Ban beauty contests

Hello, I will begin our final round by jumping straight into rebuttals First, "Is this fair? To deprive a young girl of playing outside with her friends? To instead stick her in a place she already hates, which a bunch of fake people she will learn to hate" Not all children like playing outside it is stereotypical to say that all children like playing outside," This is found ironic. You're trying to stereotype girls into a category of "makeup and self-esteem issues", and then you say I stereotype children. Well I do, as a person who has somewhat recently been a child, I can say that I played outside with girls and boys- and we had a good time doing it too. "This is a ridiculous statement not being rude but beauty contests teach more then make up they teach children how to perform in front of a crowd, eliminate stage fright, teach some of them to sing and dance, work in a group and win/lose gracefully. Women in corporate America are excelling way past their male counterparts because many of them come from pageantry competitions. " Your right when you say they teach more then make up- they teach children to strive for perfection. They teach them to strive to be judged by other people. They are taught be be impressive in the eyes of others. Also, the final statement got to me. Women are not excelling in America, and it's because of blatant sexism. Don't get me wrong, I'm not sexist, and I understand wanes rights is an issue that exists today, namely in the work place. Also, even if women were in a position of power in America, it is most likely they never participated in pageants. Unless you are able to prove that they have participated, this argument is invalid. "They can think on their feet, address a crowd, entertain, teach and enlighten while their young male colleagues loathe to speak to an audience after a childhood spent playing video games. Yes, we are teaching girls that looks matter. Guess what, looks do matter. Should we be botoxing our teens? Probably not. But I don't see a problem teaching kids to eat right and count a few calories so they don't get fat as they grow older." First, if you think that all pageant girls can think on their feet, you clearly have not seen this: Next, heres the thing, looks don't matter. What matters is whether or not you can be a self-sustaining member of society. You should not have to be a liability simply because your parents wanted you to be judged in front of people. I'm not saying teens can't count calories, that's not the issue. The issue is the eating disorders the girls are put through to look, in your words, "pretty". "Your exposure to beauty contests from shows like toddlers and tiaras and Honey Boo Boo are staged and scripted for drama they don't show the full picture of the contests only what they want you to see which is DRAMA DRAMA DRAMA." I'll admit that maybe that was not the best example, however, I can say that Honey Boo Boo, while not a very intelligent show, shows us a somewhat bright side of things. One could interpret it to as she doesn't care about what others think, nor will she skip a meal to look good. However, she did stop pageants, so that would probably be the reason why she hasn't developed these disorders. Also, like you stated, they don't show the full picture. Alright, from this section on you talk about money, so I will just rebut one statement since it basically gives your entire argument. "Contestants are judged on beauty, poise, academics and talent. National and state winners are eligible for scholarship prizes. Miss Teenage California Scholarship Pageant The winner of this pageant receives $10,000, as of 2011," First, I'd like to state that academics are obviously not the most important part of that competition. If you disagree, maybe you need to watch the previous video once again. Also, the key word would be "THE" winner. As in one. Yea, it must be amazing to be the winner (for about 25 minutes), but what about all the other girls? Now they have been judged, and declared losers. Also, I love how you rebutted, "If you can't cite these studies, then they don't exist." Namely because the article you gave interviewed the winner, and her mother! Of course her self-esteem is going to be raised! I refuse to believe that you read that article before you pressed paste, and for that reason, your argument is even more invalid than the last time you tried it. and finally, "Contestant Allie Richardson, 7 had the following to say about competing in the pageants: "I like doing the pageants because theyre fun and I like making new friends. Sometimes I get to be in other pageants with my friends. And when my friends win, then I"m really happy for them.- See more at: http://www.betterparenting.com...... I am finished" SHE'S SEVEN! She isn't old enough or mature enough to recognize what's going on. Most likely she's reading off a script. Which reiterated my point. Beauty pageants should not be allowed for children that are too young to decide whether they want to be there or not. Mainly because it's not their choice to join, it's their parents. Also, you rebutted like 4 of my arguments, when I offered several more. A pageant to an 18 year old is different to a girl that's 7. Thanks