BEAUTY PAGEANTS
Bimbos go bonkers
Recently, there has been an insane rally against child beauty pageants. Personally, I am concerned about the way these beauty pageants portray women and young girls. This has come in response to news that an American company has decided to bring its pageant to Australia for the first time.
Child welfare authorities in the United States are investigating a mother who appeared on national television injecting her eight-year-old daughter with the anti-wrinkle treatment Botox. ''It's a tough world in the pageant world, I'm telling you.” said Ms Campbell. It was obvious that Brittany (the daughter) was in pain. ”Is it necessary to take beauty to the extreme where children are in excruciating pain and crying?” I asked. Mrs Campbell replied with “Beauty is painful”, and walked away with her daughter. The mother claims that she does it because all the other contestants do it. Botox injections can be painful and are not recommended for anyone under 18 for cosmetic reasons.
There have been extreme cases of parents taking their children to have their eyebrows waxed, fake tans applied and pushing their children to strut about on stage to fulfil their parent’s ambitions, and financial desires. Beauty pageants induct girls into a culture in which they will be appraised and valued for their physical appeal. Pageants teach girls, even before they might have memorised the alphabet, how to look "better" than their natural selves. They are made to understand that they look "pretty" and "cute" with rouge on their cheeks, fake teeth and even, occasionally, more shapely brows courtesy of waxing. They learn that it is normal for their appearance to be judged and ranked against other girls.
There is a lot of pressure on children to perform on the stage. If the child happens to lose, frustrations creep in. The frustration leads to depression and other psychological complication. Child beauty pageants effects are disastrous on the child's body and mind. A child's
Recently, there has been an insane rally against child beauty pageants. Personally, I am concerned about the way these beauty pageants portray women and young girls. This has come in response to news that an American company has decided to bring its pageant to Australia for the first time.
Child welfare authorities in the United States are investigating a mother who appeared on national television injecting her eight-year-old daughter with the anti-wrinkle treatment Botox. ''It's a tough world in the pageant world, I'm telling you.” said Ms Campbell. It was obvious that Brittany (the daughter) was in pain. ”Is it necessary to take beauty to the extreme where children are in excruciating pain and crying?” I asked. Mrs Campbell replied with “Beauty is painful”, and walked away with her daughter. The mother claims that she does it because all the other contestants do it. Botox injections can be painful and are not recommended for anyone under 18 for cosmetic reasons.
There have been extreme cases of parents taking their children to have their eyebrows waxed, fake tans applied and pushing their children to strut about on stage to fulfil their parent’s ambitions, and financial desires. Beauty pageants induct girls into a culture in which they will be appraised and valued for their physical appeal. Pageants teach girls, even before they might have memorised the alphabet, how to look "better" than their natural selves. They are made to understand that they look "pretty" and "cute" with rouge on their cheeks, fake teeth and even, occasionally, more shapely brows courtesy of waxing. They learn that it is normal for their appearance to be judged and ranked against other girls.
There is a lot of pressure on children to perform on the stage. If the child happens to lose, frustrations creep in. The frustration leads to depression and other psychological complication. Child beauty pageants effects are disastrous on the child's body and mind. A child's