Here comes Honey Boo Boo
ChelseaYepThatsMe
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Infatuated with this show atm. Theres a marathon on right now (:
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I absolutely love that show :drinker:0
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i'm watching :laugh:0
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Saw the show for the first time. I think it's sad and a commentary on gross TV. I will never watch it or its likes again. American TV has hit another low.0
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I think it shows that even when you come from a family as low class as that, you still have potential. I find it inspirational.Saw the show for the first time. I think it's sad and a commentary on gross:noway: TV. I will never watch it or its likes again. American TV has hit another low.0 -
(: awesomei'm watching :laugh:0 -
Their voices annoy me.0
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i like this show.
theres a new show called "girlfriend confidential" that started now THAT is total garbage
what happened to that girl?? i loved her so much when she won americas next top model all those years ago...now shes just a superficial drama queen and not one thing that comes out of her mouth is authentic or intelligent
her and all her dumb friends and their dumbass lives...barf
id rather watch a fat happy family roll around in the mud0 -
Saw the show for the first time. I think it's sad and a commentary on gross TV. I will never watch it or its likes again. American TV has hit another low.
Agreed. Half the show is devoted to making her look like something she isn't. Then they actively encourage the family to act like trash and give them a bunch of money for their effort. The whole thing is just sad.
She was apparently in my town recently buying a wig (as all children do, of course). The store owner said the girl is actually very normal and down to earth, but when the cameras are rolling they prod her into acting outrageous and quoting stripper quotes (after giving her a liter of red bull and Mountain Dew, of course). It's borderline child abuse. People like it, I guess. No accounting for taste.0 -
I agree. I like it because it shows them being real. I mean, this is what more than half of america is like, whether people want to admit it or not. I love the show because it shows it doesn't matter where you come from, everyone's beautiful.i like this show.
theres a new show called "girlfriend confidential" that started now THAT is total garbage
what happened to that girl?? i loved her so much when she won americas next top model all those years ago...now shes just a superficial drama queen and not one thing that comes out of her mouth is authentic or intelligent
her and all her dumb friends and their dumbass lives...barf
id rather watch a fat happy family roll around in the mud0 -
Saw the show for the first time. I think it's sad and a commentary on gross TV. I will never watch it or its likes again. American TV has hit another low.
This. Only difference is I have not, nor will I ever watch it. The commercials alone disgust me enough.0 -
it seems like mothers trying to live vicariously thru their daughters!! i like teen mom better lol totally sarcastic...diners drive-ins and dives rules!!0
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I mainly posted this topic because I enjoy the show. I don't like mtv or high class trash like jersey shore, i'd rather watch country people like myself (:0
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Just so you know, everything on that show is an act. Pretty sure you know this and this is a troll thread. But if not, there ya go.0
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She's 6, you can't really make her act any certain way. I like the show. It's not a troll thread.Just so you know, everything on that show is an act. Pretty sure you know this and this is a troll thread. But if not, there ya go.0 -
She's 6, you can't really make her act any certain way. I like the show. It's not a troll thread.
Yeah, there have never been any 6 year old actors before.
I'm out. This is ridiculous.0 -
Okay ? nobody asked you to be rude on my topic? There are many more seriously effed up topics on this site.Just so you know, everything on that show is an act. Pretty sure you know this and this is a troll thread. But if not, there ya go.
Yeah, there have never been any 6 year old actors before.
I'm out. This is ridiculous.0 -
Saw the show for the first time. I think it's sad and a commentary on gross TV. I will never watch it or its likes again. American TV has hit another low.
This. Only difference is I have not, nor will I ever watch it. The commercials alone disgust me enough.
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it seems like mothers trying to live vicariously thru their daughters!! i like teen mom better lol totally sarcastic...diners drive-ins and dives rules!!
Triple D and Guy is where it is at!0 -
Is this another damn American beauty pageant mom show?
As a parent of two young daughters, the concept absolutely disgusts me. I don't normally have such strong opinions on things, but this is child abuse, plain and simple!0 -
I hate toddlers n tiaras. but alana (honey boo boo) is 6 years old. I mean, thats kindergarten, and if your 6 year old wanted to be a cheerleader would you tell her no? so why not let her dress up and play princess for awhile? i have a daughter. she's 2. I wouldn't put her in a pageant unless she wanted me to. honey boo boo is old enough to ask to want to be in one. and she did. she's not forced. I was a cheerleader, A squad, when i was 7 years old, because i asked to join, not because my parents made me.Is this another damn American beauty pageant mom show?
