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Old 09-29-2009, 05:44 PM
 
Location: The Hall of Justice
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Pageants for little girls just squick me out, but that's another thread. I just saw these photos and wanted to share them with the sensible parents of this forum. This ties in with the unconventional names thread, too--most of these names make us traditionalists roll our eyes.

Of one these girls is the most bizarre color. She's .... tangerine. She looks like an alien.

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Old 09-29-2009, 05:48 PM
 
Location: Denver 'burbs
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OMG - most of them don't even look like real people!!
Re - the "tangerine" thing....my son goes to school with a girl who has been in comp. cheerleading since we've known her (3rd grade?) - she goes to those ESPN competitions etc - she is always "tanned" an odd color - the boys all call her the "Oompa Loompa girl"...LOL
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Old 09-29-2009, 05:52 PM
 
Location: Northeast TN
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They photoshop these pics. In fact, the action is called "porcelain" or something that turns these little girls into odd alien doll creatures. ETA, now that I look again, I think the winner is going to give me nightmares. Her eyes!!!! Eeeeeeeeeek!

I hate to admit that I watch Toddlers and Tiaras, but it's like a new brand of horror show and I can't look away.
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Old 09-29-2009, 05:52 PM
 
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I'm sorry...but this seems like it's more for the parents than the kids. Why don't they just let them be kids? These are dolls you put up on your mantel. I don't get it.
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Old 09-29-2009, 05:57 PM
 
Location: Denver 'burbs
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I understand touching up photos - but there are ways to do it without attempting to make them non-human life forms...just creepy creeepy creepy....then sad.
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Old 09-29-2009, 06:00 PM
 
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Yeah, definitely photoshopped.

But the thing I noticed most is that relatively few of them are even smiling.
A few of them even look downright sad.
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Old 09-29-2009, 06:03 PM
 
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I know they have been retouched like crazy. I actually found the link on a site I like called Photoshop Disasters. These pics are just ... ooky.
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Old 09-29-2009, 06:11 PM
 
Location: Northeast TN
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I understand touching up photos - but there are ways to do it without attempting to make them non-human life forms...just creepy creeepy creepy....then sad.
They don't just touch them up. The action transforms them. It is creeeeeepy!!!
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Old 09-29-2009, 06:15 PM
 
Location: Denver 'burbs
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They don't just touch them up. The action transforms them. It is creeeeeepy!!!
I know! They look like The Stepford Children - They could literally use them for horror films - "Brides of Chucky" or something!
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Old 09-29-2009, 06:16 PM
 
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ALL of them have super creepy eyes! eewww!
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