A question of debate

I am not one to normally watch shows like "Toddlers & Tiaras" but there is a draw to it at times. I suppose its more of a morbid curiosity as to WHY mothers do the things they do to their children that they do on that show. You see kids having to be bribed into "practicing", forced into fittings and visits to the dentist for "flippers" because heaven forbid a child of age 6 not have all their teeth. There is no doubt that children like Eden Wood are very pretty little girls. Who wouldnt think that photos like these are pretty?

But to me these images are not of a little girl. These are images of a doll ~ little girls dont have perfect hair, little girls dont have perfect teeth...Pretty? Yes. Realistic? Nope....

What really bothers me is how "sexualised" these young girls are They are encouraged to wear "slutty" outfits, they are taught to "shake their tush"  to dance often times routines that could very easily be seen at the local strip clubs. To me thats disturbing. I find it sad that in today society things like breast feeding a baby is considered "poronographic" but dressing a child like this is found socially acceptable.

While the photos I am using are of Eden Woods, I am no way saying that she is the only one. The internet is flooded with these types of images. I chose Eden solely because she is one of the better known pageant girls. And while I agree Eden is one very pretty little girl, I often wonder exactly how much of it is her choice, as I do with many of the girls on this show. I also wonder how these young girls are going to be effected later in life. When Eden hits those teenage years, is she going to appreciate that her face is plastered all over the internet?