tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post6251911574917427754..comments2024-01-30T05:22:06.674-08:00Comments on A Majority of Two: Pretty BabyJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-26777697980818758202009-04-16T03:11:00.000-07:002009-04-16T03:11:00.000-07:00I do agree with your post however it's not ALWAYS ...I do agree with your post however it's not ALWAYS the parents pushing their children. Neither of my daughters have ever participated in a pageant until this year. My 7 year old daughter got a flyer at school and begged me to enter her in the pageant because one of her friends compete every year so I finally agreed. She wore a pretty long pink dress, I curled her hair and that was it. no fake tanning, no makeup and no sexual walk!!! I did talk to some of the parents that I think are totally CRAZY!! A 6 month old baby had a wig and make up on and her mother said she told herself she would never do that but if that's what she had to do to make her daughter win, she would. I couldn't believe my ears! Anyways, my daughter said she enjoyed herself so I'm happy I let her do it. I hope she doesn't want to do it again next year but if she does, that's her decision and I'm going to let her!ddezmo21https://www.blogger.com/profile/12102401333236188675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-83199036679363576212009-03-07T04:43:00.000-08:002009-03-07T04:43:00.000-08:00well, lil girls with makeups disgust me for real! ...well, lil girls with makeups disgust me for real! and i fell so nice to say that here...<BR/>but if i wud say those kinda parents to let their children grow in natural way, they wudn't agree with me and rebuke saying i don't have no sense of fashion, says i am outdated...<BR/>but yes, it is the fault of parents who try to look modern and follow the latest trend ultimately pushing their innocent child to fulfill it. and they smile in the vicarious pleasure.<BR/><BR/>the foto of that barbie kid is not cute at all, the powders and false charm hides her innocence which is her true innocence..white crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869386916252021837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-37884051209940625622009-02-18T18:52:00.001-08:002009-02-18T18:52:00.001-08:00This post made me suddenly thankful for my mother ...This post made me suddenly thankful for my mother who never let me wear makeup until I was 16, or dangle earrings, and my father who refused to let me out of the house if I was not dressed appropriately. I think some of our puritanical tendencies breed weirdos.Essiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076813063073036018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-50530122540803773012009-02-18T18:52:00.000-08:002009-02-18T18:52:00.000-08:00This post made me suddenly thankful for my mother ...This post made me suddenly thankful for my mother who never let me wear makeup until I was 16, or dangle earrings, and my father who refused to let me out of the house if I was not dressed appropriately. I think some of our puritanical tendencies breed weirdos.Essiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076813063073036018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-64554628086700538262009-02-13T06:58:00.000-08:002009-02-13T06:58:00.000-08:00If I may offer up my opion...I believe that child ...If I may offer up my opion...I believe that child "beauty" pagenants were rigged up by pedophiles! Any mother who would willing subject their small child to that degree of exploitation should be appalled with herself! These little girls don't want to do this, I have watched documentaries on Discovery channel about these girls and almost all of the little girls said that they would rather go to school and be with friends or watch cartoons than dance and prance around behaving as if they were 6 year old prostitutes! Behavior like this at a young age will most likely lead to big troubles when they are older what with the laundry list of eating disorders and photo shopped skin-&-bones models that grace every cover. It's despicable & should be illegalized; as it is a form of child exploitation!! I have 3 girls of my own, and could never even dream of treating them this way. I think there is some sort of abuse in these situations, forcing someone to do something against their will (or in this case, taking advantage of someone who doesn't know any better) just because you want them to is not healthy for their mental status and teaches these young girls that it is okay to think yourself superior to other people and places a crap load of the their sense of self-worth on exterior looks! It's a bunch of hooey and should be banned, kids should be kids, nothing more nothing less!!!Renee'https://www.blogger.com/profile/05480227891568784061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-83411120807362875202009-02-07T12:47:00.000-08:002009-02-07T12:47:00.000-08:00I agree, Jo, those pictures creep me out. My firs...I agree, Jo, those pictures creep me out. My first guess is that their mothers think of their kids, especially their daughters, as toys to be played with, dressed up, painted, etc. That's always been a problem, adults viewing their children as things they made for their own gratification. But I'm not casting the first stone, I'm not a parent and don't suppose I'd do all that well at it.