elohiym
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That might be humorous if I grew up in Great Britain in the late 60s, but I've never seen the show. Not sure it ever played in the U.S. :idunno:
toldailytopic: Toddlers & Tiaras: what do you think about child beauty pageants?
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That might be humorous if I grew up in Great Britain in the late 60s, but I've never seen the show. Not sure it ever played in the U.S. :idunno:
Absolute nonsense.
Teaching a child to play the violin or to play baseball doesn't sexualize the child like a beauty pageant does. The sexualization is the ick factor. Teaching a child a skill or a team sport can be beneficial if not done to excess. It teaches the child self discipline. Today there is the tendency for laziness in young people. I don't regret my parents having me taught the violin. It is a skill I still use.
Well, yes. Of course. But any activity a child's pushed into purely for the sake of their parents--and really, who else are these pageants for?--strikes me as borderline abusive.
It also brings to mind dog shows.
Disgusting.
:doh:
Dena
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Finally we agree!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, I don't think they should be beaten but I do think they are disgusting. They exploit these children for some sort inner personal gain. They teach these little girls that being pretty makes you a "winner". It's vile.
annabenedetti
like marbles on glass
I can't stand to watch the show. I can't watch what I believe to be abusive child exploitation.
I think this just represents a larger problem in our culture in regards to beauty. It isn't unusual for a woman to be disgusted at these types of things but then again I am sure that those same woman wear make-up. Why?
It seems that the only reason why woman wear make-up is because they have grown to believe that they aren't pretty enough if they don't. They have believed that they must paint their face as if it were a canvas so that they can then feel good about the way they look and themselves.
When a woman wears make-up she is telling her little kids "Mommy isn't pretty enough...". The little girls then learns that she too must not be pretty enough and the little boy learns to desire the fake beauty rather than the real beauty.
It seems that the only reason why woman wear make-up is because they have grown to believe that they aren't pretty enough if they don't. They have believed that they must paint their face as if it were a canvas so that they can then feel good about the way they look and themselves.
When a woman wears make-up she is telling her little kids "Mommy isn't pretty enough...". The little girls then learns that she too must not be pretty enough and the little boy learns to desire the fake beauty rather than the real beauty.
Dena
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There is a HUGE difference between putting a mask on a little girl, fake teeth, hair pieces, dressing her up in revealing clothing and parading her around on stage while she wiggles and gives the judges googly eyes...and a woman putting on some powder and blush for church.
I can't say I entirely disagree.
tudorturtl
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makes me cringe basically teaching an impressionable child that it's not about who you are but about who you can fool the world into believing you are.
it reeks of dishonesty at it's very core
it reeks of dishonesty at it's very core
Dena
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and bathing suits, don't forget the bathing suits. there shouldn't be anything weird about a little girl in a bathing suit but they make it weird by putting them on display the way they do. it's gross.
have to start somewhere
It is rare but, we are absolutely in agreement here. :chuckle:
I agree with you here too Granite, I do not force my boys to participate in any sports, my oldest has took a shine to golf & tennis and I support him in that but, if he decides he is no longer interested I'm O.K. with that. Wow, agreement twice in one post...and one day too.
elohiym
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But why does a woman want to put on some powder and blush before church?