Opaque Lucidity

Kiddie Show

Our niece Katie was married this weekend to Matt; we could not ask for a finer addition to the family. The wedding ceremony and reception went off without a hitch, which those of you who have gone through weddings know is a rare occurrence. My entire family was in town, which was enjoyable. I have much to be grateful for in that department.

The location for the reception has more than one large meeting hall. The hall at the far end of the building was playing host to one of those "little girl pageants". You know the ones---little girls wearing lots of makeup with their hair piled high and dressed like Barbie dolls. Think Jon Benet Ramsey and you're in the ballpark.

If you've read this blog from the Dattblog days, you know how I feel about these pageants: they are magnets for pedophiles and border on child abuse. They seek to sexualize young girls at a time in their lives when they should know nothing about sex or what adult men find attractive. I think of our young nieces and how innocent they are---little girls should be little girls. It makes me want to drive someone's head through a wall.

The mothers of the little girls all have the same sort of disposition and mentality: shallow women who were not beauty queens themselves and are thus trying to live through their children. I would love to scream at a group of them, but I'm not sure it would sink in. Disgusting.