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According to Branston and Stafford (2006, p.12) Semiotics can be defined as the study of signs, or of the social production of meaning by sign systems, of how things come have ``significance´´.) Drawing largely on the work of the linguistics Saussure, Peirce and Barthes, semiotics argues that verbal language is just one of many of meaning. Others systems such as gesture, clothing or architecture can be studied like verbal languages. (Branston and Stafford 2006, p.12) Pretty Hurts video…

tightness schedule of the beauty contests. Children watke up early for hair setting, costuming and make-up before 10 am, no naps, breaks or tears allowed, 2:30 pm scoring time and 4:30 pm crowning (Cartwright, 2012). Parents gave their children caffeinated drinks “go-go juice” which mixed with Red Bull and Mountain Dew (Toddlers and Tiaras, 2012). Other substitutes such as Pixy Stix and ‘pageant cracker’ were given to young children as well. Conclusion Contests such as beauty pageants should be…

The Adultification of Little Bodies Looking at Paisley Dickey and her fellow rivals on “Toddlers and Tiaras”, there is a glaringly transparent aspect of the representation of children in beauty pageants; they are all, for the most part, of Anglo-Saxon or European descent: “light skin, straight long hair, thin lips and a narrow nose” (Price 7). Child beauty pageantry is an essentially all-white, multi-billion-dollar industry. Pageant careers come with a hefty cost, with one mother spending…

It moves the beauty pageant from the runway to real life as females fight against each other to be the most ‘beautiful’ girl, when it should not be a competition. While most people believe that beauty contests like ‘Miss America’ are just for entertainment, they are unaware of the stigma it creates and the damage it causes. There can be benefits to beauty pageants, such as how contestants can gain self esteem through pageants and develop skills that may…

personality and talent, with the winners awarded prizes of titles.’ The definition of a beauty contest objectifies women. Pageants only shows the beauty of someone. Sometimes showing talent, which involves singing, dancing, or baton twirling. In pageants, women display ‘girly’ talents to make themselves seem more appealing than their competition . Beauty is not everything, beauty pageants and contests shows little girls that the only thing that matters is what they look like. Pageants…

The glitz and glamour look is an expectation from little girls entering the pageant world. Thousands of girls are forced into joining pageants by obsessive-winning parents who are not informed properly about the scandalous world of beauty pageants. Parents need to understand the consequences of joining child pageants and how they teach children to become ignorant and conceited. Extracurricular activities look amazing when applying for colleges but, they can become excessively time consuming.…

“She is beauty and she is grace, she is the queen of 50 states, she is elegance and taste, she is Miss United States (Lawrence).” This song, from the soundtrack of the movie Miss Congeniality, describes amazing women who have been crowned Miss United States. While outside of this movie, in the real world, we do not have Miss United States; we do have other titles similar. Beauty pageants encourage their participants to be the best versions of themselves they can be through building the…

Many women who married around the 60s, most of their husbands would expect their wives to have a stereotypical model body: Twiggy, Donyale Luna, Patti Boyd and Linda Morand were some of the top 1960s models according to Supermodels of the 1960s by Lauren Valenti. These were some of the most famous models in the 60s in which men would expect their wives to maintain their bodies as these models. From a curvy waist to a flat stomach and a well size butt to please men of an ideal “perfect” body. Not…

From the ancient Greek mythology of the “Judgment of Paris” to the selection of the May Day Queen in the United States, it is clear that the narrative of “beauty contests” amongst women is not a recent human construction; rather, its long history may in fact partially explain how we have come to normalize the judgment of female bodies. Nevertheless, the issue is even more problematic when we extend this practice to the bodies of extremely young girls. Three-year-old Paisley Dickey made headline…

Passion One significant goal that many individuals have in life is finding their passion. As a clown may inspire a child, he may want to be a juggler for children party. While many parents will shudder about the thoughts of having their children be the fear factor for many individuals, passion focuses on this very concept. Simon Sinek based his view on passion differently than how others will view it. In this video, he found passion not as an action, but “a form of activity that you can do for…