As a parent of two young daughters, the concept absolutely disgusts me. I don't normally have such strong opinions on things, but this is child abuse, plain and simple!0 -
i didn't know people hated the show THAT much. i've watched like 5 episodes and it's whatever. sometimes its cute
heres an interesting article from huff post
MCINTYRE, Ga. — The reality show "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" has been a ratings winner in recent weeks, capitalizing on redneck stereotypes and the oversized personality of a 6-year-old beauty pageant regular. But some who live nearby are concerned about the way their quiet pocket of central Georgia is being portrayed on the TLC series.
The show centers around Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson, her mother June Shannon and their family. The round-cheeked second-grader, who previously appeared on the TLC show "Toddlers & Tiaras," has a penchant for outrageous catchphrases – "A dolla makes me holla!" and "You better redneckognize!" – that have gone viral and raised some eyebrows.
Yet as the show attracts healthy audiences for a TLC series – from two to three million weekly – it has also drawn strong reactions. Some say it exploits and mocks small-town people and perpetuates offensive stereotypes of life in the South. Others criticize the parenting involved. Still others insist the series shows a loving family that doesn't let outside opinions bother them.
In an interview with The Associated Press this week, Alana said filming the show was fun because she got to do things she doesn't always get to do, like going to a water park. Her mother said the family has enjoyed doing the show and believes the way it's edited portrays their unscripted life fairly and accurately.
"This is who she is," Shannon said as her daughter interrupted her with silly jokes and giggles. "This is her everyday life. She's got her own little personality, especially like when the cameras come on and when she's got attention."
Alana, who turned 7 late last month after filming ended, was friendly and playful, though a bit distracted, during her second national media interview of the day. Like so many kids her age, she likes to be the center of attention, and when she said or did something funny, she'd look around to gauge the reaction of those around her. She whined to her mother about not wanting to go to school, but finally headed out the door to join her classmates in a tan dress and strappy silver sandals with little heels.
The tiny town of McIntyre is nestled in a rural county that is a major exporter of kaolin, a chalky clay used in a wide range of products, including cosmetics, medicines, catalytic converters for vehicles and heat shields on space shuttles. The town's population is around 650 and nearly 40 percent of the families had an income that put them below the poverty level, according to 2010 Census numbers. Main Street stretches for about three blocks and features a small handful of businesses.
The show has portrayed the area unfairly, choosing to fixate on shots of junk cars, garbage dumps and stray animals, Wilkinson County Chamber of Commerce president Jonathan Jackson said in a statement, adding that he'd like to see more of the region's positive attributes on the air.
"You can't very well ask and expect a television network to possess tact and taste – unless it makes them a dollar," he said.
Among the more than two dozen locals approached by the AP, the most common reaction to the series was that, for better or worse, it has "put McIntyre on the map." Many said they watch and enjoy the show, though most didn't necessarily think it represents the way most people in the area live.
"I don't mind it, it's just that it doesn't give a good image for the county since it is a small county, and it's a really family-oriented county, and we are basically, you know, church goers down here, and a lot of the things they do ... we don't agree with it," said Carolyn Snead, a McIntyre resident who works as a tax preparer. But she thinks Alana is funny and adorable and that if the show helps her succeed, it's worthwhile.
Tommy Floyd used to live near the family in nearby Toomsboro and has ridden four-wheel all-terrain vehicles with them and called them "good people to be around."
"They don't put on," he said. "That's everything they do every day. It ain't just put on for the show." Anita McGahee owns a flower and gift shop near the family's home and said several fans have stopped by her shop to buy stuffed animals or balloons for Alana or her 17-year-old sister Anna, who recently had a baby. She said she knows the family and called them "simple, country people."
"It bothers me a little that people might think that that's what everyone here is like. It's like we all don't have any manners," she said, but that doesn't stop McGahee from going to her mother's house every Wednesday evening to watch the show.
Homer Rawls lives in nearby Gordon and said he's not too worried about the show making people in other parts of the country think all Southerners are backward rednecks.
"They already think that," he joked. "It kind of makes country folks look a little bad, but it's done in fun."
Some people who stopped by a gas station convenience store to pick up a burger or barbecue for lunch said they didn't want to discuss it, while others blasted the family's behavior. But in this close-knit community where most people know each other at least a little bit and word travels fast, none of those with strong negative opinions were willing to give their names.
Since the show premiered last month, online criticism has focused on the family's behavior, weight and diet – which often includes junk food and sometimes a mixture of Mountain Dew and Red Bull they call "go-go juice." Many online commenters liken it to a train wreck they can't stop watching because they're shocked and horrified.
When the show began, Shannon said she was concerned about online criticism of her family and the way she parents, but she said she doesn't go online much these days unless one of her friends or a fan alerts her to a particular story. She said she also knows opinions in town are mixed.
"It's small town living," she said. "I don't have any trouble with anybody here or whatever, but people are going to have opinions. I mean, that's everyday life."
