Today in my Composition and Rhetoric class one of my classmates presented on Beauty Pageants for young girls. We talked about the fine line there is between doing it for fun and doing it out of a sick obsession. I do believe that there are people who do it just for the fun of getting all dressed up and looking pretty, etc. However, I think that more often than not it is horrible stage moms putting their daughters through hell because they live vicariously through their children.
A prime example of why girls shouldn't do pageants and get involved in that life style: Alicia Guastaferro. While most of you probably do not know who that is, it is a girl my roommate went to high school with. Google her name and you will be shocked. This girl and her family were on Wife Swap and to say that their lives were laughable is an understatement.
Here is a link to what happened to her after all of the pageants and being spoiled. I suggest you take a read. It's very sad, but it's a lesson learned.
PAGEANTS ARE MORE BAD THAN GOOD!
Wow...pretty scary. Which is exactly why i found the film Little Miss Sunshine to be wonderful...it was a big FU to the whole idea of pagentry. I agree, there is a lot of negativity focused on this, but I think there is some positive aspects...just as long as the stage moms don't take over!
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