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5 Reasons Child Beauty Pageants Are Bad For Children

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Being forced into something we don’t want to do is something we all hate. So imagine how children feel when their parents force them in these child pageants. Girls are put into dresses and are forced to strut around on stage while parents shout and judges critique their every move. Heels are put onto their feet in which they walk in for hours on end. Makeup is piled on their face until they look as “beautiful” as they can possibly be. Child beauty pageants are a little girl's worst nightmare. Child beauty pageants can cause emotional problems. In the article “5 Reasons Child Pageants are Bad for Kids” it states, “Objectification of young girls is strongly associated with eating disorders, low self-esteem, and depression.” If you treat these
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