I propose that women who have taken their husband's name be barred from taking part in the citizenship ceremony. This outdated, patriarchal practice is rooted in sexism and inequality and should be discouraged. Sure, some women may choose to do it, but they just don't realize they're being oppressed. It's up to us to tell them they're being oppressed, and the best way of doing that and upholding their rights is by humiliating them into changing their name back (at least for the duration of the citizenship ceremony) or else denying them citizenship altogether.
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