Did I say that? HELL NO. I don't think it's appropriate to dress a child as an adult BUT it shouldn't matter what the child was wearing....people need to keep their fucking hands to themselves. The clothes and the makeup do NOT give permission for anyone to touch...EVER. Get it? Children dress up for dance and gymnastic lessons all the time...they wear makeup, they have little leotards on...does that give permission? Or how about the girls in the swim team or who are taking swim lessons? Their bodies are exposed...parents fault? Predators fault? Seems like a no brainer to me.

I think beauty pagents are ridiculous to begin with...find other ways to give out scholarship money. I'm not saying I advocate what the parents did in this situation but I am saying that that child should have been safe regardless of what she was wearing. Clothes and makeup are not an invitation.

Michelle