NWR: Toddlers and Tiaras- Opinions

klovesd

I'm not sure if this has been discussed before but what's your opinion on these child beauty pageants? I was flipping through the channels and stopped on it. I'm curious as to what you all may think. My opinion: I can see how good things can come from it- like money for college. But I just feel like spray tanning your child and making them prance around in bathing suits at the age of 6 is exploiting them as Prosti-tots. These girls are going to have a terrible body image when they grow- thinking they're always going to have to be skinny, tan, and wear lots of makeup. And they just creep me out with all that makeup on.

kate51485

Trainwreck.

Kati0105

Two words: JonBenet Ramsey.

MissSarah786

There's no money for college that is earned from them. I was in little kid pageants until I was 4, my grandmother entered me and organized everything for me. It costs WAY more money to enter it, get dresses, hair, tans, falsies, fake hair than you will ever win in prizes. I can't say that from what I remember it was awful or anything, but I do remember throwing a fit in the car on the way to a pageant because I wanted to go to a party at my daycare. I cried even back stage and another mom snapped at me, basically telling me to shut up and suck it up.

klovesd

Sarah- Yea I forgot about the cost. I remember seeing an episode where they spent about $1000 just on the dress! So if they don't profit from this, then why why why why are parents doing this?

Kati0105

My bio mom had me doing pageants when I was young for money but not for me, it's money for her to keep. No wonder I hate her so much.:(I also agree that it is a money-losing proposition.  Only one or two girls make money in each pageant whereas thousands of dollars are spent on the clothes, makeup, tanning, etc.

MissSarah786

My grandma did it because she always wanted to model and wanted me to as well. I don't remember ever taking a picture with or for my grandma where she didn't say "Strike a model pose" before the photo.

klovesd

CS: That's so true! And not just with these beauty pageants, but also academics and sports, especially sports.

MissSarah786

This may sound bad, but have you noticed that a huge majority of the pageant moms on that show are over weight, some are sloppily dresses, and not made up at all, yet their daughters look like air brushed, street walkers with caked makeup and sparkly, revealing clothing. It makes me think that they are just living through their kids.

klovesd

I was thinking the exact same thing! Not one of them are what they are making their kids to look like - skinny, tan, makeup, et.c It's sad.

Simply Fated

I think to an extent it can be positive... it can help kids with self-confidence and all that.But once it stops being fun.. then it's all over.I think a lot of parents like to have bragging rights and live vicariously through their kids. THAT is disturbing to me.My boyfriend's little sister used to do pageants and she really liked it. But it was costly and competitive and it just stopped being about fun and started being work.That's the thing.. they can be really expensive and in order to spend the money you have to make money. And in order to make money you have to spend money. It's a vicious cycle. I also do not approve of the pageants that judge only on appearance. A lot of childrens pageants are now taking personality into consideration, which is a step up, in my opinion.I think the fake hair, fake teeth, and spray on tans are creepy. Parents should not be turning their children into sex symbols. It's sick and perverted.

jamm2019

MissSarah - LOL! I totally that is so true.  Most of the moms probably spend so much money on their daughters that they can't afford anything for themselves. I would never do that to my daughter.  She has enough fun dressing up in dress clothes at home that I wouldn't want to put her in that type of spot light.  I just don't think they need all of the make up, fake teeth, and spray tanning.  Most little girls are adorable they don't need all of that extra stuff.

LesPaul

I hate, hate, hate this industry.  Teaching a 5-year-old to shake her butt and wink at the judges is WRONG.  And 99% of them are the mom living vicariously through the poor child.  It's disgusting, and the show needs to be taken off the air.

jamm2019

I just re read my post.  I cannot type this morning.  Sorry

skiingstark

I do not agree with it being soo young. I think certain pageants are okay once the child is old enough to choose it and actually wants to do it. I did a pageant which was not bad, they did a hour of interview questions and had a talent portion with no swimsuit portion. Basically I remember all the dancing and making friends with other girls my age. They did a more natural look with the makeup and outfits were all suited for the age. Not like this show.I was I think around 8 years old and I was the one pushing my mom to let me do it. I got second place, I remembering have lots of fun. When my mom practiced the interview portion I look back at that and it is soo similar to what we do for job interviews, so I think that is great to teach girls. We did not do it again though because of the money, the judge came up to us and said what kept me from winning was my outfits Mom felt bad. So this is not cheep at all but the sport I ended up doing ski racing is not cheep either.