Little Miss Perfect/Toddlers and Tiaras

[PeppyGPhiB]

Did anyone watch tonight? I don't want to stereotype, but that little boy even dressed like Dorothy for Halloween?!

[MaggieXi]

I want to know what happened to Tootie. I thought I saw her in the background of last week's episode (the one with Braxton & Alaska).

[BetteDavisEyes]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Did anyone watch tonight? I don't want to stereotype, but that little boy even dressed like Dorothy for Halloween?!

I just watched my first episode and it was this one. The little boy was definitely dressed as Dorothy for Halloween complete with ruby slippers & a wig. His mom said that it was part of his personality and his dream was to be a Broadway dancer one day. He has two dolls that he has complete wardrobes for & he takes them to all his pageants. Wow! I'll stop right there before I get nasty & snarky towards a kid & his mom.

As for the girls, this just reiterated my beliefs that once my daughter is born, I will NEVER do this to her. I so recall that KD perp & her pageant obsession & now I'm going to search b/c I gotta see these pictures. Lol! I wouldn't be surprised if we see her on this show one day.

[SWTXBelle]

In my family, we say we show dogs and horses,not children.

[HannahXO]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

In my family, we say we show dogs and horses,not children.

This!!! And I wouldn't DREAM of doing half of that stuff to my horse Ugh, I am watching right now, and there is a mom who made her daughter stop doing gymnastics because the muscles looked ugly in a beauty dress...uh, what?!?!

Although with regards to the boy from last week, not all kids are gender normative. I mean, the mom could be insane, but this seemed more like the boy was just feminine and mom was OK with letting him express it. Which, IMO, is fine, as long as the boy as happy and not being bullied or anything. There is an interesting blog, Raisingmyrainbow.com, that is about a mom raising her "slightly effeminate, possibly gay son." It is really adorable, well written, and insightful.

[BetteDavisEyes]

Question. One of the moms kept talking about her daughters "flippers" and how she didn't use them during the pageant. Can someone explain to me what on earth "flippers" are in the pageant world?

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by BetteDavisEyes

Question. One of the moms kept talking about her daughters "flippers" and how she didn't use them during the pageant. Can someone explain to me what on earth "flippers" are in the pageant world?

The fake teeth they put over the girl's real teeth to cover up the fact that they're missing some (the judges take points off for missing teeth.)

Example: http://www.unitysmiledesign.com/photo_gallery/index.php

[BetteDavisEyes]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

The fake teeth they put over the girl's real teeth to cover up the fact that they're missing some (the judges take points off for missing teeth.)

Seriously? Fake teeth on a child are ugly?

I'm sorry if my reactions are extreme but this is the first time I've seen anything related to kid pageants beyond the stuff I heard during the JonBenet Ramsey stuff years ago.

[Barbie's_Rush]

Alaska and Braxton's mom needs a flipper. She was missing so many teeth it was making me want to vomit. I can't believe how these people ignore things like basic dental care but will pay to have their kids spray tanned, manicured, made up and stuffed into those expensive glitz wear abominations.