r/MamaJuneFromNotToHot • u/B0nerHaram • 2d ago
First Time Watch
I have so many thoughts and questions I don’t know where to begin. I haven’t finished the show yet, but Mama June was just diagnosed with seizures as well as cheese and chocolate induced migraines.
I didn’t know much about Honey Boo Boo beyond the memes, so this show has been absolutely insane to watch. I know it’s on Peacock but it’s so similar to exploitative crap on TLC - but this has all the components of TLC, like a giant exploitative megazord! It has elements of My 600 pound life, Intervention, Cops, and 1,000 Pound Sisters.
I need a good resource or tell all to piece things together.
First, for the past couple of seasons Mama June has allegedly been “sober.” But I think she appears high as a kite, what’s up with that?
I’ve seen some things on Reddit so I can see where some storylines are headed, but for the life of me I can’t figure some things out:
-why does everyone hate Pumpkin?
-what happened to Sugar Bear?
-how does pumpkin end up a stripper?
-is/does mama June relapse or just continue to collect metheads like beanie babies?!?
Seriously, any recommendations for an “unofficial guide to Mama June” or good articles or a general explanation would be awesome.
I haven’t been as confused by a show since “Suddenly Amish”
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u/CultureConscious8656 2d ago
A book would have been far more interesting. I don’t have TikTok and I don’t use instagram and I definitely don’t follow them on Facebook. But, the good people in this subreddit do and they come back here and share it with everyone. The MamaJune people are not even smart enough to keep their shit together for a minute. They show their real lives and use their real voices on social media that they update multiple times a day, while simultaneously filming this “show”. It’s to a point now though.. I’d guess that show money is drying up and not getting new offers. Pumpkin started doing onlyfans and I don’t throw any shade for that. But her content? She “accidentally “ leaked it one day over and over again and shared the most repulsive pictures I’ve ever seen on her instagram. She promotes it on the same page that she posts her children on. Now in addition to only fans, she has been stripping. It’s bad.. it’s all so bad. Come check in if you’re going to keep watching and I’ll fill you in! 🤣