The law: "You need a permission slip from your parents if, in grade school only mind you, you want to change your given name. Nicknames are still allowed, this is only for significant name changes on documents and formal measures. In high school, go nuts, that's fine, but grade school, get a note from your mom saying it's okay."
The reaction: "OMG THEY'RE LITERALLY GENOCIDING OUR ENTIRE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!"
Even that is enough to get the slippery slope going, they shouldn’t even be allowed to do so and any parent who plays into the fad/mental illness of their child should be imprisoned for child abuse
The law: "You need a permission slip from your parents if, in grade school only mind you, you want to change your given name. Nicknames are still allowed, this is only for significant name changes on documents and formal measures. In high school, go nuts, that's fine, but grade school, get a note from your mom saying it's okay."
The reaction: "OMG THEY'RE LITERALLY GENOCIDING OUR ENTIRE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!"
Even that is enough to get the slippery slope going, they shouldn’t even be allowed to do so and any parent who plays into the fad/mental illness of their child should be imprisoned for child abuse