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kctim

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42. It has everything to do with it

Fri Sep 28, 2012, 01:44 PM

Sep 2012

Liberals/progressives see a white, small town lower class family and they automatically label them as dumb-ass rednecks who vote against their own interests. They attack the family for how they live their lives and the things they do. They do this based only on typical stereotypes they have created in order to disparage people who dare not fall in line with far-left beliefs. They do this having not watched the show or lived such a lifestyle.

Who should they vote for? The people mocking them and mandating how they should live their lives? OR The people who tell them to live it however they choose?

It is funny, however, watching all the excuses pop up when actual facts tear down the stupid stereotypes. I guarantee hearing how this family lovingly embraces their gay uncle made many go WTF.

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Honey Boo Boo [View all] DainBramaged Sep 2012 OP

fact in evidence #4,565,394,083 ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2012 #1

You're being too kind. HappyMe Sep 2012 #2

I watched about 15 seconds of that before I decided a test pattern would be more intelligent. hobbit709 Sep 2012 #3

10 seconds DainBramaged Sep 2012 #4

I tried watching...lasted 10 minutes. Atman Sep 2012 #7

"needed subtitles"? REALLY? Spider Jerusalem Sep 2012 #17

I didn't need them myself... Atman Sep 2012 #26

'Honey Boo Boo' finale ratings tie 'Animal Practice' DainBramaged Sep 2012 #5

We live in an anti-intellectual society flamingdem Sep 2012 #33

Really sad when I think about how TLC was a main reason we first got cable SoCalDem Sep 2012 #49

What exactly is Honey Boo Boo? NotThisTime Sep 2012 #59

A device designed by evil scientists to painlessly extract IQ points from your head without your.... A HERETIC I AM Oct 2012 #90

If you honestly do not know ... consider yourself very lucky! chemenger Oct 2012 #96

Child Protective Services. leveymg Sep 2012 #6

indeed ... n/t ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2012 #8

What? Oilwellian Sep 2012 #9

yes, giving your 6 or 7 year old child Red Bull mixed with Mountain Dew ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2012 #11

Not even close obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #35

it isn't about how they FEED them ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2012 #67

They also love Uncle Poodle. Jamastiene Oct 2012 #87

What do they think this is, the 1970s? FrodosPet Oct 2012 #91

funny... while I may have spent some time in the car (on cool or cloudy days) ProdigalJunkMail Oct 2012 #94

Seemed like a very loving family. Atman Sep 2012 #12

Honey Boo Boo Chile isn't dead obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #36

I agree and well said Atman lumpy Sep 2012 #47

Why? obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #34

My daughter is the same age as Honey Boo Boo aka Alana. Jennicut Sep 2012 #10

Okay, maybe I spoke too soon. Atman Sep 2012 #15

I don't think she is an abusive parent deliberately. Jennicut Sep 2012 #21

Ignorant parent. Atman Sep 2012 #25

i'd rather have that woman for a mom than kate gosselin. the boo mom at least seems to have a HiPointDem Oct 2012 #92

Have you seen these kiddie pagaents - the kids do Pixie Sticks like they're snorting cocaine LynneSin Sep 2012 #16

Those are reserved for Halloween night for my daughters. Jennicut Sep 2012 #20

and it's not just any sugar, either eShirl Sep 2012 #53

omg -- sugar. clearly child abuse. HiPointDem Oct 2012 #93

Oddly enough if you compare Honey Boo Boo to Mitt Romney - she would look like this LynneSin Sep 2012 #13

Holy Shit...just watched it. trumad Sep 2012 #14

I should not have watched that. progressoid Sep 2012 #23

That was disturbing. Atman Sep 2012 #27

Joel McHale on "The Soup" refers to her as "the human thumb." Comrade Grumpy Sep 2012 #43

You didn't make it to the pig shitting on the dining table? cthulu2016 Sep 2012 #44

