Letter: Moral consciousness is becoming more and more scarce

Published: Thursday, Nov. 22 2012 12:00 a.m. MST

"Toddlers & Tiaras": A young beauty contestant prepares before a pageant.

TLC

Summary

As a concerned grandmother, I read with great interest the front page article in the Nov. 18 issue called "Toddlers, tiaras and tears."

I think it a travesty that young innocent children (primarily girls) are being exploited by irresponsible parents or by other self-serving adults without conscience.

I certainly agree with the main messages of the article and add that I boycott all media opportunities that exploit children or anyone who may be victimized. I do not watch the TLC program "Toddlers and Tiaras" or any other "reality" TV program that I deem unwholesome. All of these avenues are but an expression of the degradation of our "modern" society.

It goes without saying that art mimics reality and reality mimics art. Moral consciousness is becoming more and more scarce.

Elmary Davidson

Layton

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Mark B

Eureka, CA

Let's salute JCS for, though still throwing out gratuitous insults, finding someone to dis OTHER than "liberals". In addition, he declined to call for changes to the Constitution. ON the other hand, it's still morning.

9:42 a.m. Nov. 22, 2012
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eagle

Provo, UT

I agree, the past two generations of parents have been less than stellar pushing their kids to sick levels in youth sports and beauty contests. And that is the parents that show some interests in their children as thousands don't. So I More..

8:06 a.m. Nov. 22, 2012
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Howard Beal

Provo, UT

I think we have made progress. We try to feed our homeless, we don't have Slavery, we have made efforts to integrate our schools, women have the vote and rampant sexism has decreased. Our young people are more tolerant, giving and civic minded More..

10:34 a.m. Nov. 22, 2012
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