tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471558047909449647.post7596979619330141715..comments2023-07-04T04:58:42.695-04:00Comments on MAB's notes on jewelry, life and ephemera: Television! Toddlers and TiarasMAB from OtterCatHaushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16758405161403620195noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471558047909449647.post-11141067900276044712009-12-31T11:42:24.628-05:002009-12-31T11:42:24.628-05:00This should be illegal.This should be illegal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471558047909449647.post-89029149910410729892009-12-30T21:23:20.145-05:002009-12-30T21:23:20.145-05:00the whole culture of pageantry galls me...parading...the whole culture of pageantry galls me...parading garishly-dressed young woman before an audience meant to visually consume them like mere chattel. The whole thing becomes 20x more disgusting when these women are children. blech.Huzzah! Vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06395527823134584486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471558047909449647.post-26193472691831918072009-12-30T12:13:40.044-05:002009-12-30T12:13:40.044-05:00Okay, with that top picture - photoshop much? This...Okay, with that top picture - photoshop much? This show pisses me off like no other. I yell at the tv if it's on. I want to bitch slap these mothers and shake some sense into them. Freaking idiots! And I'll keep my comments to that, because the rest would use very un-lady-like language. And we all know that I'm a proper lady ;PCamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10413616783388328791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471558047909449647.post-57294134807571671862009-12-30T11:09:07.004-05:002009-12-30T11:09:07.004-05:00Ick! You all said everything that I was thinking ...Ick! You all said everything that I was thinking while reading the post. I don't have cable or satelite, so I'm insulated from seeing such things. I couldn't watch it anyway - poor babies. I just can't imagine doing that to a child.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13471890810318961274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471558047909449647.post-68437272706133854602009-12-29T18:18:33.539-05:002009-12-29T18:18:33.539-05:00Gosh, I'm glad I wrote about this. I don'...Gosh, I'm glad I wrote about this. I don't think the moms even realize that they're sexualizing the kids. But some of the dads are very uncomfortable with some of the costumes, and rightly so. <br />I can almost see a girl wanting to do this, if her friends were in pageants. It's huge business in the south. My mother never would have gone for it though. The money and time spent are amazing. It seems like so much pressure on these kids.MAB from OtterCatHaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758405161403620195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471558047909449647.post-85516997898920089242009-12-29T18:05:43.396-05:002009-12-29T18:05:43.396-05:00If you put aside the emotional damage done to thes...If you put aside the emotional damage done to these girls, the self-esteem issues of the mothers and the overall deplorability of judging women on appearances (can you say archaic?) we would still have to deal with the fact that this sort of thing sexualizes CHILDREN! <br />How sick is that?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471558047909449647.post-581738218343232922009-12-29T15:39:29.991-05:002009-12-29T15:39:29.991-05:00Wow Laura, that is intense but even the promos for...Wow Laura, that is intense but even the promos for that show are intense. It is absolutely deplorable that these parents do this to these children but there is also a strange curiosity about the whole venture hence not being able to let go of watching it transpire. I say, let kids be kids they have a life time ahead of them to worry about being "Beautiful"<br /><br />Great blog post :)<br /><br />I think one of the reasons I liked the movie "little Ms. Sunshine" was because it takes a kinda tongue in cheek poke at all this.<br /><br />Have a great day, regards, T. :)T@PoppyPlacePdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17473955741985811943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471558047909449647.post-67061734568788343472009-12-29T13:49:44.174-05:002009-12-29T13:49:44.174-05:00I loathe pageants for females of any age. We don&#...I loathe pageants for females of any age. We don't need to parade ourselves around to prove anything. I especially think it's detrimental for young girls because the parents get obsessed with winning and they give their daughters mixed messages about what is important in life. I still watch shows like this because I can't turn away, but I find them very sad and strange.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471558047909449647.post-38456346702966747342009-12-29T13:29:36.936-05:002009-12-29T13:29:36.936-05:00This is appalling! Those poor girls have no regula...This is appalling! Those poor girls have no regular childhood and are just basically play dolls for Mom. What happens to their self-esteem when they are no longer as cute and pretty? Are they encouraged in any way to develop an intellect? It's very sad.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11164372023881892463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471558047909449647.post-41612744992878119652009-12-29T13:20:44.767-05:002009-12-29T13:20:44.767-05:00Oh I know. Very disturbing. I'm fine with peop...Oh I know. Very disturbing. I'm fine with people doing their own thing in their own lives, but when it can possibly damage someone that's where I draw the line. These girls, wow! Talk about emotional damage, if their parents aren't "proud" enough when losing or not getting first place. If it was simply dressing pretty with some gloss and doing talent shows, that'd be fine.<br /><br />But the fake tans, fake hair, fake teeth... what kind of example are they setting? Disgusting.<br /><br />You took the words out of my mouth.xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04886712345622315911noreply@blogger.com