Ashanti's Uplifting Message to Kids Will Have You Celebrating the Beauty of Unique Names
While the musician thought she was offering a book to celebrate children with unconventional names, Ashanti hopes the story speaks to more people than she ever imagined."I want this to resonate with kids who don't necessarily have a unique name so they know not to make fun of a person that has a unique name and to know it's okay if that name doesn't sound familiar to you," she said. "Don't make fun of it, embrace it. Stop to think about how someone else may feel.
And perhaps those differences will make a big difference in your life. While Ashanti had to face questions from her peers in grade school, the "Falling for You" singer experienced the opposite reaction when she entered the music industry. "When I would go for my auditions—and I had three failed records deals so it wasn't easy—the one thing people liked is that I had one name," she said. "They always dropped my last name."
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