I don't even remember why I looked them up, but some of the images show little girls in bikinis or provocative clothes and it horrifies me. I kept on reading some articles on the subject, maybe out of a morbid curiosity. I flicked through the search results, I don't know why I kept looking, I think I wanted to know how bad it was. I hovered over one of the bikini images and it was for a petition to ban them. I signed the petition but I feel almost dirty by having seen some of those pictures.
I understand that not all pageants are equal, but kids shouldn't be made to look or act like adults. Sorry for the rant, my emotions are a bit heightened. I just don't understand how people could be comfortable with their little ones being dressed and photographed like that. At the very least dress them by their age!
In some countries, these types of images might even be considered child inappropriate content if they are deemed to be sexualising children.
I understand that not all pageants are equal, but kids shouldn't be made to look or act like adults. Sorry for the rant, my emotions are a bit heightened. I just don't understand how people could be comfortable with their little ones being dressed and photographed like that. At the very least dress them by their age!
In some countries, these types of images might even be considered child inappropriate content if they are deemed to be sexualising children.