Lights, cameras flashing, outfit changes, hair spray, spray tans, long hours of practice.. Oh, and don 't forget the stage and music, props.. an adult photo shoot? Nope, children 's pageants... childrens. All of that seems that it 's kind of not age appropriate for a young girl. All those things sound more appropriate for an adult, yes? Theoretically, your child is standing on stage in front of hundreds of people, not to forget, media too, in skimpy clothes.. first thought is why? A 3-year old was dressed as a prostitute from a movie (Baik 2). Why? Blank stares and wide mouths probably would be the first response from people who agree that children should not be shown off like this. Some might even feel uncomfortable. Child beauty pageants
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All of the traveling, so many clothes to be bought, materials being bought to get the contestant how they want to look, props, participation fees, gas, food, and much more. Where do you have the money for things that are actually a necessity? All of that money, could also be used for more things that could better benefit the young girls and will also come with more positive impacts. Agadoni agrees: "Beauty pageants are expensive, and some parents use money that could be spent on education or maybe family vacations on pageants" (Agadoni 3). This also intervenes with families who are bigger with dads and brothers who probably are not too pageant happy. They are losing spending time together because mom and daughter(s) are always at pageants. So much money could be saved and in the bank for better things instead of spending as much money as these contestants do. "The average total cost of participating in a single competition according to Cartwright 's research: $3,000 to $5,000" (Healy 1). That is not even yearly. The question is, if these beauty contests are actually worth taking a chance of not winning but spending of all that money? Not losing confidence, but being …show more content…
There are sports, acting, swimming, art, anything that does not affect the child negatively. People may be thinking that anything can be sexualized, maybe that is partially true, but then again parents should consider all of the things they could do to make dance routines and outfits not sexual. Could beauty pageants not be sexualized? It is believable that it is not possible, especially if the contestant is overall trying to win the first prize. The whole competition is based on looks. “... and forced to wear costumes that sexualize their figure; learn routines that are not age-appropriate; wear makeup and put on fake teeth in order to win first place” (Baik 1). There is a category that tries to portray “personality.” This personality category is suppose to be as a “talent.” The talent category is not real to me. Is it the child’s actual talent? Or what they were forced to learn and be a perfectionist at? The personality, is it actually who they are and how they really do act or again, were they not forced to go out there and do what they learned best by their coaches who are paid by their parents’ those thousands of dollars to do the best they ever learned? It all reverts back to these parents that are hoping and praying their child goes out there and win back the money they so hopefully invested for. Of course they thought and had strong confidence that they would win or this money would never
All of the traveling, so many clothes to be bought, materials being bought to get the contestant how they want to look, props, participation fees, gas, food, and much more. Where do you have the money for things that are actually a necessity? All of that money, could also be used for more things that could better benefit the young girls and will also come with more positive impacts. Agadoni agrees: "Beauty pageants are expensive, and some parents use money that could be spent on education or maybe family vacations on pageants" (Agadoni 3). This also intervenes with families who are bigger with dads and brothers who probably are not too pageant happy. They are losing spending time together because mom and daughter(s) are always at pageants. So much money could be saved and in the bank for better things instead of spending as much money as these contestants do. "The average total cost of participating in a single competition according to Cartwright 's research: $3,000 to $5,000" (Healy 1). That is not even yearly. The question is, if these beauty contests are actually worth taking a chance of not winning but spending of all that money? Not losing confidence, but being …show more content…
There are sports, acting, swimming, art, anything that does not affect the child negatively. People may be thinking that anything can be sexualized, maybe that is partially true, but then again parents should consider all of the things they could do to make dance routines and outfits not sexual. Could beauty pageants not be sexualized? It is believable that it is not possible, especially if the contestant is overall trying to win the first prize. The whole competition is based on looks. “... and forced to wear costumes that sexualize their figure; learn routines that are not age-appropriate; wear makeup and put on fake teeth in order to win first place” (Baik 1). There is a category that tries to portray “personality.” This personality category is suppose to be as a “talent.” The talent category is not real to me. Is it the child’s actual talent? Or what they were forced to learn and be a perfectionist at? The personality, is it actually who they are and how they really do act or again, were they not forced to go out there and do what they learned best by their coaches who are paid by their parents’ those thousands of dollars to do the best they ever learned? It all reverts back to these parents that are hoping and praying their child goes out there and win back the money they so hopefully invested for. Of course they thought and had strong confidence that they would win or this money would never