Modern Opinion

Girls with different abilities go through a lot growing up It is double the challenge to grow up as a girl with different abilities. First, there is the issue of patriarchy, where girls are to be but submissive objects. Nevertheless, I do appreciate the fact that there are now various programmes for the girl-child’s empowerment. However, as Chinua Achebe once said, “When a culture gathers enough strength to go on for centuries, you don't just turn it off in one day.” It is this same culture that also subjects us to ridicule when we ‘fail’ to meet its standards. “By this time, you should be married and with kids,” they always say. Ironically, we are always forcefully hidden from society. Now then, will my soulmate come from the books I read? And if Tinder does work, will we get married without ever meeting? We are viewed as weaklings and are forced to stay silent Secondly, as a girl with different abilities, not only are you seen as a ‘burden’ but also as ...