Before I graduated college, my post-grad plans included traveling, painting, and cycling. Instead, I’ve occupied the majority of my time watching all-day marathons of Toddlers & Tiaras and Little Miss Perfect. The two shows are almost identical and showcase the life of children in beauty pageants.
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!
Actually, what I probably should have said was that both shows really showcase the life of the insane and typically obese pageant moms and dads that are forcing their children to compete despite the strain on the parents’ budget and the little girls’ childhood. The cost of beauty pageants alone is astounding: entry fees in the hundreds of dollars, costumes in the thousands of dollars, not to mention dance coaches and pageant coaches. Most of the parents admit the tremendous financial strain of each pageant, some of which are “forced” to take second jobs and run up credit card debt. Obviously a college education is so much less important to budget for when faced with the prospect of a rhinestone cowgirl outfit to be worn on stage for 90 seconds.
"screw a mortar board, you were made for a crown"
Many of the dads object to the physical transformation necessary to compete in the pageant circuit. One Little Miss Perfect dad actually said (in front of his wife and child) that he was opposed to his 5yo daughter Lexi wearing a flipper (fake teeth) because “it makes her look like a midget prostitute.” But why stop there? Don’t the fake tan, fake hair, fake eyelashes, fake nails, makeup, and outfits also make them look like midget prostitutes? Excuse me, little people prostitutes.
NV/R,
Maria
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