I Am Utterly Disgusted and Appalled

Ok, so I don't have kids but I do always have an opinion on parenting. I know all you moms are laughing out there and thinking just wait. But I feel certain that you will all agree with me on this one.
So, last night I am flipping through the channels and I stop on TLC because there is a show about pageants. I like pageants. Maybe not all aspects of them, but I do. Jeremy does not. He hates them in fact. However, I would never make my child enter one and probably wouldn't even encourage it. I would let her decide. Anyway, I didn't get to see the whole episode and Jeremy said I shouldn't have even been watching it because in doing so I was supporting something ridiculous.
The show was called "Toddlers and Tiaras" and this pageant was for babies up to teenagers I think. The pageant is Universal Royalty. Well, not only was I appalled at mothers who entered their babies who couldn't even walk into a pageant (boys too!), but I was utterly disgusted at the mothers who allowed their older girls (and by that I mean starting around age 3 and 4) to wear heavy, heavy makeup, false eyelashes, huge, dangling earrings, and hair pieces!!!! There was also a swimsuit category for all ages!! And there were mothers in the audience gyrating their hips for their little girls to mimic while on stage in their swimsuits!!! What is wrong with people?!
TLC talked to some of the girls and here are a couple of comments from them:
"I just want to win the money"-That came from a 6 or 7 year old. Well, we can see what she learns at home.
"I won the money back" (as she is crying)- That was from the same age group I believe. So she has heard her crazy mama talking about how much money it costs to be in these insane pageants and is just glad she won some money to help out! Basically, a first grader is now feeling the pressure to provide financially for her family.
Ok, I am getting angrier as I type and as you can tell, I could go one about this for a while. But I will stop now and let you all tell me your opinion. And if you want to waste some of your precious time, please watch this the next time it comes on TLC!