Should child beauty pageants be outlawed?

[dead0man]

I agree they seem gross, but they shouldn't be illegal.  Just highly discouraged by most of us.

[dead0man]

those voting yes (and for some reason mocking those who disagree, slightly, with them and their ban happy ways), what age should people be in able to show off their bodies for fame and reward?  What about dance troops?  Talent shows?  It's already illegal to do bad things to children, any ban seems redundant to me.

[dead0man]

I 100% agree with you guys that these things are super weird/creepy, my issue is that beauty pageants are far from the only place we sexualize little girls.  They may in fact be the most creepy/weird, but they ain't the only.  Little girl bikinis, toddlers getting their ear's pierced, cheerleading, every female character in anything made by Disney, ever.


Just because something is creepy and weird doesn't mean it should be illegal though.  On the other hand, this is kids we're talking about here, so that complicates things.  Is there a strong history of pedo's getting caught around them?  Like more so than the Catholic Church?