Monday, August 20, 2012
I don't generally...or ever...agree with Nancy Grace. She couldn't cut it as a lawyer or DA so she became a talking head on HLN. Her sensationalism of the Casey Anthony trial no doubt got Ms. Anthony acquitted. Do I believe she was guilty? No. But I have seen innocent folks go to jail too many times to trust the justice system. But Grace had some valid points tonight when she aired the story about this horrible show called "Toddlers In Tiaras" and it's slimy spawn about a child referred to as Honey Boo Boo. These shows sexualize young girls, and train them that their entire worth from diaper to casket is dependent on how they look. Honey Boo Boo's mother should lose parental rights to that little girl for putting her up on a bar and having the little girl dance for the patrons. I lived in Texas for 20 plus years and saw kid taken for a hell of a lot less! I was arrested for spanking my 4 year old in PA! I truly believe that our society as a whole will suffer the consequences of taking away a parent's right to discipline their child. And don't try to feed me BS that spanking is abuse. If done properly, with no anger or malice, spanking is an effective tool. Not every child responds to "time outs". But these "reality shows"...and I use that term VERY loosely...are definitely a form of abuse. "Dance Moms" is another one that should be removed from the airwaves. The mothers regret that they never danced or won a pageant so they push their daughters into a world they wanted for themselves.
Before anyone thinks I am in Nancy Grace's fan club, she DID go off on the wrong track as usual. She glossed over the psychological and physical harm done to these little beauty queens and claims the shows are fodder for pedophiles. I could not possibly care less if a pedophile Tivo's these shows. I DO care if they are canvassing the streets looking for children. I DO care that they kids are being fed unhealthy amounts of caffeine and sugar and put on diets at such tender ages just so they can compete! Any mother or father who subjects ANY child to the rigors of the life of the kids on these disgusting shows should be arrested. Put Honey Boo Boo's mom on a diet and pump her full of caffeine and sugar. Has she never heard of DIABETES?!?!? I would hate to see any of these little contestants sentenced to a life of insulin injections because of what their mothers are putting them through now.