Executive producer Lauren Lexton rejects accusations that the show is exploiting the family or playing on stereotypes. The show has been so popular, she said, because the family members clearly love each other and strike a chord with the audience.
"They seem outrageous, but then once you get to know them, you really relate to them and like them," she said.
Shannon declined to disclose how much TLC is paying them for each episode, saying only, "We are very well compensated." But the money isn't going toward lavish purchases and is instead divided into equal trusts for each of the four kids, she said. The family still lives on the money Shannon's partner, Mike "Sugar Bear" Thompson, makes from his job in the nearby chalk mines and has no plans to move from the modest house they lived in before the show, Shannon said.
The show's one-hour season finale is Sept. 26. TLC isn't saying yet whether it will do a second season of the hit show, but Shannon isn't concerned.
"Life is all about experiences," Shannon said, "and this is one of the experiences on the journey of life, and if it continues, fine, and if it doesn't, then we move on to be the same people we were before the show even started."0 -
Chelsea, what you may not understand is the actual lack of cognitive development in children at that age. They simply do not have adequate mental faculties to make decisions of that magnitude.
As adults, it is our absolute duty to make these decisions on their behalf and do what is in their best interests in the long term.
Let me give you an example relative to this site: If I asked my daughter (5yo) if she wanted to live solely on a diet of strawberry milk and cookies, would she be enthusiastic? Damn right she would. However, I know enough to realise that it would not be in her best interests to let her (or even give her that option in the first place).0 -
Just watched the trailer for this show....
...I can't stop cringing.0 -
we're not talking about something thats going to affect her health here, its a decision of whether she wants to dress up and look cute for awhile, or whether she doesn't. Does she look like she's miserable or mistreated? no.What you may not understand is the actual lack of cognitive development in children at that age. They simply do not have adequate mental faculties to make decisions of that magnitude.
As adults, it is our absolute duty to make these decisions on their behalf and do what is in their best interests in the long term.
Let me give you an example relative to this site: If I asked my daughter (5yo) if she wanted to live solely on a diet of strawberry milk and cookies, would she be enthusiastic? Damn right she would. However, I know enough to realise that it would not be in her best interests to let her (or even give her that option in the first place).0 -
My current favorite reality show. They are such a hilarious family!0
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we're not talking about something thats going to affect her health here, its a decision of whether she wants to dress up and look cute for awhile, or whether she doesn't. Does she look like she's miserable or mistreated? no.
That is EXACTLY what we're talking about! Mental health, a child's level of esteem and self-worth, these are critically important in their development. Why is it that unless we see cuts and bruises we assume no harm is being done? Ugh, it's like life in the 1950's.0 -
i don't have kids and have never raised kids so maybe i would be repulsed by the show more if i did.
no, i could not imagine feeding my baby or 5 year old that kind of stuff but i live in a diverse city with all income levels and have seen women feeding their kids orange soda out of bottles, candy, cookies, donuts, everything. makes my teeth hurt to watch but i don't feel like i can say or do anything.
i was raised without a lot of junk because we were poor and my parents were immigrants and made Mediterranean style food lots of roasted chicken and potatoes, greek salad, spaghetti with homemade sauce etc
we did get to eat sugar cereal though and it didn't give me brain damage or health problems but i can't even imagine giving a 5 year old that, we ate farina when we were that age (cream of wheat)
also we weren't allowed to drink soda, my mom believed it made children's bones shrink and told us never to drink it or we would become deformed!! LOL0 -
She's not being harmed. you need to watch the show. Its about a country *kitten* family where a little girl gets to live her dreams even though they're low class.we're not talking about something thats going to affect her health here, its a decision of whether she wants to dress up and look cute for awhile, or whether she doesn't. Does she look like she's miserable or mistreated? no.
That is EXACTLY what we're talking about! Mental health, a child's level of esteem and self-worth, these are critically important in their development. Why is it that unless we see cuts and bruises we assume no harm is being done? Ugh, it's like life in the 1950's.0 -
I LOVE THIS SHOW. I think they are a hilarious family. Even though they aren't the classiest people out there, they seem like they have a lot of fun and they love each other. Just because someone lives their life differently than you doesn't mean that they are horrible people. If they aren't hurting anyone it's not my right to judge them. I'm sure my family does plenty of stuff that other people would think was weird if it was caught on camera lol.0
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Exactly (:I LOVE THIS SHOW. I think they are a hilarious family. Even though they aren't the classiest people out there, they seem like they have a lot of fun and they love each other. Just because someone lives their life differently than you doesn't mean that they are horrible people. If they aren't hurting anyone it's not my right to judge them. I'm sure my family does plenty of stuff that other people would think was weird if it was caught on camera lol.0
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