What Is Your Opinion About Little Girl’s Beauty Pageants?
I am totally against it and I don’t even know where to begin telling what’s wrong with these contests. Moms are completely psychos for putting little girls through that crap, shame on them! It’s women like those who don’t deserve to be mothers. Sorry for insulting any mothers out there but that’s just how strongly against it I am.
February 9th, 2010 at 1:19 am
I don’t like them. There is no reason that a small child should have to do what those kids do, it just seems kinda gross to me. It’s like dangling your child out there for creeps to gawk at.
I am with you, I think the whole “beauty pagent” industry needs to stop all together. All it does is glorify this unreal expectation of the female form. I think most women in general a self-conscience enough with the magazines and fashion industry telling us what we have to look like to be considered “beautiful”.
Just my opinion.
February 9th, 2010 at 3:33 am
While little girls from time immemorial have liked to play dress-up,
(and there’s nothing wrong with that) there is something terribly wrong and sick with sexualizing little girls and making them compete.
Look what happened to that poor, unfortunate Jon-Benet Ramsey girl!
Dressing up little girls and parading them around like made-up hookers is only encouraging sexual predators, and parents who do this are very sick.
They’re little girls! Let them BE little girls, not try to look “sexy” and
just like adult women.
Sexualizing children is just plain wrong.
February 9th, 2010 at 4:57 am
I hate those things.
I went to school with a girl who was stuck in those since she could walk and talk and she had the lowest self-esteem I have ever seen. She couldn’t walk out the door without a pound of makeup on her face and she STILL didn’t feel pretty enough. She felt everyone was judging her at every turn because that’s what she was used to.
Little girls shouldn’t have to worry about winning the title of “Most Beautiful”. Their biggest worry should be what they are going to do with their friends that day.
I want my daughter to feel gorgeous lounging around in her sweats with no makeup on. Putting her in “beauty pageants” will not accomplish that.
February 9th, 2010 at 8:25 am
I feel sorry for those girls. They should be allowed to be kids! I just think putting girls in beauty pageants sends a bad message, it’s like teaching them that looks are the most important thing about a person. Little girls being judged on their looks is just wrong. And then when they are judged, they have to have all this makeup plastered all over them- that’s like telling them that they aren’t pretty enough without it. I certainly would never put my child in beauty pageants.
February 9th, 2010 at 12:17 pm
I am totally against it
I didn’t even let my Boyfriends mom put my son in the cutest baby contest at the fair. I am against teaching children to judge others on their appearance, let alone teaching young children to judge themselves by how others see them. BP’s only teach girls to use their looks to get what they want, and that being pretty is all they are good for. Let alone the parents putting all that pressure on those children!
February 9th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Little girls Beauty pageants aren’t about little princesses living a dream…it’s about women living vicariously through their daughters….
Childrens sports, and music and dance lessons , are the same thing..
Childrens activities for the most part should be unsupervised,except for an adult to separate the fights.
sports really should be some version of “calvin ball”
February 9th, 2010 at 11:12 pm
They don’t deserve to be mothers? Thats a little harsh. I think it should be the childs choice. Some children love the attention they get from those things and they can earn scholarships and what not from them. I am against those crazy parents who force their daughters to put on tons of make up and a glittery dress for their own enjoyment. But if the child likes it then whats wrong with it?
February 10th, 2010 at 2:59 am
I am against it because this is like putting your child out there for everyone to see. These pageants are like breeding grounds for pedophiles. Little girls walking around with bathing suits and makeup on is ridiculous and little girls shouldn’t be looked at like that anyway. I wouldn’t want to risk my child being abducted or molested over a stupid contest. I agree those parents are crazy
February 10th, 2010 at 3:28 am
I think beauty pageants for little girls exist so desperate mothers can push their little girls into fierce competition to make up for their own failed dreams of glory.
I’m against it. It teaches little girls that you have to be perfect in order to be beautiful and accepted.
February 10th, 2010 at 8:18 am
I’m against it. these are little girls who should be playing outside and having fun, not looking like dolls. I was looking at this paper that had all these little girls in the pageant some of these girls had so much make up on and were dressed like a 19 year old going out to a club. ITs sick. 5 year olds should not be wearing more make up then a 19 year old. its very sad.
February 10th, 2010 at 9:27 am
i think there stupid, but if the little girls like to dress up and show off, good for them. there cute and little, let them live. if they dont even like it and wud rather play soccer, let them. i no when i was little, i wudn’t have wanted to do that. but its not that big a deal if they do. chill out.
February 10th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
Horrible. They are using their children for money. They are practically putting their children out as young sex symbols, and it’s disgusting how plastic they look! Children should be children, not wannabe beauty pageant girls.
February 10th, 2010 at 6:22 pm
I’m totally against it. I don’t see as much wrong with the “all natural” pagents as I do with the “anything goes”.
February 10th, 2010 at 10:36 pm
I’m totally against it too. You are teaching young girls that beauty is all that matters. I hate all that makeup and crap on those little girls.
February 11th, 2010 at 3:35 am
wrong
make very very young girls grow up too soon
and there is to many sickos and perverts and pregnant children out there for that these days
i say
NAYYYYY
February 11th, 2010 at 8:45 am
I heard a mum said she is trying to give her girl some life experience while at the same her daughter enjoys such event. i would prefer these little girl to go for some stage performance etc in their school.
February 11th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
I think it borders on being perverse. I’m totally against it.
February 11th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
i think they hurt self asteem. dont get into them. never do it. never never never. tell everyone u know. they dont need to be put through that kind of pressure.
February 11th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
its disgusting
they dress up these little girls adn raise them in a false idealistic world. Tehyre ruining these little girls lives
February 11th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
I think its okay. Its a girls decision if they want to do it or not. They should know that they might get hurt by not winning.
February 12th, 2010 at 4:06 am
I don’t want to sound prudey, but I am against the idea. Little girls should not be subjected to that kind of crap.
February 12th, 2010 at 5:37 am
Pageants are breeding grounds for insecurity. I would never do that to my daughter.
February 12th, 2010 at 8:38 am
I’m against them also.
Bad news.
February 12th, 2010 at 9:59 am
i see nothing wrong with little girl’s beauty pageants…
February 12th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
i’m against it. there is plenty of time 4 them 2 wear make up when they r older. little girls shouldn’t wear lipstick.
February 12th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
I think if the little girl WANTS to be in a peagant they should let her but if not then there just torturing her
February 13th, 2010 at 12:00 am
I’m against it too.
February 13th, 2010 at 4:26 am
horrible
they are little girls, not barbie dolls
February 13th, 2010 at 8:16 am
I think they really shouldnt do it
Its terrible
February 13th, 2010 at 11:16 am
really?! dont deserve to be mothers?! thats intense!
i am the proud aunt of a little girl who has done pagenats since she was very young- she is fixing to be six now. i do agree some of the mothers a families involved with the national glitz pageants can be very selfish and self uindulging instead of thinking of their child happiness. but in my situation- i have been the one who has paid for and put my neice in every pageant- and they are high glitz. she has always loved them and the day she says no more- then thats fine. on to the next thing. but your assumptions are one sided, pidgeon hole, and copletely innaccurate! and by the way- what kind of mother are you to be saying who “deserves” to be a parent?!!! thinking before you speak is something pageants have taught my neice and i believe that one concept can make the difference between ignorance and intelligence.
and i expect about a million thumbs down but its fine. we will still keep doing her pageants until she says stop.
February 13th, 2010 at 11:59 am
I THINK THAT MOST OF YOUR PEOPLE ARE FOLLOWERS. THEM GIRLS KNOW WHAT THEY WANT. AND EVERY ******* 5 YEAR OLDS DREAM IS TO BE A BARBIE. IF THEY WANNA DO IT THEY CAN ITS A FREE COUNTRY. THE PARENTS ARE NOT CRAZY. WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE SOMEBODY ELSE. I DONT RECALL HEARING YOUR NAMES IN THE BIBLE. OR IN MY WICCA BOOK. SOOO…. LEAVE THEM ALONE. I’M A MOTHER AND IF MY DAUGHTER WANTED TO DO THAT I’D LETTER. WE ALL KNOW 5 YEAR OLDS EXCEPT YOU, AND IF THEY DONT WANNA DO SOMETHING THEY WONT. NO MATTER WHAT THEIR PARENTS SAY. SO MIND YOUR OWN PEE’S AND QUE’S AND TURN THE DAMN CHANNEL IF YOU DONT WANNA WATCH IT. THEY HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO MAKE GREAT FUTURES FOR THERE KIDS, THEY ARE SOOOO SORRY YOUR PARENTS DONT SUPPORT YOU 100% LIKE THAT. GET OVER YOUSELF. YOUR NOT GOD.