TLC - Toddlers and Tiaras - group trying to cancel show

**Medusa** · 02-05-2009, 06:26 AM

Beauty pageants for children send the wrong message not only to the children but, as others have mentioned, they encourage pedophiles. It's always creeped me out. I read just yesterday that My Space has removed 10,000 registered sex offenders from their site. It's mind boggling and so scary to raise kids today. Parents need to be hypervigilant.

**moosmom** · 02-05-2009, 09:32 AM

Out of curiosity, I watched one episode. The youngest was carried onto the stage (she was only 5 months old).

The gyrating and sexual implications really made me uncomfortable. It was quite obvious that it's the parents who get more out of beauty pageants than the kids do. It's child exploitation, plain and simple.

**Sirrahsim** · 02-05-2009, 09:38 AM

I tuned in for all of about 2 minutes simply because I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Disgusting.

**pomtzu** · 02-05-2009, 10:16 AM

Maybe I'm super, overly cautious, but I would never post any pictures of my grandchildren on any public website for people to see - even on PT. I have a very beautiful 16 yr old granddaughter, and a very handsome 12 yr old grandson, and I don't feel at all comfortable having their pictures for all to see. There's just too many sickos out there that are able to track people anywhere. I don't know how they do it, but it's done all the time.
That's why I can't understand these mothers parading their children on t.v. - dressed and made up to be provocative and sexy way beyond their years. Don't these mothers know that they're just inviting trouble - or is it that they just don't care??? Is that trophy and prize money worth the chance they take???