I've never understood the point of high heels (not that I've ever had occasion to try them, but the number of female friends who constantly complain while walking on a night out). Is the grip of fashion really that strong, or is there some other reason for them? Why would anyone choose to wear shoes that hurt their feet and make them more likely to fall over? It's like choosing to wear a hat that gives you a headache and makes you sneeze.maiforpeace wrote:And TLC for airing such drivel - if kids don't know about these pageants, they do now.Kristie wrote:There's a show on TLC about it called Toddlers & Tiaras. It makes me want to punch all the mothers/grandmothers that put their kids into these beauty contests.
My 7 year old niece found a pair of suede purple high heels that she was fascinated with. She wore them constantly around the house. She became a little leery of them when she started tripping and falling. So, I encouraged her to come to me while I stood outside under a tree, but she had to walk through the rain and the mud to get there...she is no longer entranced with high heels.
As for the child beauty pageants, I see it as just another particularly ugly tentacle of the fashion/beauty industry, which promotes and exploits insecurities about appearance for profit, while crippling individuality and style. And if you get them young, you've probably got them for life. It's pretty horrible but I don't know if there's much that can be done about it.