Sir Elton John’s other half should stick to plain ‘mister’. The whole honours system is a relic of feudalism“Equal honorifics for the partners of people with noble titles!” is an unlikely human rights battle wail. But David Furnish says it is discrimination to deny him a title after he married Sir Elton John because,he notes, a woman in his situation would be awarded the title of Lady.“I am for 100% equality across the board for everybody, or in all walks of life,” Furnish told the Daily Mail. So the designation of a title is an example of something we need in order to gather there… The reality is, if a woman is married to man with a title, or she gets a title. I contemplate everybody should have the same opportunities and the same privileges and the same honours.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com