Toddlers and Tiaras

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Toddlers & Tiaras is a controversial American reality series that debuted on TLC in 2009. The show follows the world of child beauty pageants, each episode looking closely at three different pageant contestants and their families as the children prepare for their pageant shows. It has received similar reactions as Jersey Shore on the internet.

Season 1 of Toddlers & Tiaras premiered on TLC on January 27, 2009. The show was renewed for a second season on April 20, 2009. Season 2 premiered on July 22, 2009, season 3 premiered on June 2, 2010, and season 4 premiered on June 15, 2011. Season 5 premiered on January 4th 2012. Toddlers & Tiaras now airs on DMAX in the United Kingdom as well.

Anonymous: Operation Innocence

On January 16, 2012, "hackivist" group Anonymous released the following video targeting the show. In the video, the group explains that "We have taken notice of a program that has been run for five seasons on the controversial channel, TLC. This program is promoting the sexism of young, innocent girls, transforming them into this hybrid, adult, sexual state. Pictures from the show, 'Toddlers and Tiaras,' have given way to an increase in child pornographic images."

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