Ok, here's something I don't understand. From time to time when there's absolutely nothing on tv, I've turned on that wretched show "Toddlers in Tiaras". Now don't get me wrong. I can see parents having pride in their children, dressing them up and showing them off. What I can't stand is dressing your 3 year old like a streetwalker and teaching her to shake her booty. Come on people, where's your sense of pride and modesty?
These parents are not doing any good for their children. Fake tans, fake eyelashes, fake teeth, $500 dresses, manicures, pedicures, etc., etc. Ugh, it's disgusting. These mothers are living precariously through their daughters. And some of the fathers can be just as bad. Of course I blame the judges as well. You see the interviews with some of them and they say things like, "Well it is better for the girls to wear fake teeth (yes, I know there is a technical term, but I can't think of it right now). After-all, it's not very attractive to see missing teeth when they smile." Give me a break, she's 6, she's supposed to be missing teeth!!
You see the interviews with the kids and it's all about the Barbie doll look, the crowns and the ribbons. The interviews with the mothers really reveal the ulterior motive - Cash! Of course the cash prizes only come with the top crown so the parents keep pushing and pushing. It costs a fortune for these kids to go to these pageants and the parents can't see that they've spent $8,000 over the years for little Betsy to finally win the $500 prize. Sheesh!
I thought we were doing well with showing girls that there is no such thing as the Barbie doll body, but alas, I guess I was wrong.
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