I have to admit that I just don't understand the whole thing. And while television shows about anything can't really be classified as "reality," when their subjects are adults, I have no problem with it. I have seen snippets of TLC's "Toddlers and Tiaras" and I have to flip away. Pageants teach kids at a young age that being "pretty" and "sexy" is what is most valuable about them. If they win, they succeed, if they lose, they fail. What toddler or 6-year-old needs to learn this? Will the little girls who "lose" feel badly about themselves throughout their growing-up years?
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I have to admit that I just don't understand the whole thing. And while television shows about anything can't really be classified as "reality," when their subjects are adults, I have no problem with it. I have seen snippets of TLC's "Toddlers and Tiaras" and I have to flip away. Pageants teach kids at a young age that being "pretty" and "sexy" is what is most valuable about them. If they win, they succeed, if they lose, they fail. What toddler or 6-year-old needs to learn this? Will the little girls who "lose" feel badly about themselves throughout their growing-up years?
June 23, 2010 - 8:25amThis Comment
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