Honey Boo Boo; your thoughts?

I don't watch it, but I read interviews about them -- apparently Mama June set up trusts for the girls and they live according to a financial plan -- so they live responsibly - so I mean, yeah. Make fun if these peeps all you want -- they seem happy and are getting paid.

Yes, they def live responsibly. Just look at them.

I saw South Park's parody of it before I saw it for the first time. Or at least I assumed they were parodying it, but it was much the same. It's beyond parody. I was actually expecting her to pick out a pig.

I don't watch it, but I read interviews about them -- apparently Mama June set up trusts for the girls and they live according to a financial plan -- so they live responsibly - so I mean, yeah. Make fun if these peeps all you want -- they seem happy and are getting paid.

Yes, they def live responsibly. Just look at them.

I have a tendency to not mistake how people eat and how they look with what they are worth as people. There are far worse fates in life than eating poorly, being overweight -- particularly if you are happy and loved.

Love this show, is my guilty pleasure!

I don't watch it, but I read interviews about them -- apparently Mama June set up trusts for the girls and they live according to a financial plan -- so they live responsibly - so I mean, yeah. Make fun if these peeps all you want -- they seem happy and are getting paid.

Yes, they def live responsibly. Just look at them.

I have a tendency to not mistake how people eat and how they look with what they are worth as people. There are far worse fates in life than eating poorly, being overweight -- particularly if you are happy and loved.

^^^BAM.

Do I agree with the things they eat? Not particularly. But you know what, even with all their antics, they're a strong family who really LOVES each other, and as was said before, the mother's putting the money from the show in trust funds, you don't see them moving into a mansion or really changing their lifestyle just because they're 'famous' now. They're not all taking advantage of each other a la the Kardashians, they're not trying to create drama to make headlines, they're just living their lives. I respect that, and I think TV needs a lot more of that.

I think it's in very poor taste that people judge these people based on looks alone (walrusbeast? really?) if I could only pick one or the other, I'd rather have a family raising their children to be nice, good, decent caring people than healthy. Obviously both would be optimum, but my point remains.

I could go into a whole rant about how 'reality tv' is anything but and i miss the old days like the first couple seasons of The Real World but I won't.

editing to add a relevant blog post about the show, which is pretty much how I feel: http://scream26.tumblr.com/post/33554414766/honey-boo-boo-rant

I think it is shameful that this mother is exploiting this child. I think this kid will never live down the Honey Boo boo personna. I think she is going to grow up confused and troubled, and it will be her mother's fault.

I don't care either way. I don't watch it because I just don't find it entertaining. I wouldn't call it exploiting her child because while the show is centered around the kid, they are all in the spotlight. Beside, isn't it the same with all child actors? Should we not allow kids in movies and on tv now?

I can't really say. She's a cute kid, but I honestly don't feel they need that kind of attention nationwide. At least not as young as she is. It can cause a good number of problems down the road.

Toddlers and Tiaras and Here Comes Honey Boo Boo I toss in the same pile with 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom. It's crap because it's 'reality' and it glorifies things that don't need to be. Why I say 'reality'? Yeah, it's real, but a good bit of it is actually scripted or they go over it with more enthusiasm to make it seem something that it isn't.

I don't care either way. I don't watch it because I just don't find it entertaining. I wouldn't call it exploiting her child because while the show is centered around the kid, they are all in the spotlight. Beside, isn't it the same with all child actors? Should we not allow kids in movies and on tv now?

I think most people see a child actor as playing a character who is not them. When you're in a reality show that is based on the principle of "let's make a show about this child because she's fat and ugly and retarded and her family are inbred and people like pointing and laughing at yokels!" at that sort of age then it's a very different game.

I haven't watched the show. I've only seen clips here and there and I wasn't impressed, but I didn't see enough to come to such an astute judgment of other people and the way they live their life.

The only difference between this and scripted shows is the vocally judgmental people who will kill this girls self esteem before she even has a chance. I don't hear people talking about the way child actors look.

As long as people watch it, shows like that will remain on the air. I can't even watch the commercials for the show. Just seems like glorified stupid to me.