Child Beauty Pageants: A Scene From the "Other America"
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Henry A. Giroux | Child Beauty Pageants: A Scene From the "Other America"
Henry A. Giroux, Truthout: "Beauty pageants gain legitimacy within what might be called the myth of innocence in which children are often portrayed as inhabiting a world that is untainted, magical and utterly protected from the harshness of adult life. Innocence in this scenario not only erases the complexities of childhood and the range of experiences different children encounter, but it also offers an excuse for adults to evade responsibility for how children are firmly connected to and shaped by the social, economic and cultural institutions run largely by adults."
http://www.truthout.org/051109A?n
Henry A. Giroux | Child Beauty Pageants: A Scene From the "Other America"
Henry A. Giroux, Truthout: "Beauty pageants gain legitimacy within what might be called the myth of innocence in which children are often portrayed as inhabiting a world that is untainted, magical and utterly protected from the harshness of adult life. Innocence in this scenario not only erases the complexities of childhood and the range of experiences different children encounter, but it also offers an excuse for adults to evade responsibility for how children are firmly connected to and shaped by the social, economic and cultural institutions run largely by adults."
http://www.truthout.org/051109A?n
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