So effectively his argument is, these men are famous enough to be recognized on a last name basis only, but some women are not? And as such we should lowest common denominated ourselves in yet another topic to avoid promoting meritocratic rewards.
Its a dumb argument too, because when there is a famous enough woman, we recognize them by their last name too. Clinton has managed to supersede a president in that regard. If I say Shelley or Curie, you probably know which author or scientist I'm referring to as well.
The problem is that names like Beethoven are so fucking unique that there will only ever be one referred to in any conversation, making it a super extreme.
So effectively his argument is, these men are famous enough to be recognized on a last name basis only, but some women are not? And as such we should lowest common denominated ourselves in yet another topic to avoid promoting meritocratic rewards.
Its a dumb argument too, because when there is a famous enough woman, we recognize them by their last name too. Clinton has managed to supersede a president in that regard. If I say Shelley or Curie, you probably know which author or scientist I'm referring to as well.
The problem is that names like Beethoven are so fucking unique that there will only ever be one referred to in any conversation, making it a super extreme.