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Child Beauty Pageants: Positive or Negative? Nick Sipes 8-16-16

The child beauty pageant, one of the most controversial topics in our modern day world. Some say they have positive benefits, such as improvements to social skills, whereas others say It is downright horrible for children to participate due to the drawbacks, such as immense cost. I stand with the cons of child beauty pageants for a variety of reasons. The number of bad seem to far outweigh the acclaimed “positive effects” on children in these pageants. Child beauty pageants should not exist in ANY country because they are just horrid for the young children participating in them.

Starting off on this wonderful rant, the first point I have is the cost. Money is a very important

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