pageants. there was a lot of controversy over her being dressed lake an adult and being made to look like an older woman. is there a difference between that and what we are seeing with this little girl in rio? we know how jonbenet ramsey turned out, and that was a tragedy. you just made my point. to be in this carnivale, she has to work late at night and stay up she has to perform 80 minutes straight under the blazing heat of brazil. that s not appropriate for a first grader or second grader. you are all over the place. you are all over the place. megyn: everyone is in agreement. it can t be too late. but the behavior itself. she has got like the half top on. she has an exposed midriff. she is dancing in a sexual way with the hips.
in rio for carnivale, child advocates have filed an action to stop it. deal debate it. a tax writeoff for a sex change operation? the plaintiff says it s like like an apec demotomy. appendectomy. a fair and balanced debate on that one. jenna: sounds good, thanks megyn. competition is good for american business but maybe not so much when it comes to health care. that s because a little-known state law may be driving up your health care costs. here s now john stossel and another of his series what s good about america, today s subject, health care competition. maybe we should rename the series what s good and bad about america. this one is both. suppose in the early days of cable news, someone has come up with the idea for fox news, should cnn have been allowed to decide that fox news is not allowed to compete with them?
megyn: kelly ser to the is back in session. on the docket today, carnivale. controversy erupting over this young girl. she is just 7 years old. she has been picked to be a samba drum corps queen in next week s carnivale festival. it is a role seen as very sexual. it usually goes to young women who often have had plastic surgery enhancement. a judge is deciding whether this royals appropriate for this 7-year-old child. so we have the better end of the argument. let s ask our panel. good afternoon, panel. so this young girl, her dad is the head of the dance troupe.
as something sensual? sexual exploitation of children is still a problem in brazil and many here say allowing the girl to dance during carnivale sends the wrong message. i think there is no sense to think like that. because she s just a girl, a little girl. she likes to dance. and they re parents, they think there is no problem. there is any problem with that. they will be with her all the time. the case is now in the hands of a family court here in rio. the judge is asking questions about the girl s role in the parade. the costumes she will be wearing and how late into the night she will be performing. we waited until midnight for an interview with the girl and her parents. then she performed for a crowd of more than 6,000 at 3:00 in the morning at the sam ball club
he wants her to entertain thousands upon thousands during carnivale in rio. is it child exploitation? i was in the school plays and i was in the dance recitals win was quite the tap dance kid, actually. i was the only boy in all girl tap dance group. saturday afternoon in the local high school. it was just done in a tasteful, respectful manner. it was a little embarrassing. look at this little girl to the screen. come on. use some good judgment. purchase proud that your daughter knows how to dance the samba. if you want to do something in a small forum, fine. but s got her out there brazil which is not exactly a puritan cal society, even their