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France's Senate has voted to ban beauty pageants for children under 16, in an effort to protect children — especially girls — from being sexualized too early.
Anyone who enters a child into such a contest would face up to two years in prison and 30,000 euros in fines, according to the measure. A pageant organizer expressed regret that the move was so severe.
Such beauty pageants, involving girls of all ages heavily made up and dressed up, regularly elicit public debate in France and elsewhere. While such pageants are not as common in France as in the United States, girls get the message early on here that they are sexual beings, from social messages and advertising and marketing campaigns — and even from department stores that sell lingerie for girls as young as 6.
"The foundations of equal rights are threatened by the hyper-sexualization that touches children ... between 6 and 12 years old," said conservative lawmaker Chantal Jouanno, who authored the amendment.
She noted it's primarily focused on protecting girls. "When I asked an organizer why there were no mini-boy contests, I heard him respond that boys would not lower themselves like that.".....snip~
French Senate votes to ban child beauty pageants
Now this is interesting. Hard to believe that the French can see some of the light and where exploitation of Women begins. What do you think.....should the US adopt the same law. Stop beauty contests for Girls under the age of 16? Charge Parents that want to use their kids to live off of? What about Baby Contests? Does it start there for the little girls? Myself I don't think it is a bad idea. Moreover it encourages girls to not look for an easy way out. Thoughts upon the matter.
Anyone who enters a child into such a contest would face up to two years in prison and 30,000 euros in fines, according to the measure. A pageant organizer expressed regret that the move was so severe.
Such beauty pageants, involving girls of all ages heavily made up and dressed up, regularly elicit public debate in France and elsewhere. While such pageants are not as common in France as in the United States, girls get the message early on here that they are sexual beings, from social messages and advertising and marketing campaigns — and even from department stores that sell lingerie for girls as young as 6.
"The foundations of equal rights are threatened by the hyper-sexualization that touches children ... between 6 and 12 years old," said conservative lawmaker Chantal Jouanno, who authored the amendment.
She noted it's primarily focused on protecting girls. "When I asked an organizer why there were no mini-boy contests, I heard him respond that boys would not lower themselves like that.".....snip~
French Senate votes to ban child beauty pageants
Now this is interesting. Hard to believe that the French can see some of the light and where exploitation of Women begins. What do you think.....should the US adopt the same law. Stop beauty contests for Girls under the age of 16? Charge Parents that want to use their kids to live off of? What about Baby Contests? Does it start there for the little girls? Myself I don't think it is a bad idea. Moreover it encourages girls to not look for an easy way out. Thoughts upon the matter.