My Kid is Gonna Be Famous

amanda31H · February 2011

I am lounging and just turned to this show on E. It's nauseating. I will NEVER get the pageant Mom thing. Ever. To be fair, the commercials I've seen for Toddlers and Tiaras is worse (I don't know if I could ever tune into that show), but this is pretty bad. So much pressure for little girls.

#6 · February 2011

See siggy. :P

But to be fair this was a small county pageant. Kennedy did win her age group though. They had a blast and want to do another one. Im not 100% sure if we will or not. They loved getting dressed up and doing their hair/makeup. (yes, I put makeup on my 4yr olds)

It was a no pressure deal for my girls. I wasnt pushing them and they didnt really understand the whole concept of being judged. They were just having fun all dressed up.

I havent seen the show you are talking about but Toddler In Tiaras makes me cringe. The moms are crazy and I hate all the fake hair/teeth/tans and photoshoped pictures that make the girls look like half crazed dolls.

forensicmama · February 2011

Snooping...

The premature sexualizing of little girls in shows and pageants like those in Toddlers in Tiaras make me sick. There's enough pressure on young girls and young women in today's society without introducing them to these pressures before they're even old enough to menstruate! I can't imagine the sick pervs who watch this show on rerun with a bag of Cheetos and some lotion. Gross. Angry I don't understand why any mother would do that to their kids. /rant

Haven1 · February 2011

This is one of the many reasons I'm so happy I have boys. These pageants creep me out. I wouldn't want to navigate the over-sexualized, pretty pretty princess world of little girls.

leslie13510 · February 2011

Haven1:
This is one of the many reasons I'm so happy I have boys. These pageants creep me out. I wouldn't want to navigate the over-sexualized, pretty pretty princess world of little girls.

Oh you'll still be navigating it, just from the other side. You get to teach your boys about respecting girls/women, or they'll be the ones chasing after these girls in jr. high and high school. I'm not saying you won't teach them morals, and I get what you're saying, it's just that even with having only boys you'll still be dealing with the over-sexualization of our society just as much as a mom of girls would. To be honest I'm actually more scared of not raising my son "right" than my daughter. I'm really not sure why, but I am.

devinjonesrn · February 2011

AMEN to all of the PPs!! They had a swimsuit portion of the pageant on T&T, and a Daddy telling his little girl to "shake your booty!" GROSS!

When a pageant is a one time deal that is about having fun playing dress up, by all means! They'll cherish those memories for a long time, but those moms are sick putting those babies through that and one mom said she was trying to teach her daughter "confidence" Right...by teaching her that she is only pretty when she has fake teeth, fake tan, fake hair color and fake spunk cause you gave her coffee or soda with sugar in it!? ARGH!!!

Steps off soap box.

blondek8 · February 2011

I haven't seen this particular show and I haven't seen Toddlers and Tiaras but I've seen enough previews of TnT to be totally grossed out by it. Correct me if I'm wrong, but children's beauty pageants are very much an American thing. I've never heard of any up here. Not saying they don't happen and I could be wrong but it's obviously not popular in Canada.

I think the ridiculous pageants like those on Toddlers and Tiaras need to be investigated by Children's Aid. There's a lot wrong with what those parents are doing to their children. Key word being children.

FWIW, LuckyDuck .. your girls looked like beautiful little girls playing dress-up in cute dresses. Which is exactly what they should look like! That's what a little girls pageant should be.

amanda31H · February 2011

I'm all for dress-up and playing princess, etc. I was one of the girliest girls when I was little and I had a sister less than 2 years younger than me--- together we were girl central. But playing dress-up is different to me than a pageant. First of all when I was a 3, 4, or 5 year old I'd never heard of a toddler pageant. I see these young girls attending these things, and it's not for them. It's for their Mom. And honestly, how many memories do these mothers think a toddler will take away from this?

The biggest problem I have though is the amount of make-up, costumes, etc. that go into it. It completely over-sexualizes these young girls and does not send the right message to them about what's important. Last night one of the girls in a dance competition walked out in some kind of hospital gown looking thing (no idea what THAT'S about), and in the beginning of her dance number, she ripped it off to expose a mid-driff bearing outfit. She was maybe 8.

The show last night focused on dance/pageant type competitions (I have never seen the show so I don't know if that's all they do or if they explore various types of ways for kids to be "famous"). I had plenty of friends that competed in dance...but this was different. And the "stage mom" thing was over the top. One girl was having a hard time pointing her back toe and her mom got pissed. During one of the interviews the Mom said it was enough to make her vomit. Are you kidding me?

I guess I'd love to hear one of these parents share how this benefits their child. I'm at a loss.

amanda31H · February 2011

leslie13510:

Haven1:
This is one of the many reasons I'm so happy I have boys. These pageants creep me out. I wouldn't want to navigate the over-sexualized, pretty pretty princess world of little girls.

Oh you'll still be navigating it, just from the other side. You get to teach your boys about respecting girls/women, or they'll be the ones chasing after these girls in jr. high and high school. I'm not saying you won't teach them morals, and I get what you're saying, it's just that even with having only boys you'll still be dealing with the over-sexualization of our society just as much as a mom of girls would. To be honest I'm actually more scared of not raising my son "right" than my daughter. I'm really not sure why, but I am.

I totally get this. I remember thinking the same thing when I was PG. For me, some of it was the unkown. Obviously, not being male it's harder to understand how they think, and the pressures that they face.

Haven1 · February 2011

leslie13510:
Oh you'll still be navigating it, just from the other side. You get to teach your boys about respecting girls/women, or they'll be the ones chasing after these girls in jr. high and high school. I'm not saying you won't teach them morals, and I get what you're saying, it's just that even with having only boys you'll still be dealing with the over-sexualization of our society just as much as a mom of girls would. To be honest I'm actually more scared of not raising my son "right" than my daughter. I'm really not sure why, but I am.

You're right. I guess I was just thinking of it too narrowly. I've always had some body/food issues, and I was immediately thankful I wouldn't have to worry about passing those directly to my children. My mother did a much better job of teaching me how to view others than she did of how to view myself.

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