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Two years after “Little Miss Sunshine” made a splash at the Oscars, the spotlight is shining once again on the often cute — and often controversial — world of child beauty pageants. But a panel of parents and their young, competing offspring assembled by TODAY said that putting their children in front of the stage lights builds their confidence instead of distorting their self-image.
The moppets and their parents appeared as cable channel TLC was about to premiere a new reality series, “Toddler and Tiaras,” that casts a probing eye on some of the estimated 5,000 child beauty pageants held in the U.S. each year, and the occasional extremes parents go to in trying to push their children into the winner’s circle. But parent Phyllis Jones, accompanied by 9-year-old daughter Meaghan, told Ann Curry Tuesday she’s used the pageants to help make her daughter more outgoing.
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The promo that has the child looking at herself in the mirror with her chest and behind sticking out did me in. Then the child says "I look gooood." The child is about 6-7 years old. Who teaches their children this stuff? When you hear the mothers' justifications they are always to help shyness or self esteem. I don't think a sexual pose improves self esteem. TLC has already had a program with the same premise it is another of their attempts to shock the world into watching. They need to change their call letters from TLC to TEC.
TLC is becoming a "freak show" channel. I agree with Ruth - they are just trying to shock the world into watching. People with dozens of kids, fat people, dwarfs, people with deformations, and illnesses. TLC is just exploiting all these people where they are most vulnerable, all for the sake of MONEY. TLC is as bad as the school bully who picks on anyone that is "different" to steal their lunch money!
I hate this show. I think it is disgusting. They award cars to children - who in their right mind would put that up for a prize? I could see a bicycle or something kids like, but a car?
I hate the sexualization of children and this is exactly what it is. Parents should be ashamed of themselves. There are better ways to give children self esteem.
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I saw that promo and had to rewind it twice! I was so appalled, I couldnt believe what I was seeing, or more so, what I was hearing. Never have I seen anything so sickening. Obviously the mother has schooled that little girl to talk and act like that. That in itself is a crime in my book. And, the childs mother, (for lack of a better word), is pond scum.
Lulu Your Comment Mentioned fat People, Dwarfs And People With Deformation's
And So What The Hell Is Your Point
I Like The Roloff's They Give Me Courage On The Days That I Get Frustrated With People Who Don't Understand What Is Like To Have A Handicap Of Some Sort
I Do Not See Any Exploitation Going ON What I See Is Encouragement To Do The Very Best You Can And Don't Give Up
By The Way By Referring To Shows Like Little People In A Big World As Freak Shows It Would Be The Same As Calling Matt Or Amy A Freak
Think Before You Say Something Because You Don't Know How Your Words Can Hurt People
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