Child Pageants Analysis
Anyone can access it at any given time. As stated in “5 Reasons Child Pageants are Bad for Kids”, “John Ramsey and his family skyrocketed to national prominence in 1996, when Ramsey’s 6-year-old daughter JonBenet, a frequent child pageant contestant, was found murdered.” (Mark Fix, P.1). That is tragic, horrifying, and a downright terrible thing to happen to any parent. As I stated before, children need to be children. John Ramsey, the parent of the deceased JonBenet, stated the following “It’s just a bad idea “to put your child on public display,” he says.” (5 Reasons Child Pageants are Bad for Kids, P.1). Based off this article, it is just bad in general to do any of this. If it is going to risk the life of your offspring, you need to steer
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the other direction. As with every controversial subject, there are people who still see these pageants as a good thing.
People in support of these pageants say things such as “-pageants allows children to gain more than just cash prizes, but also scholarships, letters of recommendation, and name recognition in the world.” (Glitter and glamour: Inside children beauty pageants, P.7).
While that may be true, is the cost of spending so much just to prep them for it and having them put out there on the shady media worth it? God only knows what kind of creepers lie within the depths of the internet. Also, the supporter of child beauty pageants goes on to say the following, “The players and beauty contestants must have the willpower to eat properly and stay in a healthy, but also, top physical shape to perform their best.” (Glitter and glamour: Inside children beauty pageants,P.9). So apparently, they should cut (meaning to be more defined) and have strict diets? This goes back to my point on CHILDREN NEED TO BE CHILDREN! They should be able to have some McNuggets every once in awhile, not be restricted from foods like it! The supporter then goes on to state the following “This teaches children whether they compete on the field or on the pageant stage, that to be successful one must have self-discipline.” (Glitter and glamour: Inside children beauty pageants, P.9-P.10) Last time I checked, isn’t it the parents job to teach their kids discipline, and influence their self
discipline?
the other direction. As with every controversial subject, there are people who still see these pageants as a good thing.
People in support of these pageants say things such as “-pageants allows children to gain more than just cash prizes, but also scholarships, letters of recommendation, and name recognition in the world.” (Glitter and glamour: Inside children beauty pageants, P.7).
While that may be true, is the cost of spending so much just to prep them for it and having them put out there on the shady media worth it? God only knows what kind of creepers lie within the depths of the internet. Also, the supporter of child beauty pageants goes on to say the following, “The players and beauty contestants must have the willpower to eat properly and stay in a healthy, but also, top physical shape to perform their best.” (Glitter and glamour: Inside children beauty pageants,P.9). So apparently, they should cut (meaning to be more defined) and have strict diets? This goes back to my point on CHILDREN NEED TO BE CHILDREN! They should be able to have some McNuggets every once in awhile, not be restricted from foods like it! The supporter then goes on to state the following “This teaches children whether they compete on the field or on the pageant stage, that to be successful one must have self-discipline.” (Glitter and glamour: Inside children beauty pageants, P.9-P.10) Last time I checked, isn’t it the parents job to teach their kids discipline, and influence their self
discipline?