One of the most beautifully trashy reality TV shows of the last decade is Toddlers and Tiaras. Admittedly, I was frightened to watch it for a while; as I thought that I would be put on some kind of list if I did. One of the most despicable – and therefore most entertaining – parts of that series is not the toddlers themselves, but the pageant parents. These parents are absolutely heinous.

They take their young children, and force them in to performing under the guise of it being the child?s decision. How the fuck does a two-year-old decide that they want to parade around a stage like a stripper? Anyway, the awful parents push their children into pageants in order to get the financial rewards. Hmmm, exploiting young children for financial gain?