Honey Boo Boo; your thoughts?

I've seen a few episodes and it's amusing.

What really upsets me is all the virtiol for this little kid. I've seen so many hateful comments online about how fat and dumb she is, how she's going to end up teen mom with herpes or whatever... she's just a child! To be honest, i think she's a cute kid and I wish the best for her. And if you've ever seen Toddlers in Tiaras her mom was one of the more normal, supportive ones. She didn't seem to be pushing her kid into doing pageants or living vicariously through her.

I will not stand by 'sketti, though.

Normal moms don't feed their kids go go juice to keep them energetic during the pageant.

I said "more" normal. None of those people are normal.

I've seen a few episodes and it's amusing.

What really upsets me is all the virtiol for this little kid. I've seen so many hateful comments online about how fat and dumb she is, how she's going to end up teen mom with herpes or whatever... she's just a child! To be honest, i think she's a cute kid and I wish the best for her. And if you've ever seen Toddlers in Tiaras her mom was one of the more normal, supportive ones. She didn't seem to be pushing her kid into doing pageants or living vicariously through her.

I will not stand by 'sketti, though.

Normal moms don't feed their kids go go juice to keep them energetic during the pageant.

I said "more" normal. None of those people are normal.

Yep. Agree with that.

I have to wonder if people from the former communist Soviet Union watch this show and think:

"How in the HELL did we lose the cold war?"

Let them be them, they know that they are heavy, but it doesn't get to them because they're living their life, and guess what all of you hateful people? They don't give a squat about your opinions!

But clearly you do. Which is far more entertaining.

Hee. Exactly what I was thinking.

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.

She will be strung out on drugs by the time she is 15.

Yrs but sheesh... apparently it makes you a bad person if you state the obvious.

I always thought to be one of the little pagent girls you had to be pretty and in a certain weight group.... so how this lil girl made it???

Did you really just call a little girl ugly and fat?

If the shoe fits....

You are awful.

Agreed

I don't watch the show, but those two comments were pretty darned low.

Hold on a minute. Honey Boo Boo is fat. Her age is irrelevant. She lives in a household full of obese people. Their diet is terrible. They don't exercise. They give this little girl "Pageant Crack" which is a huge dose of sugar and caffeine to make her act a cheery in front of the judges. It is only logical that she is fat and stating that she is fat is nothing more than being minimally observant.

I would also go a step further and say that she seems to be behind the curve on her speech, grammar, and annunciation. She is constantly in performance mode. I don't think we ever get to see the real child. I truly feel sorry for her because I think her academic advancement has been stunted to the point where she no longer sets learning goals for herself. She sees being a dumb redneck as a thing to be proud of and because she is learning this at such a young age and being rewarded for it I think it will be hardwired in to her.

As for calling her ugly well she is a little girl so I don't ever think of them as being ugly or not ugly. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder it is such an objective thing I won't really comment on that one.

Stupidity
I have never watched it and never will

I can't even make it through a commercial without wanting to throw a brick at my TV, shove a red hot poker in my eyes and bleach in my ears. :grumble:

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

How do you know what she is doing with the money? Becasue you saw it on TV? News flash, these shows are fake. I don't care if they call it reality. All that Kardashian crap, housewives, pawn stars, all of it is 99% scripted fake garbage.

Newsflash, I don't watch the show. I do read the business sections of magazines and newspapers -- which is where my info came from: http://businessinsavannah.com/bis/2013-02-18/mama-june-sets-trust-fund-honey-boo-boo#.UfqAeW2P-m8

It's not what they portray on the show that makes them any more of one thing than the other -- it's what they seem to do or not do when cameras AREN'T around. More to the point: they set up trusts and don't go out and live extravagantly buying new houses and cars. Your primary argument is that they aren't somehow responsible -- which you are basing solely on what you see on the show, which as you point out, probably isn't reality, but scripted for ratings. Um, duh.

Hold on a minute. Honey Boo Boo is fat. Her age is irrelevant. She lives in a household full of obese people. Their diet is terrible. They don't exercise. They give this little girl "Pageant Crack" which is a huge dose of sugar and caffeine to make her act a cheery in front of the judges. It is only logical that she is fat and stating that she is fat is nothing more than being minimally observant.

I would also go a step further and say that she seems to be behind the curve on her speech, grammar, and annunciation. She is constantly in performance mode. I don't think we ever get to see the real child. I truly feel sorry for her because I think her academic advancement has been stunted to the point where she no longer sets learning goals for herself. She sees being a dumb redneck as a thing to be proud of and because she is learning this at such a young age and being rewarded for it I think it will be hardwired in to her.

As for calling her ugly well she is a little girl so I don't ever think of them as being ugly or not ugly. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder it is such an objective thing I won't really comment on that one.

That would be "enunciation".