<BR/><BR/>An anonymous person here claimed that 80,000 "suspected" child molesters have been found on MySpace. The person gave no evidence for that claim, and as far as I know it's a lie. The real problem, alas, is not MySpace. It's families and the "decent," "respectable" people who claim they want to protect kids from the nameless dangers out there in the dark. And this general fact isn't something new -- just read Dickens -- but something that's always been with us.<BR/><BR/>Documented cases of child sexual abuse by clergy now number in the thousands, as <A HREF="http://home.earthlink.net/~mmales/yt-myspa.htm" REL="nofollow">Mike Males</A> wrote -- and those are just the ones we know about. "The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect reports that in 2003, parents murdered 1,200 children and teens, violently and sexually abused 200,000, and brutally traumatized 35,000 more. ... There’s something truly sinister about a society in which the slightest effort by adolescents to establish lives of their own immediately draws a howling mob of fear-mongering demagogues. Especially when that society is so indifferent to real dangers young people face, such as poverty and family abuses."<BR/><BR/>Now, I'm not saying that all families are abusive -- mine certainly wasn't -- or that strangers are never dangerous. But this story you're writing about is a reminder that kids are too often in the most danger from the people closest to them.Duncan Mitchelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05304723745550906958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-34012752487165553272009-02-05T20:03:00.000-08:002009-02-05T20:03:00.000-08:00Oh my word- It really is child abuse, in my mind! ...Oh my word- It really is child abuse, in my mind! I cannot stand it when people dress their chihuahuas up, never mind their babies! Halloween is one thing, but this pageant thing is a whole 'nother can o' worms. It should be outlawed to display toddlers like this.Deedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01171030223413480117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-19452599837561989542009-02-05T04:47:00.000-08:002009-02-05T04:47:00.000-08:00From your points it seems to be a child exploitati...From your points it seems to be a child exploitation - girls made pretty artificially,looking like high paid hookers etc.Its really bad.They are unwitting victims of the system!!<BR/><BR/>But I saw a pageant in my hometown it was quit a good thing because children were wearing their tradition dresses and the whole culture was reflected in them.<BR/><BR/>Now it depends on the type of pageant arranged and obviously its also a matter of perspective.Stupid common manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12332971168978923854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-15775706194774013302009-02-05T04:41:00.000-08:002009-02-05T04:41:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Stupid common manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12332971168978923854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-26254811559349394572009-02-04T23:21:00.001-08:002009-02-04T23:21:00.001-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Pink Cowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006823919205286012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-28263204087241161902009-02-04T23:21:00.000-08:002009-02-04T23:21:00.000-08:00It's truly disturbing to see children exploited li...It's truly disturbing to see children exploited like this. Their parents should get counseling and psychatric evaluation.The Pink Cowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006823919205286012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-78317493763921840912009-02-04T23:11:00.000-08:002009-02-04T23:11:00.000-08:00It is sad that any parent would think these pagean...It is sad that any parent would think these pageants are a good idea. So wrong in so many ways. As others have said, this reminds me of 'Little Miss Sunshine,' a wonderful movie.Dave Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11050151126869828727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-15359484799027880772009-02-04T22:27:00.000-08:002009-02-04T22:27:00.000-08:00Aw.I like Dolly Parton.Here workin' nine to five.Aw.<BR/><BR/>I like Dolly Parton.<BR/><BR/>Here workin' nine to five.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-78141003608160101572009-02-04T22:20:00.000-08:002009-02-04T22:20:00.000-08:00The whole beauty pageant thing for children makes ...The whole beauty pageant thing for children makes me feel ill! Those babies, and that's what they are, are being sexualized even if their mamas and daddies say it isn't so. Those pictures and tv shows are eye candy for all the paedophiles out there. Isn't it a scary enough world without actually inviting them in for tea?JustBreathehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144035601605307811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-41908196157620590472009-02-04T22:05:00.000-08:002009-02-04T22:05:00.000-08:00i so agree with you jo...i feel sorry for the pare...i so agree with you jo...i feel sorry for the parents who use their children to try to fulfill some failed fantasy of their own and i feel sorry for the children...the demons they will face as they become adults...Monahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00843830467646570902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-60706695011720289482009-02-04T20:43:00.000-08:002009-02-04T20:43:00.000-08:00Is it just me, or do these photos look like aging ...Is it just me, or do these photos look like aging starlets who have overdone their multiple plastic surgeries.. but in reverse? There's something about them that's similar to the Dolly Parton look. These very young ones and the aging star faces all want the same look. And it's just wrong.