Zoe Saldana's artist husband, Marco Something, made news this week when we learned he has taken the Guardians of the Galaxy actor's last name when they got married.
Many have wondered about this decision, even Ms. Saldana herself who, according to her interview with InStyle, tried to talk him out of it.
For the life of me, I cannot figure out why Ms. Saldana became the family name instead of whatshisface. Not only does it go against, what, like, dozens of years of tradition, but doesn't it imply that Marc (or was it Marco, I forget) whatsisface isn't bringing as much to the table as Ms. Saldana?
But, hey, in terms of the male/female roles in society, it's nice to see that up-ended.
If this were Iceland, and Zoe dad's first name was Ferlberry (I've never been to Iceland, but I like to imagine Ferlberry is a very popular male name), Zoe's name would be Zoe Ferlberrysdottir. You know, because she's Ferlberry's daughter.
We
decided to actually research this Marko fella's name, just to get it
printed in full here at least one time. In analyzing his family tree,
although he is mostly of Latin descent, we did actually discover some Icelandic
origins and have found that his true full name, currently thought to be
Marcko Perego, is actually -- per the norms for all daughters in Iceland
-- Marcoh Peregosdottir.
Perhaps one day someone will interview Mr. Saldana and ask him about it. But not likely. I mean, you know, while he's completely challenging gender roles in society, nobody actually wants to interview Zoe Saldana's husband, not until he stars in a big franchise feature.
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