Old-Fashioned

So I came across an article on Yahoo from October 22nd. It discussed how in India over 200 girls legally changed their names. Each girl had a name that meant "unwanted" in Hindi. This article reached out to me emotionally because it's moving to see girls unloved and unwanted by their own family. One girl was quoted saying she was named by a disappointed grandfather. People don't understand the emotional scarring that can come from this form of verbal abuse. However, it also was encouraging to see that society is beginning to see the negative effect they are having on girls and are acknowledging girls. And this isn't just occurring in developing countries. Girls here in America can be suffocated and limited to what they can or can't do by their families due to tradition, religion, or just simple prejudice. Those with closed views like these really don't understand the worth a girl can provide to a society. We provide new points of view, creativity, initiative, and other worthy traits. If you feel stifled or believe you are not good enough, from your family or from peers, I can guarantee you that you are not. And as this article shows, society is beginning to release old fashioned traditions, and are creating new ones, such as the renaming ceremony.