Honey Boo Boo, now 16, in Teen Vogue

The "I do not care" attitude is like her mother's though. Genes are strong.

She is a morbidly obese girl who will have immense health issues in the near future and needs help. It isn't "body shaming" to point that out.

She will be pregnant soon and begin the cycle all over again.

Talk about slapping lipstick on a pig 🐖

What the hell happened to Vogue?

The elegant days are over.

I have heard the names Honey Boo Boo and Mama June but never watched the show or followed them in the news, this is just sad.

[quote]Here Comes Honey Boo Boo was canceled in 2014, after news that Alana’s mother, June Shannon, dated a convicted child molester, whose victims allegedly included one of Alana’s sisters.

[quote]In 2018, Alana appeared on Dancing With the Stars: Juniors, and the year prior, a reality show following her mother’s physical transformation, Mama June: From Not to Hot, eventually rebranded as Mama June: Road to Redemption, on which Alana currently appears. In 2019, Alana’s mother was arrested on possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia charges, and Alana’s sister, Lauryn "Pumpkin" Shannon, 21, was given legal guardianship over her.

[quote]At one point, the television show The Doctors even staged a “health intervention” for her, where a younger Alana shared that she liked nuggets to a chorus of laughter from the audience

[quote]Alana focuses more on how she feels about herself, in her own skin, than what commenters have to say. “Like, I know I'm beautiful, and I know I got a banging body, so...I don't care,” she says with a shrug. She thinks we need to be showing all different kinds of bodies, which is something she thinks pageants actually excel at.

It's interesting the way we keep taking steps backwards, instead of talking about diabetes and heart disease we talk about inclusivity, why are we regressing so much?

[quote]What the hell happened to Vogue?

I thought Teen Vogue was shuttered several years ago. But I have no interest in it anyway. Especially if they're featuring this as content.

Oh just leave her alone. Maybe she will get diabetes then she’ll change the food. She is still funny. “I know a have a bangin body.”

Is that a nose ring or a mole she has?

Wasn't teen vogue doing some pretty good political coverage?

She never had a chance in life . She has an obese pedophile loving crack head for a mother who was more involved with toothless child fuckers than caring for her kids. They were fed junk food and had zero rules. I’m so sad for this girl. I wish Mama June would be set on fire with the pedophiles she put before her kids.

Her mother is a pedophile?

I think she’s sweet . It’s really sad she had that mother.

No, R14, pedophile-loving. I.e. the man her mother 'loved' was a pedophile.

Teen Vogue stopped printing issues and is a shell of its former self as a online website. Their focus is wokeness, a teen Vanity Fair.

Sorry, R16. My eye caught the pedo thing and missed the "loving" part

She would look like Bijou Phillips if she was thin.

They are all grifters. Last year Alana and her sister Lauren stopped paying rent and got evicted. They each are worth over half million, yet refused to pay $1200/month in rent. They have also been sued by hotels for nonpayment.

This could have been fixed years ago.

They look lovely.

No, R19.

She'd look like Kate Smith's skeleton if she were thin.

Why is she still flat chested while so heavy? It looks odd

She’s pretty.

What a whale.

At least GQ has maintained its standards.

For some reason she's always touched my jaded, cold black heart. I hope she goes to college and becomes a nurse or anything else she wants to be and has a wonderful life.

I don't know how to quote.

Oh well. I'm sorry and mean no harm.

Quote "Before becoming a nurse, she wants to graduate high school and college. She wants to move out when she turns 18 and purchase a house, and before that, a car. She thinks she’ll keep working while in college, because she’s already thinking about student debt." End Quote

Hopefully she'll fulfill her goals. Poor thing.

[quote]I don't know how to quote.

r29, it's easy

Put [ quote ] before whatever you want to quote. Just put the brackets next to the word quote. I spaced it out so you can see what it looks like, so it should look like this:

[ quote ] I don't know how to quote.

But again, have the brackets next to the word quote, not space dout

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This will end badly. Like finding this girl's body in a dumpster badly.

My dog is farting like a mofo tonight. It smells horrible

[quote]Honey Boo Boo, now 16, in Teen Vogue

I take this to be a sign of the Apocalypse.

Oh, to be 16 again!

She seems sweet. I wish I could adopt her

With that pig of a mother she never had a chance. I wish I could get her out of there, into therapy, and eating a healthy diet. Sadly, she’s fucked.

Let’s have some Sketti!

A little meth and the pounds will just melt away

[quote]Oh, to be 16 again!

Like the song?

R35. It is certainly another sign of the Decline of Western Civilization.

Not one smile in any of those new photos. Sad.

When was the last time someone checked her blood sugar? And given her mother's penchant for child molesters, isn't it time to inquire whether her obesity is in reaction to severe abuse. The percentage of morbidly obese women who have been sexually abused is very high. Fat shaming sucks, but does that mean we are supposed to ignore the obvious? Not that Vogue has ever been a promotor of women's health, but now they're adding this to their endorsement of anorexia and bulimia.

It’s just a matter of time before her glorious return to showbiz as the star of [italic]My 600-Pound Life[/italic].

[quote] She'd look like Kate Smith's skeleton if she were thin.

At least Kate Smith could sing.

“When my mama got real bad with her [drug use], I didn’t know where I was going to end up. I’m proud of myself for how far I’ve come.”

Give her a chance.

This makes me incredibly sad. I never watched that show but she's 16 and has been exploited and humiliated her entire life. She is 16 -- that is far too young to be thought of as being in the driver's seat for any of the shit she's been through. I hope somebody is taking care of her, that she has love around her, that she manages to get the fuck out of that place and be her best person. We should be gathering this girl up and making her feel good -- in general the gay community knows better than anybody what being trapped in a bad situation at home is like. She just needs good positive influences.

Yeah, I don’t think she should be judged so harshly. I hope she’s able to get an education in something in order to break the cycle. She’s always seemed very smart and aware for her age.

She'll be on My 600-lb Life in a couple of years.

[quote]She’s always seemed very smart and aware for her age.

And very pro-gay, even as a little kid. Loved her "Uncle Poodle."

What's hot Uncle Poodle up to?

Why didn't they cast her in Funny Girl?

I think she has a healthy attitude. "Just because I have more meat on my bones why do people feel the need to hate me?" she said.

"HONEY BOO BOO HAS NO FRIENDS, IS ON DRUGS, AND WOULD PREFER NOT TO BE CALLED HONEY BOO BOO"

Whoever wrote this New Yorker article is a scumbag

[quote]Whoever wrote this New Yorker article is a scumbag

New Yorker, or New York Post?

Nothing brings out the fake concern trolls and amateur psychologists, like a fat white trash teenager. You people need to get real lives and real jobs.

[quote] Testing quote.

I feel sorry for her as well, but I don't understand why her and her family's 15 minutes isn't up. She isn't an actress, singer, social activist or anything else worthy of a profile in a glossy magazine. Why not just let her finish growing up in peace out of the spotlight?

How did this revolting child and her even more revolting mother get to be "stars" on a tv show? Why would people want to even look at them? Jesus.

Because the family is a spectacle/trainwreck.

[quote] Hopefully she'll fulfill her goals. Poor thing.

Unlikely. Saying: ‘I want to be a nurse,’ is about as relevant as saying: ‘I want to be an astronaut!’ Does she know what classes she’ll need? What schools to apply to? Does she know how to study? HAS she ever studied? Does she read on her own? If not, reading textbooks for class will be a chore (it can be challenging for those of us who DO read!)

I don’t say this to trash her, or her dreams. I agree with those who say she’s been victimized by a poor upbringing, but she’s unlikely to suddenly develop the many skills needed for success, including just the discipline to attend boring classes.

She needs to cut the carbs. No wonder so many white Southerners are morbidly obese. So much Southern food is basically carbs fried in Crisco.

That she blows!

[quote]So much Southern food is basically carbs fried in Crisco.

Obviously you never saw the episode where Mama June and Alana made the family favorite "sketti."

- Boil spaghetti.

- Microwave giant tub of margarine with ketchup squirted on top.

- Pour hot butter-ketchup mixture over noodles.

- Eat.

Yes, I heard about that atrocity when it was new. Very little of post-1980s culture will stand the test of time.

Did I read right she has no friends? That is freaking sad.

