5:44 pm - 01/17/2013
Think awards dedicated to excellence in the media only go to artsy movies and TV shows? Think again, Jack. "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo," the popular reality program from TLC, recently received a GLAAD Media Award nomination. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation was likely impressed by the show's acceptance of Uncle Poodle's sexuality.
According to its official website, the "GLAAD Media Awards celebrate outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community and our allies on TV, in film, and in the news. These are the images and stories that bring us closer to equality."
Other shows receiving GLAAD nominations include "Grey's Anatomy," "Glee," "Modern Family," and "The Amazing Race."
While nobody would confuse "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" with "The Sopranos," the show has made an effort to, in GLAAD's words, "reflect a new American landscape where a growing majority accept and value their LGBT family, colleagues, and friends." Honey Boo Boo herself (real name: Alana Thompson) once famously said, "Ain't nothing wrong with being a little gay. Everybody's a little gay."
Honey Boo Boo's Uncle Poodle (real name: Lee Thompson) has played an important role in showing viewers what it's like for a man to live in the South and be gay. Thompson recently revealed that he is HIV-positive. Thompson told Fenuxe, an Atlanta-based magazine, that he was infected by an ex-boyfriend who didn't disclose that he had HIV. "I would have been cool with his HIV status if he had been honest," he said. "I don't have an issue with the disease. I would have known how to protect myself."
Thompson's ex is currently serving a five-year prison sentence because of the duplicity.
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So much love for this family...
Here Comes a GLAAD nomination for 'Honey Boo Boo'
Think awards dedicated to excellence in the media only go to artsy movies and TV shows? Think again, Jack. "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo," the popular reality program from TLC, recently received a GLAAD Media Award nomination. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation was likely impressed by the show's acceptance of Uncle Poodle's sexuality.
According to its official website, the "GLAAD Media Awards celebrate outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community and our allies on TV, in film, and in the news. These are the images and stories that bring us closer to equality."
Other shows receiving GLAAD nominations include "Grey's Anatomy," "Glee," "Modern Family," and "The Amazing Race."
While nobody would confuse "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" with "The Sopranos," the show has made an effort to, in GLAAD's words, "reflect a new American landscape where a growing majority accept and value their LGBT family, colleagues, and friends." Honey Boo Boo herself (real name: Alana Thompson) once famously said, "Ain't nothing wrong with being a little gay. Everybody's a little gay."
Honey Boo Boo's Uncle Poodle (real name: Lee Thompson) has played an important role in showing viewers what it's like for a man to live in the South and be gay. Thompson recently revealed that he is HIV-positive. Thompson told Fenuxe, an Atlanta-based magazine, that he was infected by an ex-boyfriend who didn't disclose that he had HIV. "I would have been cool with his HIV status if he had been honest," he said. "I don't have an issue with the disease. I would have known how to protect myself."
Thompson's ex is currently serving a five-year prison sentence because of the duplicity.
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So much love for this family...
http://www.blogilates.com/feelings/thin
Yeah other comments are getting published and mine is still in moderation of course.
Edited at 2013-01-17 11:42 pm (UTC)
So hate that crap.
i just looked at some of the comments and am rolling my eyes.
For those who are triggered by Cassey’s post, check your own body fat percentage before coming to the defense of this family. I’m sure it’s way up there. It’s a clear black and white issue that eating unhealthy causes premature death. It doesn’t matter how loving or wonderful you may be in every other way. If you’ve ever watched someone work so hard to achieve their dreams and eat so unhealthily that they could not enjoy their success, or go in and out of hospital for heart disease, then you know that this is a very relevant post. Sometimes a very urgent tone is what is needed to get people to look at their own issues around food.
Have a lovely day.
this cunt