Post by mullauna on Jan 24, 2022 0:10:58 GMT
The whole child beauty pageant plot reads a lot different post JonBenet Ramsey and post Painted Babies, and Toddlers and Tiaras. Although, even at the time, a real life Melissa would have been given a much, much, stronger Girlyness Upgrade in order to compete. Think of being made to look like a human version of a female child’s doll.