[quote] Nothing brings out the fake concern trolls and amateur psychologists, like a fat white trash teenager.

Welcome to DL!

[quote] You people need to get real lives and real jobs.

NEVER!!

"You people?" That's always got derogatory undertones to it whether it's from Sailor Bear to the humans in [italic]Bedknobs and Broomsticks[/italic], Mr. Gravel to Grizelda in [italic]Desperate Living[/italic], or Aunt Blanche to Nell and the Chief on [italic]Gimme A Break![/italic]. Even more so in 2021.

I don't feel sorry for her. She seems awful. Of course she would be, with that family. Perhaps it's not all her fault that she turned out the way she is but the fact is that she's white trash and probably always will be.

[quote]The percentage of morbidly obese women who have been sexually abused is very high. Fat shaming sucks, but does that mean we are supposed to ignore the obvious?

Do you even hear yourself, r44? "We need to shame these fat women for being fat because they got raped as children."

What a pit this place is.

Good Lord, I never watched the show but was curious about this "sketti" you mentioned and they had video of her making that along with the first horrifying recipe. Some concoction of meat, boxed mashed taters, shredded cheese and corn.

This poor kid never stood a chance. And my God, the ketchup and butter in the microwave for the pasta!

Thar she blows!

No. My eyes say NO!

I think she’s enormous!

3 tons 'o fun!

[quote] How did this revolting child and her even more revolting mother get to be "stars" on a tv show? Why would people want to even look at them?

Because they are the real Amurica.

Those look like clown clothes, somebody is trolling her

Hopefully by saying she wants to be a nurse she is finally realizing she is not going to be a star. People who keep telling her how beautiful and talented she is are not doing her any favors. I'm not saying they have to denigrate her, but be realistic.

On the last show I watched - maybe she was 13 or so and living with her older sister - she was amazingly mature. Like a 23 year old in a 13 year old body. Perhaps the result of dealing with hard life realities at a young age. Children of alcoholics and drug addicts often become super responsible anti-addicts. But also a chance they succumb to the same addictive lifestyle. She could go either way.

I can see her getting pregnant young, especially since babies get so much attention from June.

Sad, but kind of not surprising; it's only a matter of time before some guy gives her even a small amount of attention & she'll be knocked up, on her way to Mama June 2.0.

Whatever network aired that show should announce that they are putting some $$ into a college fund for her since they've continually made $$ off of her trainwreck family

June became a mom at 15 and a grandma at 30. Of her 3 adult daughters, 2 got knocked up in high school. The other is in college.

And lookie, June has a new sugar baby.

WHOA r82 first time I heard of that. This guy looks better than Geno but June is going to blow through her money again.

He "gets an allowance".

You'd think she'd be spending that on her kids and grandkids, but...June needs D

Poor HBB her mom will always choose the D over her.

r51 I remember when the show still running it was revealed that Uncle Poodle is POZ .

June burning through her kids money again.

The sad thing is that so much of this behavior is intergenerational: I'll be June was molested & pimped out by her mother at an early age, given her incredibly low self-esteem & poor choice in men. She probably has no idea how to be any other kind of mother (that & she's an addict). I have no problem with "body positive" messages, but I think if Teen Vogue was really interested in HBB in something other than a side show, they'd get her physical & psychological help to get a grip and deal with her very *large* issues

One time someone on DL said Jennifer Lawrence looked like Mama June and Meghan Markle looked like Octomom and now I cant unsee it

r89 Great idea for "Lets be Honey Boo Boo : The Movie " thread.

[quote]Great idea for "Lets be Honey Boo Boo : The Movie " thread.

Beanie Feldstein *IS* Pumpkin!

Pumpkin is a very important role because she plays the "greek chorus" of the Boo Boo family and then later, inexplicably gets pregnant by some local redneck since everyone - even dimwitted Sugar Bear, had her pegged as a lesbian

Side note: I think Dax Shepard would make a great Sugar Bear

R90. MTG as hot Mama June. An acting career would get her out of Congress.

Mama June needs to be placed in a grease fire.

"I think Dax Shepard would make a great Sugar Bear."

But Dax, unlike Sugar Bear, has a complete set of teefs.

