toldailytopic: Toddlers & Tiaras: what do you think about child beauty pageants?

[Nathon Detroit]

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[Nick M]

Toddlers and tiaras are fine. Little girls seem to like the idea of being a princess. The show, nor beauty pageants for little girls is not. Sexualizing girls leads to endings like Jon Benet Ramsey.

 

[chrysostom]

I think the mothers should get beat up

 

[bybee]

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I am opposed to them because they steal away childhood freedoms.
I am opposed to the sexualizing of little girls.
Likewise, I believe that sports for little boys can demand way too much of their time and talent.

 

[Sherman]

toldailytopic: Toddlers & Tiaras: what do you think about child beauty pageants?

Children should be allowed to be children. This photo just makes me cringe. Child exploitation is the only way of describing it. It is parents living out their fantasies through their daughters. The little girl would be much prettier in pig tails ordinary play clothes and out playing hopscotch with her friends. I enjoy seeing a child happy and enjoying herself. This girl doesn't look happy.

 

[Granite]

Pretty grotesque stuff, all things considered.

 

[Stripe]

She looks like a Thunderbirds puppet. :chuckle:

 

[steko]

Let em' be children.
The struggles of adulthood come too soon, already.

 

[kmoney]

The TheologyOnline.com TOPIC OF THE DAY for December 22nd, 2011 11:49 AM

toldailytopic: Toddlers & Tiaras: what do you think about child beauty pageants?

Appalling. Despicable. Child abuse. Can warp a girl's sense of self-worth.

 

[Sherman]

Appalling. Despicable. Child abuse. Can warp a girl's sense of self-worth.

Yep. It takes away the girl's innocence and it sexualizes her. Girls shouldn't be in shows like this, Instead they should be out playing with dolls and reading books.

 

[rocketman]

Exploitation of your own children for what? I would consider this another form of child abuse. Kids grow up too quick these days anyway, why rush it.

 

[rocketman]

She looks like a Thunderbirds puppet. :chuckle:

No doubt...:chuckle:

 

[elohiym]

Horrible show. :down:

 

[Stripe]

Elo doesn't like Thunderbirds? :noway:

 

[Granite]

Exploitation of your own children for what? I would consider this another form of child abuse. Kids grow up too quick these days anyway, why rush it.

I'd consider anything that exploits a child, prematurely ages them, and forces kids to serve as vicarious avatars for their parents to be semi-abusive.

Then again, we don't seem to have a huge issue with children participating in sports whether they like it or not. Less of an ick factor, obviously.

 

[elohiym]

Let em' be children.
The struggles of adulthood come too soon, already.

At what age should any woman struggle to look and act like that? :idunno:

 

[elohiym]

Elo doesn't like Thunderbirds? :noway:

Loved Thunderbirds! :sibbie:

 

[Son of Jack]

I'll do whatever I can to keep my little girl from having her self-worth be wrapped up in our culture's definition of beauty. She's beautiful because she's made in God's own image (Genesis 1:26-28) and has a beautiful spirit of faith (1 Peter 3:3-6).

 

[Sherman]

I'll do whatever I can to keep my little girl from having her self-worth being wrapped up in our culture's definition of beauty. She's beautiful because she's made in God's own image (Genesis 1:26-28) and has a beautiful spirit of faith (1 Peter 3:3-6).

:thumb: And she has a beautiful smile. She is way cuter than the makeup encrusted pageant girls. She one lucky little girl. You are to be commended for protecting her. Robbing children of their innocence is an abomination.

 

[Stripe]

Then again, we don't seem to have a huge issue with children participating in sports whether they like it or not. Less of an ick factor, obviously.

Kids should be outside running around. :idunno:

Why would you even think of making this comparison?

Loved Thunderbirds! :sibbie:

Funny, I picked you as more of a Joe90 kinda guy... :chuckle: