Mother dresses girl aged THREE as prostitute in Toddlers and Tiaras pageant

Originally posted by caladonea
reply to post by MischeviousElf

 

To me this is just plain wrong, wrong, wrong. I am totally against these pageants. The children are too young, they have to work too hard, and they are missing out on their childhood. I think the mothers are trying to live out their fantasy of being in a pageant through their daughters. To put wigs, makeup, false eyelashes, and provocative clothing on a toddler is wrong.Teaching these young innocents provocative ways of dancing, singing and speaking...is wrong too.

I am very sad and worried for these precious little ones. To me their parents are imbeciles. They are exposing their children to sexual predators. The parents are very foolish and wrong.

What can be done?

You can mind your own business and raise your kids as you choose. Just because you think it is wrong does not mean that it is or that society needs to do something about it. How do I know everything you do as a parent is genius? I know great father who never put his little girl in a pagent. She is dead now though because he was against seatbelts. Not every parent is perfect so either you need to implement a police state and take them all so you can raise them as you see fit or you need to get over the fact that a little girl put on a dress you did not like.

For once I am actually speechless..
Even my 14 year old son clocked the picture over my shoulder and walked off in disgust muttering. Oh dear...

Originally posted by Sevensight

Originally posted by caladonea
reply to post by MischeviousElf

 

To me this is just plain wrong, wrong, wrong. I am totally against these pageants. The children are too young, they have to work too hard, and they are missing out on their childhood. I think the mothers are trying to live out their fantasy of being in a pageant through their daughters. To put wigs, makeup, false eyelashes, and provocative clothing on a toddler is wrong.Teaching these young innocents provocative ways of dancing, singing and speaking...is wrong too.

I am very sad and worried for these precious little ones. To me their parents are imbeciles. They are exposing their children to sexual predators. The parents are very foolish and wrong.

What can be done?

You can mind your own business and raise your kids as you choose. Just because you think it is wrong does not mean that it is or that society needs to do something about it. How do I know everything you do as a parent is genius? I know great father who never put his little girl in a pagent. She is dead now though because he was against seatbelts. Not every parent is perfect so either you need to implement a police state and take them all so you can raise them as you see fit or you need to get over the fact that a little girl put on a dress you did not like.

while in theory eerything you say is true, I have to say you have a narrow view of the situation. You are looking at this purely from the perspective of the parent of these children, or even the children themselves. You seem fine to say "Ah, how bad could it mess them up anyway? Other parents do worse."

What the real issue, at the heart of this thread, is:
What is this doing to society as a whole??
You may not think you care what one parent does with their children, but believe me things like this can have a way of impacting everyone in society. If not you, maybe your children or grandchildren will have the pleasure of living in a society where it is fine for innocent little girls to be sexualized, a world where pedophilea is harder to stem because we blatantly broadcast on the LEARNING channel young babes in low cuts, and high cuts, high heels and more make-up than a tramp would wear. It isnt just about THESE kids and their brain dead parents, it is about what this says about our society as a whole, what this says about the direction we are headed, and what this says about MSM and their agenda. Yes, beuaty pageants happen - do these little girls really need to be broadcast to millions of people? There is also a legal aspect here. I am concerned to see these children on tv. They are not old enough to give their consent, and the images can come back to haunt them later in life. Think of the humiliation of being a grown woman dogged by old videos of yourself having tantrums as a toddler, fighting with your mother, crying and sobbing, dressing like a slut? These kids should not be televised at all. There should be a cut off age where the law says sorry, your child is not old enough to be at your mercy when it comes to their public life. But i guess that will never happen.
I think anyone with any moral decency should turn off this stupid channel and refuse to turn it on until the show gets yanked off the air.

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reply to post by chrissiel123


Well Chrissie, that was very well said. I actually agree with everything except for a law making it illegal to put kids on tv. I think parents should take RESPONSIBILITY for what they do. And with responsible decision-making, I doubt this show would exist for us all to complaint about. But we are the nation of apathy. I swear if I weren't so cynical, I think I would have lost my mind with the way society is. The way we treat each other.

reply to post by Sevensight


You have had a really strong reaction to this topic...so have I. We are both entitled to our individual opinions. So...we can agree to disagree. Take care.

What Can I Do About This Show?

I have TLC blocked from all my receivers.

I encourage all of you to do the same.

Rapid age progression of this girl's thought process:
Age 6: "Look at me! Look at me!"
Age 13: "Look at me! Look at me!"
Age 17: "Look at me! Look at me!"
Age 21: :Look at me! Look at me!"
Age 36: "Look at me! Look at me!"

This mother is destroying her daughter. She is going to grow up to be an attention whore. The mother is living vicariously through her child. The mother obviously is starved for attention, so she's using her daughter to gain the attention she needs. This is the ego equivalent of Münchausen syndrome.
en.wikipedia.org...

This mother is teaching her daughter that only your appearance is important. The mother is obviously working with only a half mind and passing this sickness on to her daughter.

The mother is also teaching her daughter that any amount of money must be used so you look good and people will like you. The prostitute outfit is poisonous for this girl's mind. She will remember how much attention she received when she showed more flesh and this will remain in her psyche.

Whatever happened to only splurging on a dress for a special occasion and prom? Can you imagine what this girl is going to expect her prom dress to cost? This mother is grooming this poor girl to be a monster who seeks only attention and will be confused when she starts dating. Any attention she gets will be perceived as love because I can bet you that every time this girl leaves the stage, her mother tells her "They just loved you!"

Parents, everything you do is an example of proper adult behavior to your child. If you have your kids around every time you're partying and socializing with your drinking friends, they will most likely grow up believing that you can't socialize unless you're drinking. (And, yes,there is a difference between having a beer at a barbeque and going to a social drinking bash.) If you demonstrate to your child that looks are more important than intelligence, than they'll grow up believing that you only have to use half your brain to get ahead in life while your body does the rest.

Believe it or not, dressing your child up and parading them on stage in front of a bunch of people who don't even care if the girl can read is mentally abusive. You are teaching your child the wrong values.

When I worked at the mall, they'd have these stupid little miss pageants in the center square on the weekends. The most disgusting part was all the men on the second floor leaning over the railing gawking at them.

reply to post by Sevensight


SevenSight.. are you a parent?
I only ask because it's seems to me that those that see the parent wishes in this mere realilty. for their child, happens to be their lost in life. With hopes of creating that moment not for them.. the child, but for you....

There is a time to reflect...
Regrets are tough enough within your own life, if you had a chance to make them.. but to, why empose those past loses onto a another if you could change it for the better.

She really did not have a choice.. Pretty Women is'nt a excuse to put her out there...

However, at this rate, we could expect a new series of "Who is the youngest Male Stud"

What are you passing forward?

If you can't be true to yourself.. how do you expect the same from your child?

Jesse

Originally posted by seeker11

Makes me sad. One reason (I know this might sound bad) but one reason I"m glad I had a boy instead of a girl. I honestly don't know if I am capable of dealing with that kind of pressure on young girls today. My daughter would probably hate me because I would be like "no, no, no, no, no," everywhere she turned. haha.

And there's so much shock when pedophelia runs rampant. Come on people, this type of stuff is WHY.

I'd like to add, she doesn't look much different than some of the barbie dolls that are advertised and sold to young girls her age in the supermarket.

It's no wonder this is thought to be acceptable.

Starts with fantasy and moves real life before you know it. What happened to protecting our young children? I don't care what anyone says, that is way too young to be exposed to that type of imagery, not to mention pretending to BE that image.

edit on 7-9-2011

edit on 7-9-2011 by seeker11 because: (no reason given)

Actually, pedophilia follows bloodlines most often. No cases of "inspired pedophilia" have been documented.

However, and more to your point, we shouldn't furnish pedophiles with legal material. And I'd say what we should do with the mothers, and the mothers who watch with their daughters, but I'd like to maintain my status as a T&C violation-free user. extra DIV