Teague English III 12 March 2013 Beauty Pageants: Positive or Poisonous? There is no doubt that beauty pageants have a negative connotation in today’s society. Who hasn’t seen the hit television show “Toddlers & Tiaras”? Those television producers only want the viewers to see the worst moments‚ though‚ so they can get the highest ratings possible. They care only about their income‚ not the reputation of pageants. Most of the people who believe the pageant world is one of disgust have no clue
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management of child beauty pageants‚ according to the Attorney General of the Department of Justice in California. In this‚ the activity is exempted from the federal child labour laws and participants are not considered in labour although they do receive prizes and awards. The participants aren’t considered in labour despite receiving rewards for their performances. Since beauty pageants function individually‚ they set their own rules and differ in operation. There are those pageants which are sponsored
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The Dark Side of Beauty Pageants With their glamour‚ expensive dresses‚ jewels and‚ big fake smiles‚ beauty pageant contestants are just hiding their true personalities under materialistic things. People may say that beauty pageants aren’t always about looks. The contestants are scored on beauty‚ personality‚ evening wear‚ athletic wear and over all perception of the contestant. Beauty contestant ages range from 2 years old to 60+ years old. The fact that contestants lie about their beliefs
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It is not healthy to teach children that their physical appearance is valued over talents or personality. Personality and talent can be included in pageants but are usually only given small fraction of time. More and more children each year are becoming insecure about their bodies and overall appearance. These things should not be ranked as one of the highest concerns among young children‚ but surveys have shown otherwise. The sexualization of children in pageants‚ where they are told to wear promiscuous
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eyelashes‚ and a full face of makeup as she dances around the pageant stage in a skin tight gold dress with fake breasts sewn in. Mia is only one of the many pageant girls featured on TLC’S Toddlers and Tiaras. This TLC show displays several young girls’ journeys through various pageant preparation processes which includes training‚ spray tans‚ temper tantrums and a multitude tears all in hope to win the grand supreme title. Child beauty pageants encourages young girls to think poorly of their peers‚ place
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During child beauty pageant competitions‚ child competitors are pressured to look ‘flawless’ by their parents to win. Actions are taken place by the parents in order for their child to win at all costs by pushing their child to imitate unnatural adult-like physical appearances. Parents will also enforce disciplinary actions onto their child for poor performances‚ lack of enthusiasm or a flawed appearance. Many parents will also deny their child naps or breaks during the pageant schedules in fear
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make-up is not the way to raise a modest child. When beauty pageants first began‚ they were not judging contestants solely on their outward appearances‚ but also on the individual as a person. The beauty pageant winners served as positive role models that showed the younger contestants what being a well-rounded young woman was like. These role-models proved to the younger girls that external beauty was not everything‚ and that internal beauty would benefit them greatly in many aspects of their futures
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Societal influences have the potential to negatively impact one’s body image‚ particularly through participation in a Child Beauty Pageant. This “extracurricular activity” introduces unrealistic ideal images to children at such a young age; children‚ particularly females‚ are impacted psychologically and physically from this controversial practice‚ as well as from the undesirable parenting behind it. Society as a whole is also impacted by the airing of sexualized shows such as Toddlers and Tiaras
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rather not see it as it is. Child abuse is running ramped in beauty pageant around the world and children are not being protected from their Legal Guardians that are causing major harm to the child throughout both their childhood and leading into adulthood. Legal Guardians are entering their children into beauty pageants at the young age and are subjecting them to mental and physical abuse. Beauty pageants are competitions that children are competing being as young as 11 months old against other girls
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The Problems and Pleasures of Pageants Beauty pageants have been questioned on whether or not their truly innocent. In some cases‚ the smiles are more likely than not phony. On the other hand‚ the abundance of memories and skills gained from these extravaganzas can create a positive effect on the child. On the negative side‚ pageants are found to be full of drama from both the parents and from the stress of the requirements‚ including eating disorders. They also lead to bad sportsmanship and the
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