The regulations around child actors are much better these days. All of June's children that were on the reality shows have trusts and I have read that they each have roughly $500,000 in the trusts.

Mama June started Honey Boo Boo out in reality TV as a toddler beauty pageant contestant in Toddlers & Tiaras. Honey Boo Boo was cute back then and had a smart mouth. Her mother was a horror. That made them reality TV stars which they've been milking ever since. When Honey Boo Boo got too big and fat for beauty pageants they graduated to reality shows that focused on horrific Mama June and her whole white trash extended family doing basically nothing. They created the usual bogus reality TV conflict by having family members enact feuds with each other. It's the only life that Honey Boo Boo knows. Doubt she'll ever do anything else until reality TV finally rejects her.

^Wad Mama June the one who had hundreds of rolls of paper towels, or was that another reality tv look?

Mama June indeed was an extreme couponer and actually seemed somewhat level-headed during season 1 of Honey Boo Boo. That went downhill quickly

[quote] The regulations around child actors are much better these days. All of June's children that were on the reality shows have trusts and I have read that they each have roughly $500,000 in the trusts.

How is this acting?

June burned through her daughter's trusts.

[quote] How is this acting?

Well, that’s TC’s certainly not ‘reality.’

[quote] How is this acting?

Well, it certainly ain’t ‘reality!’

I will admit I have turned the show on sometime on Friday nights, it's good for a laugh on a Friday night when I am with bf and we are relaxing for the weekend. Honey Boo Boo has a huge appetite, on one show they showed her eating all day and then she went out for supper and ate an appetizer plus a huge meal with 3 sides. She is going to have a tough time controling her weight especially since that is how June shows her love by buying her a bunch of junk food.

And the Oscar goes to.....Alana Thompson!

Can TeenVogue not afford real photographers? Those photos are embarrassingly amateurish. Jesus god.

What real photographer would want to be a part of the circus?

Sadly she wants to graduate , go to college and be a nurse (noble profession) yet the WELFARE GRIFTER gene is too strong to let that happen. Her piece of trash mother positioned her to be in the spotlight so she sees the ease being a reality shit show ‘star’ is along with the money, it makes people have no need to work hard. Her lineage isn’t about working hard, it’s using the system. They’re the ultimate grifters OBESE and useless. I feel sad for the kids, they never had a chance in hell with a Pedophile Loving Crack Head Fame Chaser Mother. Imagine you’re in the ER looking at the nurse who is ready to give you an IV and it’s ‘Honey Boo Boo’. Unless she gets a nutritionist to drop the weight healthily, understand how healthy eating and exercise works and changes her god awful trailer trash name, she won’t be able to be anything BUT reality shit since no one will take her seriously and it’s all down to her obese cunt mother’s need for fame.

She has one sister in college

Maybe that one will teach her food study skills

[quote] She’s skeptical of the idea that Gen Z is dismantling fatphobia and oppressive body image standards. In fact, she says, “I feel like my generation is probably making it worse. Everybody's all about body positivity, body positivity, until they see a body they don't like.”

She’s not wrong

Why do you read the New York Post, OP?

Poor girl. I remember the mom giving her (as a toddler) multiple redbulls (on top of a shit diet) to pep her up for performances. I'm sure mom found a way to access the money she made.

I know there's people that criticize body positivity and fat shaming because supposedly it's promoting obesity, but IMO that's a crock of shit. It's not like the extreme thinness of the 90s, where young people wanted to emulate a popular body type. No one is looking at overweight people and aspiring to be like them.

Obesity is on the rise across the globe, with or without fat shaming. It's not like being kinder to heavier people is at the root of the problem. It's nothing like way anorexia became popular. It's happening across cultures and countries now, without having to be promoted.

Not treating people like shit for how they look should be the way it is.

I mean really, how can one believe a photo shoot of someone like Honey Boo Boo is what's responsible for rising obesity rates? Or that this is all occurring from a lack of telling overweight people that they're overweight?

I can't recommend this documentary enough. It's an eye opener with the way corporate food companies are operating, targeting young children. Companies like Coca cola arranging huge school activities (giving away tons of soda to kids) and McDonalds sending Ronald McDonald to the classrooms of very young children.

Want to bring back shaming? Go after these greedy scumbags.