What if I was referring to the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary of her conception of Christ? Sure it wouldn't have made much sense in the context that I provided but it could have been the case.

Just kidding you are correct I did misspell that but I was typing it out pretty fast and because it is the correct spelling of a different word spell check did not help me out on that one. I do try to catch stuff like that before posting but nobody is perfect.

I always thought to be one of the little pagent girls you had to be pretty and in a certain weight group.... so how this lil girl made it???

Did you really just call a little girl ugly and fat?

If the shoe fits....

You are awful.

Agreed

I don't watch the show, but those two comments were pretty darned low.

Hold on a minute. Honey Boo Boo is fat. Her age is irrelevant. She lives in a household full of obese people. Their diet is terrible. They don't exercise. They give this little girl "Pageant Crack" which is a huge dose of sugar and caffeine to make her act a cheery in front of the judges. It is only logical that she is fat and stating that she is fat is nothing more than being minimally observant.

I would also go a step further and say that she seems to be behind the curve on her speech, grammar, and annunciation. She is constantly in performance mode. I don't think we ever get to see the real child. I truly feel sorry for her because I think her academic advancement has been stunted to the point where she no longer sets learning goals for herself. She sees being a dumb redneck as a thing to be proud of and because she is learning this at such a young age and being rewarded for it I think it will be hardwired in to her.

As for calling her ugly well she is a little girl so I don't ever think of them as being ugly or not ugly. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder it is such an objective thing I won't really comment on that one.

QFT, When she is 18 and ready for college she won't be smart enough to get into University of Phoenix online. If her mother's IQ was the temperature outside you would freeze to death without proper gear and she is going to be just as dumb. I see a lot of fast food jobs and eating in her future.

I think the fact that her education has been stifled so much will block her off from wonderful new worlds of discovery and enlightenment but I doubt she will end up working in fast food.

Her mother may not be the kind of person that I would want to hire as an academic adviser but she is smarter than she seems. The majority of the money that she and her family are making off of the show is being given to accountant which are investing it for them and they plan to live off of the interest after they make enough. That is an intelligent decision and because a lot of people are turning them in to celebrities they are going to be ok for a long time.

I saw one show to see what it was all about. ICK, not wasting my time on it. :noway:

I always thought to be one of the little pagent girls you had to be pretty and in a certain weight group.... so how this lil girl made it???

:noway:

Seriously, you should feel ashamed for what you just said. It's bad enough when adults body shame each other, but an adult doing it to a kid? :noway:

When people make their private lives public, shaming is fair. Their privacy wasn't invaded by papparazzi. Honey Boo Boo and her family are making good money by inviting all kinds of shaming, and they seem to enjoy the attention.

No, no it's not. Nobody has any right to make any commentary on anyone else's body in any capacity. Shaming is NEVER fair. Celebration of bodies is fair... you don't wanna celebrate? Then shut your mouth.

I always thought to be one of the little pagent girls you had to be pretty and in a certain weight group.... so how this lil girl made it???

Did you really just call a little girl ugly and fat?

If the shoe fits....

You are awful.

Agreed

I don't watch the show, but those two comments were pretty darned low.

Hold on a minute. Honey Boo Boo is fat. Her age is irrelevant. She lives in a household full of obese people. Their diet is terrible. They don't exercise. They give this little girl "Pageant Crack" which is a huge dose of sugar and caffeine to make her act a cheery in front of the judges. It is only logical that she is fat and stating that she is fat is nothing more than being minimally observant.

I would also go a step further and say that she seems to be behind the curve on her speech, grammar, and annunciation. She is constantly in performance mode. I don't think we ever get to see the real child. I truly feel sorry for her because I think her academic advancement has been stunted to the point where she no longer sets learning goals for herself. She sees being a dumb redneck as a thing to be proud of and because she is learning this at such a young age and being rewarded for it I think it will be hardwired in to her.

As for calling her ugly well she is a little girl so I don't ever think of them as being ugly or not ugly. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder it is such an objective thing I won't really comment on that one.

QFT, When she is 18 and ready for college she won't be smart enough to get into University of Phoenix online. If her mother's IQ was the temperature outside you would freeze to death without proper gear and she is going to be just as dumb. I see a lot of fast food jobs and eating in her future.

I think the fact that her education has been stifled so much will block her off from wonderful new worlds of discovery and enlightenment but I doubt she will end up working in fast food.

Her mother may not be the kind of person that I would want to hire as an academic adviser but she is smarter than she seems. The majority of the money that she and her family are making off of the show is being given to accountant which are investing it for them and they plan to live off of the interest after they make enough. That is an intelligent decision and because a lot of people are turning them in to celebrities they are going to be ok for a long time.

Drugs can eat up your money pretty quickly. Ask a lot of the other child stars that hollywood milked for all they had and threw to the side when they were done.

Prespective...it's a hella drug