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-29018743940609874802009-02-04T20:29:00.000-08:002009-02-04T20:29:00.000-08:00So many shades of wrong! Those pictures of what w...So many shades of wrong! Those pictures of what were once sweet little girls, now plastic, are really disturbing. I didn't watch the show because I knew it would upset my 11 yr old daughter - a kid who is just a kid!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11948171783916101137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-43231511140898371672009-02-04T20:21:00.000-08:002009-02-04T20:21:00.000-08:00Jo, my background is human development and family ...Jo, my background is human development and family studies. From that point of view, I believe these beauty pageants to be very disturbing. To put small children in the position of responsibility for adult gratification is very destructive. But also in that category is parents that live vicariously through their children's performance in sports, dance, music, etc. Children should not be responsible for their parent's sense of well being.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-25808469773633612072009-02-04T18:39:00.000-08:002009-02-04T18:39:00.000-08:00Boy Jo, you are right. These pics are creepy. Th...Boy Jo, you are right. These pics are creepy. That's just the right word. Creepy.<BR/><BR/>And the whole pageant thing simply adds to the mentality we has subscribed to as a society that the outer image is far more important than the inner character. Now that's perverse.Avril Fleurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139777746148763206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-30227679321778388082009-02-04T17:03:00.000-08:002009-02-04T17:03:00.000-08:00I am right there with ya. Creepy as it gets!I am right there with ya. Creepy as it gets!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778054413371087920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-13701256440670254412009-02-04T16:00:00.000-08:002009-02-04T16:00:00.000-08:00jothank you for being my first follower!?jo<BR/>thank you for being my first follower!?allisondegeorgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10564738313385720926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-24757629750558113112009-02-04T13:49:00.000-08:002009-02-04T13:49:00.000-08:00it's child abuse?!?it's child abuse?!?allisondegeorgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10564738313385720926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-47498641672270489362009-02-04T12:35:00.000-08:002009-02-04T12:35:00.000-08:00I agree totaly with with what you say about these ...I agree totaly with with what you say about these poor kids,their parents are basking in relflected glory,or fame by association, they are not allowed to be what they really are,children, to my way of thinking it's akin to child abuse, they have never known any other life but the life their parens have mapped out for them.<BR/><BR/>loved your little poem on wee Willie thats' my kind of humour,iv'e posted some more epitaphs,hope you like them.jay deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08224776904106198202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-71474730835125057572009-02-04T11:41:00.000-08:002009-02-04T11:41:00.000-08:00Oh Jo, we had this programme in UK a while ago and...Oh Jo, we had this programme in UK a while ago and it's scary on just about every level. I put this unthinking behaviour in with the dressing up of pets (another group of adults to be upset now) a mindless activity adding to our distorted and damaging relationship with reality...whatever that is! Maybe there just isn't enough help and understanding out there...I guess there's a mini-industry around the whole thing too!! (shivering at the thought)JENZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762063719545780587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-17593880661157077662009-02-04T11:22:00.000-08:002009-02-04T11:22:00.000-08:00Of All the things we are responsibile for teaching...Of All the things we are responsibile for teaching our children, things that will help them become responsible adults, I dont think makeup wearing and stage presence is high enough on the list to merit this apparent obsession. Ladies our girls will become women, they need more than makeup and runway skills. Can we as women please teach our girls how to become independant, self sufficent, self earning women ?Leilani Tresisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07143465112275442843noreply@blogger.com