Child Beauty Pageants & Stuff

I recall hearing people making a huge deal about a kid from a beauty pageant nicknamed "Honey Boo Boo". When I asked my government teacher about what that show was about, she answered this, "Don't watch it. It's a horrible mixture of the redneck culture and near child-abuse".
Here are pictures of Honey Boo Boo for those who remain in the bliss ignorance just like me:

As I later learned, the show called "Here comes honey boo boo" came after the Thompson's family first appearance in the show "Toddlers and Tiaras". I'm a terribly curious person, and no, this is not a flaw. So I decided to watch an episode of Toddlers and Tiaras. I promise to link (CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO) the actual video I saw as soon as I find it since I could only stand to watch about half of it and later, I skipped to the end to see the results. I have several thoughts about this show, so I'll list them:

1. Pedophiles must enjoy this show. This was the first thing that came up to my mind after seeing the girls acting cute, wearing very sexual dresses, make-up, and even doing things the do, like the "bowling game" some girl and her mother play  in which the mother would roll some sort of candy at her daughter along a blue tape she had place there and she would "suck it like a vacuum," in her own words. You come up with the point of the game, I couldn't. Anyway, I have several other comments about this, but I'm afraid they fall in the same category as what a pedophile would be thinking and enojoying thinking, which is worst. Feel free to guess what I'm thinking.
2. What is wrong with these parents? When I was young I always wanted those pretend make-up sets. These kids get more than just fake make-up sets. THEY GO TO TANNING SALONS! [The mother took her daughter to a tanning salon because the girl wanted to be "brown like Beyonce"] Yes, it's horrible, I know. This just proves how much society has been influenced by the "pop" culture. I wouldn't doubt it if even the Gerber baby had make-up on rr contact lenses or even blush for that matter. How can the parents encourage their kids to participate in child beauty pageants? Take in mind these are the same people that say "beauty is in the inside". No, society, it is certainly not. You are misleading the newer generations. I noticed one of the girls in the video didn't want to participate in this. She even made a point of it by refusing to walk, her mother had to literally drag her so she could stand up and walk. I've never been able to understand people who make other people live up to the expectations they once had of themselves. 
3. The Contradiction. I was trying to understand the basis of judgment by which the judges made their decision. I really couldn't find any, expect that the winners were the most unchild-like as they could possibly be. I imagined sixteen year olds instead of these four and five year olds in their costumes, acting coy, "innocent", and clumsily. The only child-like features they had were their bodies and the clumsy way they presented themselves. I don't mean this as an offense, but think about it. Kids are naturally clumsily and cute that way. These little girls were clumsy in their own way of walking, talking, etc, yet that was the only innocence they had. They wear wearing more make-up than a model and they are scarcely potty trained! When I finally heard what the judges were looking for, well, it was a contradiction (thus, the title). The judges wanted a cute looking girl who could pull off a mature look. The girl had to be innocent and yet beautiful. Yes, there is beauty in innocence, but since when does innocence include wearing THAT much make-up? These girls have stopped living their childhood by attending a show that exposes them a little too early to jealousy, to hatred, to failure. Sorry if I'm old fashioned, but the place of a child is exploring the world, not going to a salon, getting hairdos, wearing wigs, and competing for a plastic, shiny crown.

My ranting my be long this time, but this is such an attractive conversation topic. You know, this would be a nice way to find out if someone is worth it. It would be something like this:

-"Hey Bob, how do you feel about child beauty pageants?"
-"I'm not sure Cindy, I guess it prepares girls for their future."
Note to self: he is a sexist lad. Dump his ass.

-"Hey Patricia, how do you feel about child beauty pageants?"
-"The girls are SO CUTEEEEEEEEEE! (note this will go on for a long time). Oh my god, they look *so* adorable in their mini dresses and their make-up and blah blah blah...
Note to self: she is a plastic, shallow, materialistic girl. Must keep her. 

-"Hey Carlos, what do you think about child beauty pageants?"
-"Ehhh, I don't care. They're stupid I guess."
(Both men drink beer in unison)

-"Hey Becky, what do you think about child beauty pageants?"
-"They look so precious in their costumes and their little shoes, so tiny and shiny with those beautiful hair style! And THE MAKE-UP blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah...............
(This goes on forever but I don't have space to cover a three hour conversation that jumps from make-up to brands and ends with break-ups.)

Okay, maybe not THAT exaggerated but, along those lines. I promise to post the link of the video (CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO) and I have plans for the next post which is about one of my favorite reference websites.

Disclaimer:
This is NOT intended to OFFENDED anyone in any way. It is just a topic that I felt needed to be covered. If you don't like-e, then don't read-e.

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