Here Comes Miss Honey Boo Boo

Welcome to "Everyone has one..." - the person blog of a crazy/artistic/introverted child of the eighties on the web.  

The latest inspiration for for starting a blog this time comes from some thoughts I had about the TLC show "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo".  Seriously I saw this title when it was on my newsfeed in a post from The Learning Channel.

... Could *you* pass up reading more about a show with a title like that?   I didn't think so.

So, I followed the link and ended up watching a few webisodes in spite of myself.  I found myself equal parts of repulsed and intrigued.

For those of you who weren't instantly fascinated to the point of looking it right away, "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" - follows Alanna aka. Miss Honey Boo Boo, a 6 year old beauty pageant contestant from Georgia.  Her family is on the brink of poverty, and the show is a brutally honest look at the life of this family, showing that the six year old is a normal child, as well as a beauty pageant contestant.

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I found the show fascinating.  Interesting and colorful enough to hold my attention for over an hour.

It's honest.  Instead of putting on false airs - this family has no qualms showcasing their poverty including buying food at an auction.  The mom / family head even displayed her weight on live tv, a feat that a lot of women wouldn't do.

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The girl's mom admitted that she herself wasn't the best looking.  So, to me, it seems like an odd double standard.  The little girl is pampered, prissed, made up and fluffed over.  When done up for pageants she looks like a mini 30 year old.  Instead of pressing her young daughter into such situations, shouldn't she spend a little more time on her own appearance?

The family buys food at auctions to save a dime.  But what about travel, entry fees, manners and dance lessons and custom made gowns for little Alanna?  What about the pet pig that Alanna got because she was upset because she didn't win.  What do her two older sisters think of that while they're eating their stale twinkies?

And as more of a general statement - child pageants just seem... like an overall bad idea to me.   Perhaps it's not so bad if the parents are involved and it can be a lesson about sportsmanship, but more often than not it seems to be about one-up-manship.  Additionally teaching young, impresionable girls that looking pretty is all that matters seems like a very bad idea.

I'd be interested in knowing what other people think of this.

So, if you don't already know about it check out this link ...
Here Comes Miss Honey Boo Boo