Beauty contests for children

A few days ago I was recommended a very good movie called “Little Miss Sunshine”, a lovely story which presents a big problematic for children, girls specially. Briefly explained, the movie is about a little girl who watches on tv a beauty contest for little girls. She admires the contestants and decides that she wants to participate in the next contest. At first the family refuses since they are afraid that she might be ridicule in front of the other well prepared girls but then they decide to allow her to participate.

While watching the movie I got to interiorize in the world of these beauty contests for little girls and I looked up for some more information. I found such shocking photos

I came to know that these girls wear an incredible amount of make up, they dye their hair and some of them even undergo cosmetic surgeries. Most of these deplorable actions are carried out by their parents. These children are also deprived of school and they live their lives around the contests. As soon as one of it ends they start preparing everything for the next one.

In my opinion, beauty contests for children should not be held. What’s the good in it? They only teach children how to be more concerned about their appearances than about their qualities as human beings. Beauty contests encourage parents to live through their children’s lives, promote egocentrism and envy. I cannot think of anything good coming from them. Can you?