Okay, I'm sure we've all heard of this show by now. It's not a show that I usually watch but one day I tuned in out of sheer curiosity and I find myself watching from time to time when there's nothing else on tv. I'm also sure that opinions are very strong concerning this show. I, for one, can't fathom the idea of entering my child into a pageant such as this (for reasons too numerous to mention). I watch in disbeleif from start to finish... I mean the fake eyelashes, fake hair, fake teeth (sometimes), fake tans and so much make up on babies! It's just too much.
But the last episode that I saw
really crossed the line I think. It was part of the "dress up" phase of the contest. That's when you can dress your child up in any you want, they can be a movie star, a rock star, a cartoon character, a race car driver, etc. It's like the "freestyle" portion of the program. So one mother decided to dress her daughter like the character that actress Julia Roberts played in "Pretty Woman." The child actually came onto the stage in the "streetwalker" costume as well as the famous polka-dot dress. Don't believe me? Here's the pic.
What do you think of this? Even for this show, I think this was going too far. When this little girl came out "strutting her stuff" in this hooker costume I just couldn't believe it. What is going on in this mother's mind? Everyone knows the plot of the movie... she starts out as a hooker and becomes a lady. So this mom knew exactly what she was doing. All I can say is I feel sorry for this "poor child."
Sadly, we don't get to choose our parents. That is all.
