Child Beauty Pageants: Your thoughts?
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If it was just dressing up and walking on a stage I would agree, it won't harm them at all... it is the 'behind the scenes' elements that make this the most disgusting. The way the children are treated, verbally and in cases physically abused, if they are not the best doll up there. The way their lives are dictated and run when they are at home all so the parent can be 'assured' they will have a pageant winner. They are treating their kids like living dolls and nothing more, a possession to be shown off and nothing more. .Lonan said:
Over dominating kills a childhood something fierce, and that is happening far too much without us condoning the extreme elements of such 'parenting.'
What I was saying is that when you parade little girls on a stage so that people can judge how beautiful they are, that seems a lot more creepy than a 15 year old male having sex with say, a 25 year old female pornstar. But that is prohibited in the U.S., which seems ridiculous. If it did happen, most people would probably not think it was pedophilia, but if it was between a 25 year old male and a 15 year old male, it would be FAR more likely considered pedophilia. Even if the 15 year old is gay. There's just no persional choice until you reach 18. I don't know where I came off as a "creeper" but the idea that no one over 18 can have anything to do with someone under 18 is ridiculous. Maybe that's the part that tipped you off. If a 25 year old woman and a 15 year old girl had lesbian relations, would that be pedophilia? Less likely that the two males combination, but more likely that the 25 year old female and the 15 year old male combination. Do you see where I'm going with this? Natural homophobia impacts public policy decisions. Basically, I see little little girls being paraded on stage, and I would consider it pedophilia. But it's apparently ok. Would it slide if it were boys? I don't think so. People would be outraged and use the word "pedophile" and it would be stopped. But that isn't happening here, so what's going on? I think it's creepy for either gender to be paraded on stage at such a young age, as you do. But I'm noticing that it's more acceptable for girls to be used this way.Mcface said:
It's a fast track to a siemen-stained death in a dingy basement. Other than that I think they're wierd, at the end of the day it's just mothers desperately living out their dreams through their daughters when really they should try to work on their childs intelligence, or abilities, not their frigging looks. 'Sides, in my opinion most of them look extremely ugly, but that's mainly 'cause I much prefer no make-up to make up, and those girls have enough foundation to lay a house, and enough lipstick to sink a ship (0_0)
There's a really good essay on this called The Lolita Effect [http://etc.dal.ca/noj/volume2/articles/14_Durham1.pdf] talking about how sexualising of girls impacts upon and is inspired by modern society. It's not going "OH MY GOD media!" either, well worth a read in general.
Personally I distrust any pageant the job of which is to stick beauty up on a pedestal about how women should look. I think it's hugely detrimental to the mental wellbeing of girls and women, along with degrading for men who are portrayed as little better than eyes and a penis on a stick. Possibly with shoulders to prop beer up on. These pageants just teach girls very young that their job is to sit and be looked at.
Personally I distrust any pageant the job of which is to stick beauty up on a pedestal about how women should look. I think it's hugely detrimental to the mental wellbeing of girls and women, along with degrading for men who are portrayed as little better than eyes and a penis on a stick. Possibly with shoulders to prop beer up on. These pageants just teach girls very young that their job is to sit and be looked at.
creepy, purely creepy. i couldn't live with myself, indoctrinating those kids like that - they are just begging for their girls to have self-image problems later in life
It teaches young girls that beauty is just a question of smiling, strong makeup and expensive clothes. For this reason alone, I am against child beauty pagents. I think that children need to be taught to have confidence and that true beauty comes from within.
The makeup and clothes that they wear are so strong that they are akin to the style that certain ladies of the night are customed to.
The makeup and clothes that they wear are so strong that they are akin to the style that certain ladies of the night are customed to.
I think it can be good for the kids when it's not taken to extremes, it's just like a bunch of little boys playing baseball, it's fun for them just like a lot of little girls enjoy these pageants. It can boost self-esteem greatly. My sister has been dancing in competitions from a young age and it's had a great effect on her self-esteem.
But when it's taken too far, like parents punishing their kids for not being pretty enough or intimidating them or other contestants, then it's just bad.
But when it's taken too far, like parents punishing their kids for not being pretty enough or intimidating them or other contestants, then it's just bad.