Toddlers and tiaras and real life kids

So I was driving to work the other day and I saw something that very nearly made me stop my car and bitch-slap a mother. Her daughter could not have been more than six years old and she was wearing a skirt so high, I wondered why she would have even bothered putting it on in the first place. (she did have wool(ish?) tights on that were opaque)

Now, to be fair, I dress very modestly for religious reasons, and this is not my religiousness coming out and me saying "how immodest". The fact is, if this kid is six, HER MOTHER IS BUYING THESE CLOTHES FOR HER!! I admit, the look is inappropriate at the best of times to me. Teenagers wear underwear length skirts all the time, but likely they have bought it themselves.

Attached is a picture of a little girl on Toddlers and Tiaras. I do not, will not ever watch this show and my inclusion of the picture is not to condone the show. This little girl, whose image is available in a simple search on the Internet, was dressed, by her mother, for a pageant. Recognize the outfit? Same outfit Julia Roberts wore in Pretty Woman. Been a while since you've seen it? Wonder why I'm making an issue of this outfit? Let me refresh your memory. In Pretty Woman, Julia Roberts plays a -- wait for it -- SHE PLAYS A FREAKING HOOKER!! Granted she's a higher class of hooker, but she's a hooker nonetheless. And this mother thought it would be an appropriate outfit for her three year old daughter to sport at a beauty pageant. Oh! Did I forget to mention thar earlier!? THE CHILD IS THREE YEARS OLD!



So, we have parents dressing their kids for school in skirts so short, teenage girls would cringe, parents dressing their daughters (remember - she's THREE!!) as prostitutes (and I am not in any way saying the child IS a prostitute). What's next?

How about this gem?

This little girl is getting ready for a pageant. She is dressing as Dolly Parton. With FAKE BOOBS AND A FAKE BUTT!!! really!? REALLY !? I can't remember off-hand how old she is. I think she's four. Yes. A FOUR YEAR OLD DRESSING WITH FAKE BOOBS AND A FAKE BUTT!!! And let's face it. Dolly Parton is not known for her modest dress, either.

 

 

Compared to these three kids, my kids look Amish in their knee length (or slightly higher) skirts. Okay, maybe that's not fair. The Amish wear floor length dresses. So to them, my kids show too much leg. But you get my point.