‘Toddlers and Tiaras’ hits an exciting new low

‘Toddlers and Tiaras’ is often criticized for the way the pageants featured on the show sexualize children, but that shouldn’t be an issue with tonights new episode starring a 3-year-old girl dressed up as a prostitute.

Oh wait never mind.

As it happens, it’s not just any prostitute. Technically, it’s Julia Roberts’ streetwalker-with-a-heart-of-gold character from Pretty Woman—though not, unfortunately, after her character is redeemed by Richard Gere and takes to wearing full-coverage dresses and fancy jewels.

Umm, well he’s still paying her at that point too, so I’m not so sure it counts as a redemption unless your idea of an empowering movie for girls is one about how to increase their profit margins as a prostitute.