Honey Boo Boo Gets Backlash For New Video Using 'Ghetto' Accent
28.03.2023 - 22:51
/ perezhilton.com
Honey Boo Boo is in some serious trouble after she went live on TikTok and showed off her new “ghetto” accent. Yeah… yeesh.
The shocking clip shows the 17-year-old, whose real name is Alana Thompson, speaking in a “blaccent” and using phrases form African-American Vernacular English — something you’d think everyone her age knows by now NOT to do if you’re not Black! In the video from last week, Alana puts on the accent she herself refers to as “f**king ghetto” in retaliation to commenters making fun of her southern accent.
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A fan screen recorded the video and posted it to Twitter, which you can watch (below):
Yikes…
Between the AAVE and the head tapping, which in case you’re unfamiliar is what’s done to relieve an itch when wearing a wig — it’s clear what she’s doing! And it’s not a good look. Some commenters under the tweet went off on the Here Comes Honey Boo Boo star:
After seeing the backlash, Alana took to her Instagram Stories over the weekend to issue an apology. But for an apology it sure has a lot of deflection…
She maintained the video was taken out of context and the people who shared it were purposefully only showing a clip they knew would get the “most views.” The teen added she was simply doing the accent to “troll” people who commented and told her how “ghetto” her speaking voice is:
The Toddlers & Tiaras alum went on to say she’s sorry if she offended anyone:
The reality TV star also addressed the head taps she did, writing:
So she’s saying it’s OK because she also wears wigs? Is she saying she wasn’t making fun? Hmm… Kind of clashes with her saying she was purposely trolling…
Finishing up the lengthy defense, the TLC star also said this