I am horrified by these pageants. I think they sexualize children in a really disgraceful way. If you remember the Jon Binet Ramsey murder, when they showed photos of her without the makeup she wore in pageants, she was unrecognizable. I have no evidence, but it worries me that they encourage potential molesters to see the girls as fair game.

While I was putting a post together I like to include a picture. I did a browse of children beauty pageants and found the particular picture above among others. Of course for effect I selected the most provocative picture. Digging into the tag line of the picture this particular picture apparently involved...........wait for it..........padding the upper parts of their bathing suits.

Not much. Tends toward immoral and child abuse. Instills a false set of values and unrealistic expectations in these young girls.

Whenever the subject comes up, I still think of JonBenet

My thoughts are pretty strong on this one. Seriously, who but a pedophile needs to see this?

Maybe the very worst idea humans have ever come up with, from every conceivable angle.

They are gross but I don’t give a shit either way

They’re great if you’re a pedophile.

They’re a boost to your ego if you are a breeder with no accomplishments other that pooping out spawn.

They’re sick and disgusting if you have a normal brain.

They are a fucking disgusting example of the sexualization of children, repugnant parenting practices, vanity, vicarious parents, and fashion. And they mentally fuck up those poor kids' perception of how the world works for the rest of their lives.

Gives me the heebie geebies just thinking about it. They're border line pedophelia, and I'm betting that a good number of the people who are involved with these depraved things are, in fact, pedophiles.

Let them be. It's their culture. They are a very important part of the dating mating ritual that southern politicians rely on.

Let me ask your Mom if it's ok to date you.
She said, yes.
Meet me out behind Taco Bell when you get out of school... Honey
?

Just wrong.

Great episode of South Park nails it.

I would think that only a "Chomo" would watch.

I think you are going to find a mix of answers depending on where people are from...I don't like that they sexualize young girls with the make-up, hair, flippers, etc. But, I have also seen these young girls gain confidence and social skills and get involved more in their community in the South...

That being said, there are better ways to do this than a beauty pageant...so, I am going to say that I disapprove of them in general and I really disapprove of making tv shows promoting this.

Child abuse

I think they are a very Southern thing. They send a terrible message to young girls that their entire self worth is wrapped up in their appearance. They sexualize children and cost families who cannot necessarily afford it hundreds of thousands of dollars for dresses, travel, etc.