Exploitation of Girls in Beauty Pageants

Many parents in North America are dressing their children in fancy dresses, covering them with hairspray and fake eyelashes, and sending them onstage to be scrutinized by a panel of judges. This leads to the girls growing up and being vain, having low self-esteem, and being overly obsessed with being beautiful. These parents forcing their kids into these pageants need to wake up and let their children enjoy their childhood while they can. If not, the girls will grow up and will likely continue to do what they do best – doll themselves up with all their fake beauty  and use that to get by in life. They will attempt to use that “beauty” to become a model or an actor, but if that doesn't work out for them, they will likely turn to prostitution.

These children are a part of our future. And how can we create a healthy environment for them if they begin to associate beauty with success and ugliness with failure. What we should be focussing on is their intelligence and personality, which can actually give them a future, not just a shiny trophy for being ignorant yet having nice hair. If parents continue to fixate on using their children to fulfill their own dreams of being Miss America, not only is this ruining the child’s innocence, but also the future of society.

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