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Toddlers and Tiaras’ Maddy: Fake Boobs and Butt for Dolly Parton Costume Too Much?! (Video)
“Toddlers & Tiaras” sinks to new lows with footage of little Maddy Jackson who dresses as Dolly Parton for pageants – using fake boobs and butt padding for the costume, naturally.
Good grief. Are these people for real? Oh yeah… did I mention that Maddy is just four years old, having her mom pad her chest and butt all, for the sake of winning one of these wretched competitions?
Maddy, her mom and grandmother were all on the Today show this morning defending Toddlers & Tiaras and the whole pageant scene.
Mom Lindsay Jackson comments in the video clip, “When she wears the fake boobs and the fake butt, it’s just like extra bonus.”
Nice.
Young Maddy is brought onto the Today show to do her little shimmy, shimmy blowing kiss routine – all cheesed out with makeup and a creepy little pageant routine.
Maddy is sold on the pageant lifestyle because of the opportunity to win toys.
I need to point out also that the little girl looks initially like she might cry when she steps in front of the Today show cameras. Mom of course assures that Maddy loves this stuff and can stop anytime she wants.
What’s your take on the whole Toddlers & Tiaras pageant families?
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Lisa commented on Sep 01 11 at 7:28 amWhat kind of mother would have her child perform a routine on national television she knows that her appearance is because of the questionable nature of the routine?
Autumn commented on Sep 01 11 at 8:46 amThe poor girl doesn’t even understand what she is doing on the Today Show – she is acting like a trained monkey – repeating choreographed steps and smiling and posing for the host as though waiting for a treat. It’s terribly sad. The host asks the grandmother what the child gets out of all of it and the first thing the grandmother says is money – that is so sad. Children are not for your profit and entertainment. These poor girls will grow up believing they only offer value for how they look and the way they move.
Fallen commented on Sep 01 11 at 9:37 amJust seeing the commercials for this show makes me sick. Those mothers are only out for themselves and don’t give a crap about their children. They think that the kids like getting pricked with needles for the sake of having their lips fuller. Half of the children on the show throw fits because THEY DON’T WANT TO DO IT. Children want to do what they think is fun, not what the parents think is fun. These mothers are trying to live out either what they had to do as children. They were brought up to belive that looks are the only thing that matters and grow up putting people down because they aren’t pretty enough.
Manjari commented on Sep 01 11 at 10:56 amI’ve never seen the show, but the whole idea is sick. What kind of parent does this?
Christina commented on Sep 01 11 at 12:44 pmOMG! That’s horrible! Now, the little girl is going to think her looks are inadequate in her everyday life without padding in front up top and down below in the back. Let her enjoy the innocence of being a little girl at least until her and her peers are noticing each other getting more curves and then therefore want more, themselves.
michelle commented on Sep 01 11 at 12:54 pmHow is this not child abuse? If we were seeing boys forced to dress up inappropriately and dance for strangers, people would certainly be crying abuse. But note that when girls do it, it can be a national TV show and the moms are not prosecuted. Sure, it’s on TV in the first place because most of us disagree with the practice and the show allows us to feel superior to “those moms,” but in truth we are all complicit. We don’t think of the whole pageant thing as outright child abuse because part of us thinks it’s cute to sexualize little girls. People are such hypocrites.
michelle commented on Sep 01 11 at 12:55 pmI can’t bring myself to watch the video and haven’t seen the shows. I can’t imagine how a mom justifies doing this to their child. Someone gave my 2 yr old a hand-me-down 2 peice bathing suit. The top was little, tiny triangles. To me it was just to sexually suggestive and I’m not a prude. I was appauled that anyone would consider putting that on a toddler. This show and these mom’s take it way too far. I feel bad for the children. They are learning that the way to please is to perform. Very sad.
Manjari commented on Sep 01 11 at 8:26 pmI just watched the two videos, and I am so disgusted. I just can’t believe anyone would do that to their child. It’s horrifying.
Samantha commented on Sep 02 11 at 4:07 amWOW Madison is prolly the worst kid I have ever seen on the show and thats sayn alot because most of them are pretty bad. And her mom what a joke (GET A SPINE LADY)
amy commented on Sep 02 11 at 6:10 pmI can’t even begin to imagine how these little girls are going to act when they get older. I am glad my kids won’t be going to school with any of them. EEEK
SOMEONE commented on Sep 12 11 at 1:05 amOk, you people are SO EFFING STUPID I CANT STAND IT. Madisyn is one of the best girls thats ever been on this show, and if you have a problem with what they do, SHUT UP and dont comment. and btw, again to the retard who writes this blog, her last name isnt Jackson, but way to try and be smart. You people are a bunch of fools. You probably all hate pageants because your kids arent cute
Sarah commented on Sep 17 11 at 1:33 amI just felt bad for mom (and the little girl) when she totally missed the point of the interviewer’s question about appearances. . . Hello, lady, she was asking if you were concerned that your daughter might grow up to believe that her exterior was what was important, not cultivating actual intelligence or personality. No one really cares if the kid’s hair is over processed or not.
Amber M Frantz commented on Feb 18 12 at 3:18 pmWow.. Some people will never cease to amaze me. If it’s not bad enough to teach our little girls to be so vain in the first place, let’s start putting fake boobs on 4 year olds. That’ll be great for their self esteem when they’re teenagers. “Sorry, you’re not pretty enough just being who you are. We have to put fake boobs on you so the judges and the audience will like you better”. Good job, Mom. I hope someone slaps you .And on another note, I don’t think it should be ALLOWED into the competition. There has GOT to be a line somewhere that the girls aren’t allowed to cross. Let’s have a LITTLE bit of self-respect, people. All she’s doing is training her daughter to be an artificial little whore when she grows up. Let’s see how fake we be! People will like me better! And with my FAKE BOOBS so will the boys!! What a sad sad story. She doesn’t even deserve to have a child and parade her around like that. It’s nothing shy of abuse in my book.
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