TLC - Toddlers and Tiaras - group trying to cancel show

[Karen]

I find it really sad that we live in the 21st century and woman are trained by the media from a young age to believe that what is really important is their sexual appeal.

Oh, gosh please amend that to say "SOME women"! I certainly had drummed into my head "pretty is as pretty does" from earliest childhood! As were, I bet, lots of people here!

[K9soul]

I think Pembroke meant not so much parents are bringing up their girls in such a way, but more that media, movies, games, music, advertising, and even some parts of society in general perpetuate these ideas and ways of thinking.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Oh, gosh please amend that to say "SOME women"! I certainly had drummed into my head "pretty is as pretty does" from earliest childhood! As were, I bet, lots of people here!

I think Pembroke meant not so much parents are bringing up their girls in such a way, but more that media, movies, games, music, advertising, and even some parts of society in general perpetuate these ideas and ways of thinking.

Yes this is exactly what I meant, thanks. I think most parents probably teach their kids similar things to Karen's parents, which is good. But, I think that society sends a different message in many ways. Women on tv, in ads, movies, etc., are almost always young, thin, and beautiful (though this is not true of men). It's like women who are not these things are not valuable.

[pomtzu]

I was watching Entertainment Tonight and The Insider last night before the dog show, and they did a short feature on this t.v. show, and other shows like it. Not only are these girls being made up to try to look like Miss America (and that's being complimentary on my part), but those fancy hair styles aren't necessarily their own hair. These little ones are wearing wigs and hair pieces. Come on - how stupid!!!! And one little girl had lost one of her front baby teeth, and the mother had a retainer made with a tooth to fill in where the missing one had been. These mothers need to prioritize - I'm sure these shows need to be at the bottom of the list. I wonder how much the rest of the family is neglected so the beauty queens can be pampered beyond anything reasonable.
These kids sure are being taught a very wrong set of values.