Mama,
Tonight Alex wanted to watch tv and put on this show that was the search for the next Pussycat Doll. It was these three hoochie girls being totally catty and every time I saw them, they were dressed slutty. I told Alex to try to find something else.
Next time I walked by, she had on a contest for Miss Hawaiian Tropic. Every girl is wearing an inch of makeup, a bikini with a push-up bra, and looks like a grownup JonBenet. What the hell? Each girl got to give a little talk about what they do or like or whatever, so while they're saying things like, "I used to be a bartender but I've recently moved to LA to pursue acting and modeling" the tv would show a montage of them in a bikini rubbing themselves up and down and walking through knee-high water.
Alex is in FOURTH GRADE! Finally I found her Dancing With the Stars to watch. But jesus! Is she just not supposed to be watching tv after 9 pm? Why so many hoochie shows? Alex couldn't even find the words to ask it, but she wanted to know what Miss Hawaiian Tropic's goal was - like, what makes a person win basically. Dani said whoever looks prettiest in the bikini wins. But you're not even in charge of how pretty you turn out - you're either born pretty or you're not. Such a stupid contest!
Please don't let me grow up to dress slutty and want to win contests based on looks,
Sam
2 comments:
TV sucks. I pretty much try to keep it to PBS and cooking shows for my kids. My daughters definitely don't need to be infected by the toxic body image shit that TV vomits up on to my screen.
I recently posted about Alyssa wanting to join a beauty pageant. We watched _Little Miss Sunshine_ together. It was pretty enlightening for her. Maybe Alex would have a similar reaction, being about the same age.
Sam,
Just found your blog in a roundabout way. How lucky Alex is to have you looking over her shoulder... you get to be a guardian angel, too. I want to go back and read your other posts, and will soon.
Courage and peace to you, sweetie.
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