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The Scandalous Exploitation of our Children

By Lynn Allison

A new reality show goes behind the scenes to reveal the twisted, almost pornographic word of child beauty pageants. In a recent episode the TLC series, a, four year old toddler’s tiny frame is “enhanced” with fake breasts and buttocks to emulate the hour glass figure of her heroine, country singer Dolly Parton.

She’s then stuffed into a slinky, sequined red dress and encouraged to shimmy and shake her hips on stage while blowing provocative kisses.

In the accompanying video, chronicling the transformation of little Madison Jackson into a sultry seductress, her mom, Lindsay, of St. Juliet, Tennessee brags that she wore the very same outfit when she competed.

“I started doing pageants at the age of nine months,” she brags. “And I competed in over 600, winning over $85,000. I have more crowns than Maddy but she’s doing okay.”