Beauty Pageants: Good or Bad? Beauty pageants for children are growing more and more popular and‚ in turn‚ causing more and more controversy. Everyone has a different opinion on them but most would say that it is a bad idea to put young girls through this kind of thing. I would have to agree with them. These types of beauty pageants began back in the 1960s where children from the ages of 6 to 12 years modeled things like sportswear and evening clothes and showcased their talents. There was a lot
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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.”
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Child beauty pageants are known all around the world. They are advertised through magazines and reality shows. The young girls are marked up to be someone they are not. They resemble Barbie dolls with the fake lashes‚ fake boobs‚ fake nails‚ the pounds of makeup‚ spray tans‚ hoops‚ fake hair extensions‚ flashy and not age appropriate costumes. I am personally not a fan of the child beauty pageants for several reasons. I feel as though the children are being robbed of their childhood. The young girls
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in beauty pageants adversely affect a child’s development? Pageants are a way of forcing a child to act as an adult – smearing make-up on a child and making her dress up like an adults to “supposedly” build confidence but instead giving that child the wrong message. They are basically beginning to lose their childhood. Overtime‚ children get very competitive and at that point in their minds all they think about is winning‚ not about the true purpose of a beauty pageant. Beauty pageants have a negative
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Reflection: Beauty Pageant This movie made me very upset. I found myself‚ while watching it‚ lashing back at the screen with comments of disgust. The whole beauty pageant thing is something that I do not understand that much about. To me it seems ridiculous; placing girls in a competition over their looks‚ which at times their looks are fake with the outfits‚ the make up‚ the fake tans‚ and the fake teeth. It does not represent what a young child really looks like. I am also upset with the
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their children in beauty pageants all across the nation. Beauty pageants were made for young girls to showcase their inner and outer beauty through their talents‚ personalities‚ and wardrobe choices. Today‚ there are many television series and movies that glamorize the world of children being in beauty pageants such as Toddlers & Tiaras‚ Little Miss Sunshine‚ and Painted Babies. These television shows may show the good that comes out of children being in beauty pageants‚ but the real controversy
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A/C Research Paper Beauty pageants have become a big focus in America today. Ranging from television series such as “Toddlers and Tiaras”‚ which has become a household name across the states‚ to the well-known pageants such as “Miss America”. The focus of beauty pageants is obviously mainly over beauty‚ but also focuses around talents and influence one of the contestants can have over their audience. The underlying questions that come along with beauty pageants and: who wants to be in them‚ and
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of Child Beauty Pageants. “I’m tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That’s deep enough. What do you want‚ an adorable pancreas?” This is a quote by Jean Kerr. To fully understand and finalize ones argument against a controversial topic like Child Beauty Pageants‚ they must first be provided with all the current and historical background surrounding it‚ and also others personal views‚ which is the objective of this paper. Engaging in child beauty pageants puts many children
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High heels‚ high hair and high hopes. Child beauty pageants‚ a desirable but deceitful event in todays society. An occasion where young girls dress up in high heels‚ fancy gowns and tiaras. Many believe these pageants do no harm. However‚ many claim that they should be banned as there are various aspects that can ruin a child’s innocence. Pageants brain wash young girls into believing that beauty comes only from the outside. Furthermore‚ the physical and physiological repercussions of these parades
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ty pageantsChild Beauty Pageants And why the rules should be much stricter Overall stand: Child beauty pageants should be deemed illegal because: * They objectify the children in an attempt to achieve an unclear vision of beauty. * The parents more often than not force their ideals on the children in the pageants‚ and go to ridiculous lengths to win. * The children are being manipulated and turned into icons not appropriate for their age. * To have children compete for a title
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