[Dixie Yooper]

"6-year-old beauty queen!~~WTF!!"

Since moving to NC 3 years ago I can't help but notice how common it is for families to get all wrapped up in the beauty pageant thing. It's just like getting your little boy started in little league down here. It's nothing more than a good way for mothers to spend time with their daughters. Most of the smaller clothing stores for women and girls have pageant sections where they can by any gowns or accessories they need. In the local Christmas parade, there were at least 5 or 6 cars with with very young pageant winners of various events. Well over 20 cars in all with girls of ages from 5 to 25. From what I hear, this is very common in the south, including WV where Pasty Ramsey was from.

[Sacajaweau]

"Southern Belle" syndrome. Even fits Jon Benet's costumes.

[hunter112]

It's just like getting your little boy started in little league down here.

It's sick. It teaches girls that you are only what you look like, not who you are inside. That's a hard enough thing to deal with when a girl is 18, it's impossible to process when you're six.

It needs to disappear. It's sexist, materialistic, and shallow. At least baseball has the potential to teach kids how to cooperate in team sports.