Zoe Saldana defends hubby for taking on her Surname.

Zoe Saldana is speaking out in response to the recent headlines following her

interview with InStyle magazine. The 36 year-old beauty covered the July issue
of the publication and in her accompanying sit-down, the Guardians of the
Galaxy star opened up about husband, Marco Perego‘s decision to take her
surname.

‘I tried to talk him out of it,’ she told the mag. I told him: ‘If you use my name,
you’re going to be emasculated by your community of artists, by your Latin
community of men, by the world.’ But Marco looks up at me and says: ‘Ah, Zoe,
I don’t give a s–t.’

Following a series of headlines highlighting her comments, Saldana has taken
to
her Facebook page to both clarify and defend her remarks.
Read her full post below…

‘Fathers, sons, brothers, men everywhere: Your legacy will not perish if you take
your partner’s surname, or she keeps hers. I’ve been made aware that a
comment I made regarding my marriage has garnered some attention. I felt
proud that my husband decided to take my last name as his own… and I his. I
shared my hesitation with him when he told me about his decision, not only did
he say, “I don’t give a shhheeeetttt!!” (with a very strong Italian accent!!) he
also asked me, “Why not? What are you so afraid of?” And it made me
wonder… What am I so afraid of?
Why is it so surprising, shocking- eventful that a man would take his wife’s
surname? Women have never been asked if its ok for them to give up their
names — why doesn’t that make the news?
Men, you will not cease to exist by taking your partner’s surname. On the
contrary — you’ll be remembered as a man who stood by change. I know our
sons will respect and admire their father more because their father lead by
example.
Gentlemen, I implore you to think outside the box- remove the box altogether.
Let’s redefine masculinity. A real “man” leads along side his partner. A real man
accepts his mortality. A real man acknowledges that nothing can be done alone.
I hope that the “buzz” behind this topic isn’t just for gossip — but an inspiration
for us all to look within and see what is truly important.
Let’s start by letting go of some of the limitations we have inherited from the
past, and forge a new path moving forward.
With Love,

Zoe and Marco

Sorry for any mistypes LOL (Sic)’

Culled from TheNet