Baby Beyonce-The 19 month old 'beauty queen' good or bad? For once, I disapprove
by fulltimestudent 6 Replies latest jw friends
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LisaRose
I thought that whole baby beauty pageant thing was only here in the US, too bad. I have watched a few episodes of Toddlers and Tiaras, I am constantly astonished what Parents are willing to do to their children. Make up, spray tan, fake teeth, wigs, hair teased and sprayed, elaborate dresses, dance lessons, pageant coaches. Often the parents can barely afford these things, they could probably put the money they spend into a savings account and have enough to put the child through college, instead they end up with a bunch of tacky trophies and tiarras. The girls usually end up being brats as the mom will do anything to make sure their little darlings perform on stage. It's horrific.
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zeb
child abuse. The parents should be spayed.
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cognac
Awwwww, I thought she was adorable! I would never do that myself, because I'd rather have vacations and put the money into a college account, but I'd hope they'd already have the money for that if they can afford to put her in a pageant.
I didn't understand the need for a wig if she didn't want it. That was the part I was really uncomfortable with. That part I just didn't get at all and IMO was crossing a line.
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cognac
I should add after reading LisaRose's post, I don't know much about child pageants. All that spray tab, fake teeth, etc is shocking to me. In the video, for the most part I saw a little kid having fun dancing on stage.
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LisaRose
There are different types of pageants, the really bad ones are called Glitz pageants, maybe they don't have that in Great Britain. For a glitz pageant makeup and big hair are required. It's really incredibly sad, the parents are usually overly invested in their child doing well, it seems to provide some kind of validation if their child wins, especially the ultimate grand supreme, the title everyone wants. If they lose they get really upset, it's kind of pathetic.
In most cases the parents are not wealthy, I don't know how they can afford to do it, one outfit can cost hundreds of dollars and they need at least two if not three different outfits. They usually have to travel, so they have to pay for hotels, a coach, lessons, spray tan and the entry fee for the pageant itself. Sometimes the kids are into it, sometimes not so much. They give them candy (it's referred to as pageant crack) when they are tired, sometimes they have to bribe them to get them to perform. Some of the girls are total brats, the mom will let them get away with anything as long as they will perform.
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Pete Zahut
Seems like Mom (Elton John's Sister) gets more out of this than anybody and she better live it up while she can cause' bow legged baby girl looks just like her.
( so mean....I know )