Child Beauty Pageants Should Be Banned
Children Pageants Should Be Banned
“This can lead to eating disorders and poor self-esteem” (Overington, 13). Children in beauty pageants get judged on their outward appearance and get received or rejected. Children shouldn’t be allowed to compete in beauty pageants. Not only are pageants expensive, they make the children grow up too fast and the participants have poor self-esteem at the end of the day.
Children beauty pageants are expensive. Participation in a single competition can top $3,000 (Laura, 15). Money is usually not put aside into the university fund. Also the money it takes for the candidates to get to the place of the pageant is a lot, either by plane or by car. The hotel room, if they travel far, is not cheap. The clothes they wear is expensive, if fancy, along with the accessories.
The participants in the beauty pageants grow up too fast. “…tight dresses, heavy make-up and high heels…” are what the girls have to wear to win (Knight, 30). If the participants are not tan enough, they get spray tans or get in a tanning bed. They wear padded bras and stripper shoes instead of playing with dolls are coloring. They wax, wear fake eyelashes, fake hair (wigs) and sometimes even flipper teeth to have a perfect smile and impress the judges (Overington, 13). Many criticizers think that what the children wear is unsuitable because it is too revealing. …show more content…
Beauty pageants make children have poor self-esteem.
“Adolescent and child psychotherapist Collett Smart, whose practice sees many young girls with shredded self-esteem and the associated eating disorders” (Overington, 13). When judges tell the young girls they are not good or pretty enough it is advising them to get plastic surgery or even Botox injections (Overington, 13). Judging little girls appearance is harsh and cruel. “They are buying into a misogynistic notion that says, ‘Not only do I not look good enough, but even if I try, I may still not win” (Against: ‘The idea this is harmless fun makes me really
angry’).
On the other hand, children can also make friends from all over the country at the pageants. They can overcome their shyness if they are shy when they are on stage trying to impress the judges. “I have found some neat friends at pageants - young ladies who are bettering themselves, and reaching for the starts – just like me. It’s so much fun finding girls with similar standards and visions for their lives. When others win, I choose to rejoice with them and cheer them on to go for the gold! If I win, I use the title to encourage others” (Wright, 2007). However, others think that pageants’ intense competition and hours of preparation may be too much for kids. “The kids grow up with a never-ending drive for physical appearance” (Anastasia, 1). “Loghan is quick to mention how tired she can get sometimes and how she ‘sort of stretches’ to stay awake” (Golding).
Children shouldn’t get involved in beauty pageants because they are expensive, and not only that but they are cruel in the sense they lower the self-esteem of little girls by judging their appearance. Lastly the beauty pageants make the children grow up too fast by making them wear make-up and inappropriate clothes.
“This can lead to eating disorders and poor self-esteem” (Overington, 13). Children in beauty pageants get judged on their outward appearance and get received or rejected. Children shouldn’t be allowed to compete in beauty pageants. Not only are pageants expensive, they make the children grow up too fast and the participants have poor self-esteem at the end of the day.
Children beauty pageants are expensive. Participation in a single competition can top $3,000 (Laura, 15). Money is usually not put aside into the university fund. Also the money it takes for the candidates to get to the place of the pageant is a lot, either by plane or by car. The hotel room, if they travel far, is not cheap. The clothes they wear is expensive, if fancy, along with the accessories.
The participants in the beauty pageants grow up too fast. “…tight dresses, heavy make-up and high heels…” are what the girls have to wear to win (Knight, 30). If the participants are not tan enough, they get spray tans or get in a tanning bed. They wear padded bras and stripper shoes instead of playing with dolls are coloring. They wax, wear fake eyelashes, fake hair (wigs) and sometimes even flipper teeth to have a perfect smile and impress the judges (Overington, 13). Many criticizers think that what the children wear is unsuitable because it is too revealing. …show more content…
Beauty pageants make children have poor self-esteem.
“Adolescent and child psychotherapist Collett Smart, whose practice sees many young girls with shredded self-esteem and the associated eating disorders” (Overington, 13). When judges tell the young girls they are not good or pretty enough it is advising them to get plastic surgery or even Botox injections (Overington, 13). Judging little girls appearance is harsh and cruel. “They are buying into a misogynistic notion that says, ‘Not only do I not look good enough, but even if I try, I may still not win” (Against: ‘The idea this is harmless fun makes me really
angry’).
On the other hand, children can also make friends from all over the country at the pageants. They can overcome their shyness if they are shy when they are on stage trying to impress the judges. “I have found some neat friends at pageants - young ladies who are bettering themselves, and reaching for the starts – just like me. It’s so much fun finding girls with similar standards and visions for their lives. When others win, I choose to rejoice with them and cheer them on to go for the gold! If I win, I use the title to encourage others” (Wright, 2007). However, others think that pageants’ intense competition and hours of preparation may be too much for kids. “The kids grow up with a never-ending drive for physical appearance” (Anastasia, 1). “Loghan is quick to mention how tired she can get sometimes and how she ‘sort of stretches’ to stay awake” (Golding).
Children shouldn’t get involved in beauty pageants because they are expensive, and not only that but they are cruel in the sense they lower the self-esteem of little girls by judging their appearance. Lastly the beauty pageants make the children grow up too fast by making them wear make-up and inappropriate clothes.