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Spray Tan
Caked on make-up
False eyelash
es
Skimpy costume Fake teeth
Hair extensio
ns
Klarkparker (2011)
CHILD BEAUTY PAGEANTSPresented by Lisa Reid
Toddlers in tiaras (2010)
OVERVIEW
Footage on and off the scenes
Sexualisation
Body dissatisfaction
Loss of childhood
Former beauty queen’s opinion
CAUSE FOR ACTIONToddlers in tiaras (2010)
Five year olds dressed as real
life Barbie dolls
Costumes costing thousands
of dollars
Competition focuses on
perfection and beauty
Girls are encouraged to flirt
and exploit their sexuality on
stage
THE PAGEANT
Divas In Diapers (2012)
‘The title is child beauty pageant but
if you look at the way the children are
dressed and required to act, it's
actually a child sexualisation pageant’ (Cupit, cited in Brown 2011, para. 17)
Hollingworth (2011)
Sexualisation can occur
through inappropriate imposition
of sexuality (APA 2010, p. 1).
Mothers directly contribute to
the sexualisation by entering
their daughters to engage in
behaviours associated with
sexiness (APA 2012, p. 15).
SEXUALISATION
Divas In Diapers (2012)
Two year old daughter did
choose to be a pageant queen!
Disguised as sexual objects
‘Exposure to competition,
sexuality and extreme
disappointment at a young age
results in destructive effects on
maturing children’ (Lieberman
2012, p. 752)
SEXUALISATION
Divas In Diapers (2012)
270% increase in the number
girls hospitalized with eating
disorders (Ioannou, 2011).
Body image is the number one
issue amongst young girls today
(Smart, cited in Overington 2011,
para. 12)
Why put them at risk?
BODY DISSATISFACTION
Eden Wood Hairstyle (2012)
Guaranteed the girls will hate
their body
Study found pageant
contestants scored higher on
body dissatisfaction,
interpersonal distrust and greater
impulsvie behaviours (Wonderlich
2005 cited in Tankard Reist)
BODY DISSATISFACTION
Eden Wood Hairstyle (2012)
Sad little girls forced to
undergo this pain,
disappointment and
suffering, when all they want
is to be a normal kid
CHILDHOOD
Childhood is stripped away from pageant girls
Pictures Of (2012) Pictures Of (2012) Pictures Of (2012)
LOSS OF CHILDHOOD
Forced to grow up way too
fast with their lives
dominated by competitions
Put under extreme
pressure, endure criticism,
failure and exhaustion
(Lieberman 2010, p. 752)
Growing up is complicated
enough- fear for their safety
and wellbeing
Strempler (2011)
‘At five all I wanted to do was dig
for worms in the dirt
The pressure on me was immense
I hated every minute
I cringe that I was once part of
that crazy world and I resent my
mum for pushing me so hard’
(Breedwell 2012 cited in The Sun).
FORMER CHILD QUEEN
Brooke Breedwell
123People (2012)
‘Don’t EVER let your
youngsters be part of them
I know more than anyone how
they can ruin your life’ (Breedwell 2012 cited in The Sun)
Why
Why
Why
It is time to take a
stand
Help us help Childhood be protected and
maintained
Together we can fight to
protect life’s greatest gift
of all
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Atkinson, J 2012, ‘Former pageant beauty's stark warning to parents’, The Sun, 14 September, viewed 14 September 2012, <http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/4537615/Why-mums-shouldnt-enter-kids-into-beauty-pageants.html#ixzz26SD9PCNB>.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
Overington, C 2011, ‘Ugly truth about beauty pageants’, The Australian, 2 August, viewed 10 September 2012, <http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/ugly-truth-about-beauty-pageants/story-e6frg6z6-1226106209926>.
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Royalty Free Clipart Picture 2012, Three girls playing jumprope, Pictures Of Medford, viewed 14 September 2012, <http://www.picturesof.net/>.
Royalty Free Clipart Picture 2012, Two little boys climbing a tree, Pictures Of Medford, viewed 14 September 2012, <http://www.picturesof.net/>.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Royalty Free Clipart Picture 2012, Two young girls playing with dolls, Pictures Of Medford, viewed 14 September 2012, <http://www.picturesof.net/>.
Strempler, E 2011, Sad beauty pageant girl, Are child beauty pageants child abuse, EmilyStremlpler.com, viewed September 14 2012, < http://emilystrempler.com>.
Tankard Reist, B 2012, ‘Pageants reeking of blatant exploitation’, Sunday Herald Sun, 15 July, viewed 10 August 2012, <http://melindatankardreist.com/2012/07/pageants-reeking-of-blatant-exploitation/>.
Toddlers & Tiaras, Toddlers & Tiaras returns, Wordpress, viewed 13 September 2012, http://iamnoahjames.com/2010.
123People 2012 Brooke Breedwell, 123People.com, viewed September 14 2012, <http://www.123people.com/>.