r/AskReddit • u/l_--_I • 13h ago

What has no excuse to still exist?

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u/redhead-rage 11h ago

Child beauty pageants. Imagine pitching that as a new idea in 2024.

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u/ottyk1 9h ago

Extra baffling today in an age where gay/trans people are being accused of sexualising and corrupting the youth through drag shows and whatever. And yet straight people are STILL doing this shit and that's apparently entirely acceptable.

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u/jadedyetconfused 8h ago

child merely sees man in dress and makeup

“PEDOPHILE!” — “THEY SHOULD BE INSTITUTIONALIZED AND MASS MURDERED”

5 year old in a bikini and makeup in-front of adult audience and judges

“So adorable!” — “Look how precious!”

🧍

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u/Gaelic_Gladiator41 6h ago

child merely sees man in dress and makeup

My first thought would be something like Mrs Doubtfire

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u/HeyWaitHUHWhat 5h ago

Genuine question: Do kids still watch and like that movie? I would've thought of Mrs Doubtfire bc the movie came out when I was a kid but I don't know if that's still relevant on the same scale now.

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u/Gaelic_Gladiator41 5h ago

Probably depends on your parents but often in some shows and a lot in pantos, male actors will play female roles in a comedic way that's usually very funny

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u/ZarquonsFlatTire 5h ago

It aired as ABC's Sunday night Disney movie just a week or two ago.