 07:55 (seventeen years ago) link

Is it a remnant of aristocratic society, or is it just media shorthand for a woman who is only famous because of who she's married to? Which, by the way, I don't find acceptable either. It's not like David Gest is referred to as David Gest-Minnelli.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Thursday, 15 February 2007 10:10 (seventeen years ago) link

Although he probably should be.

― g000blar (g00blar), Thursday, 15 February 2007 10:31 (seventeen years ago) link

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