Mother of God! hifiguy Sep 2012 #60

I'm afraid her pagent days are counted. Baitball Blogger Sep 2012 #18

Well THAT can't end well! HopeHoops Sep 2012 #19

The expected responses here kctim Sep 2012 #22

you win this thread ..n/t obnoxiousdrunk Sep 2012 #24

Indeed n/t Oilwellian Sep 2012 #28

I don't think it has ANYTHING to do with the responses here DainBramaged Sep 2012 #32

It has everything to do with it kctim Sep 2012 #42

also, please don't speak for all liberals/progressives either. eShirl Sep 2012 #55

Letting a pig take a dump on the dining room table hifiguy Sep 2012 #62

You really have a shitty attitude towards 'us liberals'. Your assumption makes an ass of you not me DainBramaged Sep 2012 #63

Yup -- contempt, ridicule, and unneeded pity obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #37

Ya...people don't vote for liberals/progressives because of what they read on Democratic Underground Cali_Democrat Sep 2012 #38

Um, no kctim Sep 2012 #40

As far as I'm concerned, conservative hillbilly rednecks can go pound sand Cali_Democrat Sep 2012 #41

Hence the reason for my initial post, Einstein kctim Sep 2012 #46

Conservative rednecks are a danger to this country Cali_Democrat Sep 2012 #48

Go piss on "us" in some other thread. DainBramaged Sep 2012 #72

"We don't vote for them..." Spazito Sep 2012 #71

Seems pretty obvious. Doesn't it? nt Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2012 #73

Voting against your own interest because you let other people's attitude influence you Raine Sep 2012 #76

small town, rural liberal/progressive here eShirl Sep 2012 #54

you can be trashy wherever you live... snooper2 Sep 2012 #61

Well OK... trumad Sep 2012 #65

and Negative REsponses to KArdashians and JErsey Shore ? JI7 Sep 2012 #66

Oh horse shit! There are lots of complex reasons rural folk vote for right wingers. This has nothing Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2012 #68

This message was self-deleted by its author xmas74 Sep 2012 #81

Thank you for your concern. 2ndAmForComputers Sep 2012 #82

What the fuck is a Honey Boo Boo? MadrasT Sep 2012 #29

There is a clip upthread a bit. BEWARE! Atman Sep 2012 #31

A dollar doesn't make you holler??? Initech Sep 2012 #30

No, *this* is a honey boo boo Duer 157099 Sep 2012 #39

They're from a small town? Alduin Sep 2012 #45

My Uncle banned that name in our Household DisabledAmerican Sep 2012 #50

like jersey shore. pansypoo53219 Sep 2012 #51

I know I'll get flamed as being an elitist scum for this but Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #52

Isn't that a summer camp song? porphyrian Sep 2012 #56

I think the song is frogmarch Sep 2012 #57

Oh, right. Sorry about that. porphyrian Sep 2012 #58

One of my daughter's faorite kid songs, got sung to her often DainBramaged Sep 2012 #64

and this is why our country is farked onethatcares Sep 2012 #69

And yet she has given us my favorite nickname for Mitt: "Money Boo Boo." nt tblue37 Sep 2012 #70

I LOVE IT DainBramaged Sep 2012 #75

Great--help spread it around! I think ridicule can be a very tblue37 Sep 2012 #79

I tried to watch a couple episodes but it was literally so stomach turning Raine Sep 2012 #74

LOL lonestarnot Oct 2012 #89

It should be RMoney boo boo. Historic NY Sep 2012 #77

Adding the "R" kinda blocks the immediate identification of him with the Honey Boo Boo nickname. nt tblue37 Sep 2012 #80

Small Town Comatose Sphagetti Sep 2012 #78

I lived around people like your Indiana example, as well. ancianita Sep 2012 #83

Any parent who gives a young child Red Bull brettdale Sep 2012 #84

just look to the OP to see why ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2012 #85

Welcome to DU, Comatose Sphagetti! ThatsMyBarack Oct 2012 #99

It is OK to pass sneering judgement and contempt for them as long as they are white. Throd Sep 2012 #86

+1. HiPointDem Oct 2012 #95

Seriously obamanut2012 Oct 2012 #98

A great movie was made to address this sort of thing ..."God Bless America" L0oniX Oct 2012 #88

I thought you were going to say "Idiocracy." Atman Oct 2012 #97