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Sunday, March 25, 2012
From the research I have conducted, I can come to the conclusion that beauty pageants do have a harmful effect on woman. Whether it is from rigorous or judging or simply losing a competition. No matter the age, these competitions have long term effects on woman such as depression, eating disorders, and cosmetic surgery. These contestants are so in sink into thinking like a pageant contestant that they are not truly thinking the way they do. These woman need to inhabit themselves and have their own opinions on what is beautiful and what is not. There are so many different types of beauty that its terrible to think that fat, short, tall, or skinny woman have self-esteem issues. These issues tend to sprout from these pageants, especially when participated in at a young age.
To branch out and go deeper into research behind the negative effects upon woman in beauty pageants, I have created a wiki titled: Beauty Pageants. You can access this page through the link provided below.
This website so far encompasses a background on beauty pageants, negative effects on women from these pageants, and lives of woman and children who compete or have competed in these competitions. The background behind beauty pageants encompasses important dates and findings. The subpage titled negative effects on women covers statistics and hand on experiences from former contestants. Under the subpage: Lives of Pageant Contestants, I have added two videos of unhappy children who have competed in these pageants which include pictures of photoshopped children as well as woman who underwent cosmetic procedures.
Monday, March 19, 2012
To take a deeper look into the negatives on beauty pageants, I have decided to dedicate this posting to child beauty pageants. In the video Child Beauty Pageants, Isabelle Shanafelt discusses major negative affects on children from 6 years of age to 17. In most pageants, children are not really children. These children are deprived of a real childhood. Most children are spray tanned, made up, and photoshopped in many pictures submitted in beauty pageants. Children should not be taught that fake appearances are beautiful because inner beauty is true beauty.
The video discusses child obsessions over Barbie dolls and their perfect appearances, but these toys were not meant to be models or goals to be reached. Children should enjoy their childhood and not have their lives revolving around looking perfect for the judges. According to the video, these children often are set up on the path of becoming woman the suffer from depression or eating disorders. Overall, no matter the age of women participating in beauty pageants; negative affects often sprout from these stressful competitions.
Questions:
Why do parents enter their children into beauty pageants in the first place?
Do Barbie dolls influence young girls to mirror their appearance?
Citation:
Shanafelt, I. (Writer) (2010). Child beauty pageants [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C285HuUKHZ4
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C285HuUKHZ4
The video discusses child obsessions over Barbie dolls and their perfect appearances, but these toys were not meant to be models or goals to be reached. Children should enjoy their childhood and not have their lives revolving around looking perfect for the judges. According to the video, these children often are set up on the path of becoming woman the suffer from depression or eating disorders. Overall, no matter the age of women participating in beauty pageants; negative affects often sprout from these stressful competitions.
Questions:
Why do parents enter their children into beauty pageants in the first place?
Do Barbie dolls influence young girls to mirror their appearance?
Citation:
Shanafelt, I. (Writer) (2010). Child beauty pageants [Web]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C285HuUKHZ4
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C285HuUKHZ4
Sunday, March 4, 2012
According to the reference book: At Issue: Beauty Pageants, these beauty competitions are based on physical beauty. Many critics and viewers agree that pageants encourage plastic surgery and dieting. The excerpt from the book states that: With the increased popularity of plastic surgery procedures, many are now contemplating what impact this has on beauty pageants. Some propose banning contestants who have undergone cosmetic surgery from competing in pageants, while others say plastic surgery is part of the new reality of competition.
After reading this, I have come to the conclusion that there are numerous bad effects on woman from these competitions. The plastic surgery rate does increase due to the look that many woman want to achieve. It is an interesting idea to propose the banning of contestants who have undergone cosmetic surgery, but these competitions really should not be based solely on physical features.
Reflection Questions:
Why is it so important for woman to undergo unnecessary plastic surgery? Why do they have a need to do this to themselves for the sole purpose of these competitions?
Citation:
ProQuest Staff. "At Issue: Beauty Pageants." ProQuest LLC. 2012: n.pag. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 04 Mar 2012.
After reading this, I have come to the conclusion that there are numerous bad effects on woman from these competitions. The plastic surgery rate does increase due to the look that many woman want to achieve. It is an interesting idea to propose the banning of contestants who have undergone cosmetic surgery, but these competitions really should not be based solely on physical features.
Reflection Questions:
Why is it so important for woman to undergo unnecessary plastic surgery? Why do they have a need to do this to themselves for the sole purpose of these competitions?
Citation:
ProQuest Staff. "At Issue: Beauty Pageants." ProQuest LLC. 2012: n.pag. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 04 Mar 2012.
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