Interesting
French moving to ban child beauty pageants: Should we? - CNN.com
Child beauty pageants are a lot like crime coverage on local news. Stick with me. This will make sense. I promise.
Viewers complain there’s too much crime in local television news reports, and yet, the stations covering crime enjoy high ratings. People complain that child beauty pageants exploit young girls – some as young as 3 or 4 who are donning makeup, high heels and fake tans – and yet, the ratings for reality television shows such as TLC’s “Toddlers & Tiaras” are sky high.
We don’t like the idea of these beauty contests for kids, but it seems we can’t pull ourselves away. But what if there were no pageants for kids to begin with?
If French lawmakers get their way, there would be no French version of “Toddlers & Tiaras” and no French “Honey Boo Boo,” referring to another child pageant reality star. The Senate in France voted to ban child beauty pageants for kids under the age of 16 and now the measure goes to the country’s lower house for debate and a vote.
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