Debate: against child beauty pageants

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Who among you has never dreamt to be a princess? Everybody knows that all little girls have already dreamt of being a princess just for one day. Nowadays, televisions programs broadcast a lot of reality shows promoting beautiful girls, with too much make up and well defined hairstyles. Yet, some parents still continue to hope that their kids will become the next most popular beauty queen and do not hesitate to transform them in little adults.

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[...] I do not think so. Parents generally think that these kinds of experiences can be a good solution to boost their child's self-esteem and confidence. They also be persuaded that their kids will be better aware of the real world but some of these little girls want to stop to go to school and have already stop doing their homeworks because they are convinced that they will have model job during their entire lives. For these kids, the fact to always “play acting” often creates hyper- competitive state of mind, or high narcissism. [...]

[...] Debate: against child beauty pageants Who among you has never dreamt to be a princess? Everybody knows that all little girls have already dreamt of being a princess just for one day. Nowadays, televisions programs broadcast a lot of reality shows promoting beautiful girls, with too much make up and well-defined hairstyles. Yet, some parents still continue to hope that their kids will become the next most popular beauty queen and do not hesitate to transform them in little adults. [...]

[...] These little girls are just child and to be well performed, child pageants required time and patience and could even be stressful for children. Do you think that these kids are happy? Becoming a queen of beauty required several hours of smiles and walks practicing and can impinge on child's homework time or social relationship. Indeed, some participants need to practice during seven hours a week to be perfectly trained but they are no longer than 90 seconds on stage. [...]

[...] Then, they can also dance or show their talents. They are judged depending on their looks, capabilities, poise, perfection and confidence. They can win prizes which differ depending on the importance on the contest; radios, flowers, cash awards, trophies and tiaras. According to the Attorney General of the Department of Justice in California, "there is no law that prescribes how a pageant must be managed, the rules are set by each contest promoter". Hence, it is not surprising to see little queens of beauty wearing lipstick, eyeliner, spray tan, hair extension, fake nails or even fake teeth to enhance their appearances. [...]

[...] Unfortunately, many of these circumstances are most of time put aside by people. I think that everybody can be concerned by this problem and be clearly informed of the reality concerning this business. I also believe that make-up should be limited or completely banned of these pageants because as such testimonies remind; “babies are not Barbies”. “All kids are beautiful” and people should take it into consideration before try to realise their own dreams through their children. Sources: • Beauty Pageants Draw Children and Criticism http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=126315&page=1#.T5FqNu1OPws • Child Beauty Pageants: What Are We Teaching Our Girls? [...]