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France to ban 'sexualised' child beauty pageants

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18/09/2013

The French Senate voted early Wednesday to ban beauty pageants for children under 16 – and to impose up to two years in prison and steep fines for adults who try to enter children into such a contest.

France’s Senate voted early Wednesday to ban beauty pageants for children under 16, and to punish any adult who tries to enter a child into such a contest with up to two years in prison and a steep 30,000-euro fine.

The amendment is part of a broader bill on women’s rights, which will now proceed to the National Assembly, French Parliament’s lower house, for debate and another vote.

The senators who voted in favour of the measure argue that it will protect children from being prematurely “sexualised” through the use of heavy make-up and often provocative attire.

http://www.france24.com/en/20130918-french-senate-votes-ban-sexualised-child-beauty-pageants
 
“Let us not make our girls believe from a very young age that their worth is based only on their appearance,” the author of the report.
I happen to totally agree with this. These are very young and impressionable little girls. It's great to win but what happens to the ones that don't? I also agree these little girls don't belong in padded bras, skin tight dresses, high heels and adult makeup. Yes, little girls like to play "dress up" but these pageants take it to the extreme.
 
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