10 years later....

[Alex]

And nobody hear has judged letting a child wear make-up.

And I haven't judged any parenting. I asked a question. Without a doubt the parents of the girls in thise elite child pageants are allowing the sexualization of their child. My judgment would depend on the answer as to why.

I have also judged an industry. I find the idea of gathering 8-year-olds to pick the prettiest one to be asinine, independent of what it may say about individual parents. Especially if the method of picking the prettiest one is to first completely alter the appearance of the 8-year-olds in question so that they look like 20-year-olds. Hair, eyelashes, teeth, and tan on that girl in those pictures are all fake. Why not go all the way and pad the breasts?

Carl Lewis was on The Best Damned Sports Show Period! the other night and it was mentioned he would be judging the Miss Teen USA Pageant. The awkwardness of this endeavor was make clear. When asked what he would be looking for he almost blushed and tried to protest that there was nothing prurient about it. He said he didn't really know the criteria but that he had been told to look for symmetry but he was confused since girls that age are supposed to have "symmetry." I just found it immorative. The awkwardness of five guys talking about judging the looks of teenagers (who, at least biologically, actually are sexualized).