Toddlers in Tiaras

Toddlers in Tiaras is a television show on TLC. This reverts back to my points about beauty pageants; they are demeaning at any age. The thing that makes a toddler beauty pageant different from an adult one is that fact that they are learning from a young age that they need to worry about what they look like at all times and must be perfect. Children shouldn't be raised to be concerned about if their makeup is perfect or if they are skinny enough. Making these young little girls participate seems like it shouldn't be allowed. All little kids are cute, how can you pick the cutest 4 year old with pounds of makeup and hairspray on her face and in her hair. Children are pure and beautiful and putting them through the competitions is assuring that they will grow up to be concious of every move they make. Not that being concious of your actions is a bad thing, but you should be able to make your own decision about what you care about and don't care about once you're older and mature. As an teenager and legal adult I can say that there are things I do not like about myself, but that is because I've formed those opinions on my own. My parents never would influence my thoughts about how I look at myself which is what these parents are doing to these young girls that they put in beauty pageants- raising them to believe beauty is all about what's on the outside.


-Carly