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more about #toddlerstiaras voteforme: We need to realize that we all feed into the mentality that encourages mothers to wear their daughters like purses. Part of the commentary on Lindsay... more » HighSchoolFearleader: I can't get over how sad all of these girls look. None of them seem to get any enjoyment out of this. How do their parents drag them through this with... more » LolaQuinn is full of beans: That little girl looks like she's already dead inside. But so sparkly on the outside! That surely makes up for it. more » cuteasabutton: I saw this and it just made me really sad and angry. Especially Tylas' mother as she said she "couldn't bear to have an ugly child". Also I thought t... more » thesciencegirl wields the truth like a mighty axe.: My friend forced me to watch "Toddlers and Tiaras" this weekend because she'd stumbled across it and was horrified, and we were both agog. I was wond... more » lucyjae: My lord this stuff has changed so much since I was a kid. Full disclosure: I was a pageant kid. It was all based around baton twirling & dance, but t... more » morninggloria: I feel that soon the world of child beauty pageants will cease to exist as it was before it was discovered by cultural car-wreck gazers and begin to b... more » Skinny lips, killer lashes: Of the three, Sasha and her mother seemed the most normal. Sasha's mother wanted her to gain some confidence, although I wasn't sure entering her in a... more » MegiEr: One contestant's mother says, "They remind me of little drag queens, really." And she is okay with this?? That is messed up. more » dummyfakeroller: I'm hungover yet the fact that parents somewhere in this world gave unnecessary plastic surgery to their 7 year old daughter makes me far more nauseous. more » gangey: Can't America stick to exporting less harmful things, like high-fructose corn syrup and Grand Theft Auto video games? more » NefariousNewt: It broke my heart to think of these children (none of whom won) as they left the venue. At an age where my biggest body hang up was wondering when my ... more » colormeroutine: The one on the right in the top picture looks like she wants to devour my soul more » Annabellie: Is it a child beauty pageant rule that there always has to be a contestant named Madison? Hopefully this one didn't have a weird pageant alter ego, a... more » jrhys: I don't care how nasty she is I'm not down with calling a 10 year old girl the B word. I'm actually barely down with using it about grown women but... more » momentsofabsurdity: What always astounds me is whenever they pan shot the crowd (which they rarely do) it's clear that 3/4 of the seats are empty. There are so FEW people... more » JeremiahAlthaea: Yes she is bratty and manipulative, but the thing that strikes me the most is just how sad she seems. She never gives a real smile; when asked if she'... more » Newsgirl: Can anybody explain to me what it is that judges in these pageants are looking for exactly? Does the child who looks the oldest/dances most provocativ... more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: Wow, that is some b*tchfaced expression. Was she born with that sneer, or did she work to develop the talent from an early age? She could give lesson... more » Michelle13: I smell multiple personality disorder in her future. more » -
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Child Pageants: American Pasttime Exported Across The Pond
The latest U.S. export to land on foreign shores? Child pageants. The BBC3 documentary Baby Beauty Queens follows contestants in the first-ever Mini Miss UK contest, and, as Eleanor M. blogs for The F word: it's "surely a new low." More » -
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Toddlers & Tiaras: Tootie Is A Total Nightmare
On last night's episode of Toddlers & Tiaras, we spent a lot of time with Madison, the ten-year-old diva whose stage name is "Tootie." "Tootie" is a bitch. More » -
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10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week
This week's multimedia compilation of pop culture crap features a toddler who wants Botox, a toddler who has giant muscles, a toddler who acts like Anna Nicole Smith, and more. More » -
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Toddlers & Tiaras: A "Diva Moment" Is Actually A Tantrum
Tracie's away, so last night I had to watch the premiere of Toddlers & Tiaras. It was horrifying! Spoiled brats, fake hair, undermining moms and a 2-week-old infant in a tuxedo?!?! More » -
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Get Ready: It's The Second Time Around For Toddlers & Tiaras
TLC's reality series about child beauty pageants, Toddlers & Tiaras, returns for a second season on Wednesday. GMA interviewed one stage mom from the show this morning. After the jump, a few preview clips. More » -
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Toddlers & Tiaras: A Pageant Show's In Brooklyn
Last night's episode took place at the Darling Diva Pageant in Brooklyn. While it wasn't as "glitz" as its Southern counterparts, pushy parents, inappropriate dance moves, and children with weird names were all on hand. More » -
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This Pageant Boy's Mom Wants To "Turn Him Into A Little Girl"
On last night's Toddlers & Tiaras, a daughterless pageant mom said of her young sons,"I'll just turn 'em into girls." She claims this is harmless, because she has a background in childhood development. More » -
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Toddlers & Tiaras: Children Who Don't Wax Their Eyebrows Don't Get The Crown
On last night's Toddlers & Tiaras, the Ayala family entered their three daughters into the competition. All five of their kids have speech impediments, so the only titles they got were subtitles. More » -
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In Defense Of Reality TV
Today, in the Washington Post, Robin Givhan writes that "a curse has befallen the best of trash television. It has been afflicted by hubris. It has succumbed to uninspired titillation." And that's a bad thing?
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This Little Beauty Queen Insists She's "Smiling On The Inside"
On last night's episode of Toddlers & Tiaras, we got to meet Karmen, a miserable six-year-old girl. Also, a pageant boy was profiled. More after the jump. More » -
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Toddlers & Tiaras: Finishing Last In A Beauty Pageant Isn't Pretty
Last night's episode focused on pubescent contestants instead of babies. The awkwardness of one contestant was hard to watch, particularly because it was in stark contrast to the polished girls in her age group. More » -
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Toddlers & Tiaras: Living Vicariously Through Your Kids Has Negative Effects
Oh god: on last week's Toddlers & Tiaras, we saw more "sexy" babies, and discovered that being obsessed with parading girls around like they're hooker Barbies will actually make your face look insane. (See left.) More » -
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This Kid: Totally Not Being Forced Into The Child Pageant Circuit
On last night's episode of Toddlers & Tiaras, we got to learn the difference between "glitz" and "natural," and were once again assured that pageant kids participate because they want to. More » -
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Toddlers & Tiaras: Pageant Dads, "Sexy" Babies & Creepy Judges
Toddlers & Tiaras, TLC's series about child beauty pageants premiered last night. We are all over this shit. More »
