Teague English III 12 March 2013 Beauty Pageants: Positive or Poisonous? There is no doubt that beauty pageants have a negative connotation in today’s society. Who hasn’t seen the hit television show “Toddlers & Tiaras”? Those television producers only want the viewers to see the worst moments‚ though‚ so they can get the highest ratings possible. They care only about their income‚ not the reputation of pageants. Most of the people who believe the pageant world is one of disgust have no clue
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Pros and Cons of Beauty Pageants We live in a society in which demands for equality abound. At some point‚ the rights and privileges associated with the “perfect” life. At the same time‚ it seemed that a trend began. Hyphenated Americans began their quest for the apparently ideal lifestyle that had been withheld from them. Women‚ gays‚ and lesbians began their own efforts to achieve this same equality outside of gender and sexual preference. And yet‚ despite it all‚ the beauty pageant survives. The
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Controversy on Child Beauty Pageants Child beauty pageants have been around for a long time. Children started competing in beauty pageants in the 1960’s. (Nussbaum) Children are judged on beauty‚ talent‚ and outfit of choice. Little girls or boys from infancy all the way up to preteen are judged in all of those categories.They base everything off of kids who have the barbie doll look ‚ Fake hair‚ spray on tan‚ and heavy make up. At pageants the clock moves quickly
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During child beauty pageant competitions‚ child competitors are pressured to look ‘flawless’ by their parents to win. Actions are taken place by the parents in order for their child to win at all costs by pushing their child to imitate unnatural adult-like physical appearances. Parents will also enforce disciplinary actions onto their child for poor performances‚ lack of enthusiasm or a flawed appearance. Many parents will also deny their child naps or breaks during the pageant schedules in fear
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Benefits of Pageants Nowadays‚ many beauty pageants are being planned and held due to their innumerable useful effects. In fact‚ different from earlier when pageants were only held in schools‚ now most communities also organize their own events as they believe it is an excellent method of displaying talents. Other than simply entertaining people‚ pageants offer the following benefits. 1. Develop communication skills A common standard for testing participants in pageants is basically how fluent
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perhaps they would rather not see it as it is. Child abuse is running ramped in beauty pageant around the world and children are not being protected from their Legal Guardians that are causing major harm to the child throughout both their childhood and leading into adulthood. Legal Guardians are entering their children into beauty pageants at the young age and are subjecting them to mental and physical abuse. Beauty pageants are competitions that children are competing being as young as 11 months old
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Beauty queens by Libba Bray is the story about girls in a beauty pageant trying to survive a plane crash. It’s a satire about American society.The story is so funny because it takes the idea of girls in pageants and puts them in a hard life situations to see how they react. The author uses the superiority theory to get her point across. There many times when they are trying to find things to survive most of the girls were so worried about the pageant look didn’t care about necessities they needed
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Walking the Ramps of a Beauty Pageant Christopher Lowell once said‚ "Beauty is not skin deep ." but is it really so with the exposure of today’s generation to media’s promotion of their own concept of beauty? Turn on the television and see that most commercials‚ especially those selling beauty products such as Ponds‚ Skin White‚ and Gilette for Women‚ are endorsed by thin‚ tall‚ pimple-free‚ smooth-legged and fair to white-skinned women. Flip pages of fashion magazines‚ see fashion shows and discover
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When we think of beauty pageants we tend to think of the society’s idea of perfect little girls competing to see who the judges think is the most beautiful. Also‚ we think of crazy moms who push their children too hard and will do anything so that their child will win. All of this is true but there are more issues with beauty pageants‚ some that are more concerning. Beauty pageants are judged based on physical appearance‚ yet haven’t we always been told not to judge based on looks? They aren’t healthy
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Beauty Pageants: From Prim to Poisoned Her eyes glimmer with the latest layer of eyeliner. Her cheeks‚ a wind-bitten pink‚ ache from constant smiles. She combs her hair‚ unaware of the damage she is inflicting on herself. She looks around. Some wear false hair‚ others false teeth. Every participant there is driven by the same potential outcome of beauty: meticulous hair‚ white smile‚ bright eyes‚ and a thin figure. Everybody strives for that same superficial facade – not the average values for a
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