I have something important I must share. The film, It's a Girl!, is so powerful.
You need to try to see it. Please take the time to click on the website link and watch the trailer. If you can find the movie in your area, attend a screening. Or, the website tells you how you can host the film yourself.
It’s a Girl! Documentary Film – Official Website
This documentary shows how widespread the killing of baby girls has become, focusing mostly on India and China.
In one scene, women in India were standing around talking with the interviewer, telling him the different ways they had killed their baby girls. They did not seem remorseful and it was explained that they felt they'd been merciful as they knew their daughters would live miserable lives.
One of the highlighted problems was the dowry system. Parents of girls, at the time of their marriage, must give money and possessions to the family of the groom. Additionally, that family also gets their daughter. Everyone wants a daughter-in-law as she will be there to care for them in their old age. A daughter, however, just costs them money to raise and then they lose them, as well as the valuable dowry. Also, if a bride has a baby girl, she is often pressured to kill it. She herself may be killed for having girls. What a messed up system!
Couples in China tell of forced abortions and forced sterilizations. China now has something like 35,000 more men than women. It would seem that women would then become more valued. Well, sort of, but not in a good way. Brothels are huge businesses. Little girls are being stolen by families with sons, raised to be brides. What a mess!
They are asking for our help, mainly to speak up. If you have any social media power (Facebook, a blog, etc.) please consider using it to let others know how common these horrible practices have become. Look around the website to learn of other ways to help.
Thanks for reading this. I know it wasn't my usual kind of post. When asked to blog about it, though, I knew it was a story needing told from everyone with a voice.
You need to try to see it. Please take the time to click on the website link and watch the trailer. If you can find the movie in your area, attend a screening. Or, the website tells you how you can host the film yourself.
It’s a Girl! Documentary Film – Official Website
This documentary shows how widespread the killing of baby girls has become, focusing mostly on India and China.
This woman killed 8 daughters.
In one scene, women in India were standing around talking with the interviewer, telling him the different ways they had killed their baby girls. They did not seem remorseful and it was explained that they felt they'd been merciful as they knew their daughters would live miserable lives.
One of the highlighted problems was the dowry system. Parents of girls, at the time of their marriage, must give money and possessions to the family of the groom. Additionally, that family also gets their daughter. Everyone wants a daughter-in-law as she will be there to care for them in their old age. A daughter, however, just costs them money to raise and then they lose them, as well as the valuable dowry. Also, if a bride has a baby girl, she is often pressured to kill it. She herself may be killed for having girls. What a messed up system!
Couples in China tell of forced abortions and forced sterilizations. China now has something like 35,000 more men than women. It would seem that women would then become more valued. Well, sort of, but not in a good way. Brothels are huge businesses. Little girls are being stolen by families with sons, raised to be brides. What a mess!
They are asking for our help, mainly to speak up. If you have any social media power (Facebook, a blog, etc.) please consider using it to let others know how common these horrible practices have become. Look around the website to learn of other ways to help.
Thanks for reading this. I know it wasn't my usual kind of post. When asked to blog about it, though, I knew it was a story needing told from everyone with a voice.
1 comment:
This is very hard to see, hear about, or read about.
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