He's gonna be a little gay: redneckognising the queer American family in Here comes Honey Boo Boo
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Parkes, Geoff. 2013. "He's gonna be a little gay: redneckognising the queer American family in Here comes Honey Boo Boo." Mountfort, Paul (ed.) 4th Annual Popular Culture Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference (PopCAANZ 2013). Brisbane, Australia 24 - 26 Jun 2013 Auckland, New Zealand.
| Paper/Presentation Title | He's gonna be a little gay: redneckognising the queer American family in Here comes Honey Boo Boo |
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| Presentation Type | Paper |
| Authors | |
| Author | Parkes, Geoff |
| Editors | Mountfort, Paul |
| Journal or Proceedings Title | PProceedings of the 4th Annual Conference of the Popular Culture Association of Australia and New Zealand (PopCAANZ 2013) |
| ERA Conference ID | 51027 |
| Number of Pages | 9 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Place of Publication | Auckland, New Zealand |
| ISBN | 9780646915616 |
| Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://popcaanz.com/conferenceproceedings_2013/Gender_Parkes_ALittleGay.pdf |
| Conference/Event | 4th Annual Popular Culture Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference (PopCAANZ 2013) |
| Popular Culture Association of Australia and New Zealand Annual International Conference | |
| Event Details | 4th Annual Popular Culture Association of Australia and New Zealand Conference (PopCAANZ 2013) Event Date 24 to end of 26 Jun 2013 Event Location Brisbane, Australia |
| Event Details | Popular Culture Association of Australia and New Zealand Annual International Conference PopCAANZ |
| Abstract | Alana Thompson, aka Honey Boo Boo Child, emerged as an unlikely but loveable pop culture sensation from the series Toddlers & Tiaras, earning her family its own reality TV show. Reflecting, at bare minimum, a change in American viewing habits, episode 4 drew more viewers than the Republican National Conference. This paper will consider two important elements: the representation of gay men, especially Uncle Poodle, in the show and the resistant reading of the show by its audience. Attention will be paid to public responses that challenge apparent efforts by the show's producers to stereotype the Thompson family, showing how queer readings of Honey Boo Boo Child celebrate a re-working of camp, relationships and pop culture in American family life. |
| Keywords | homophobia; gay men; stereotyping; television shows; reality show; family life; pop culture |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440599. Gender studies not elsewhere classified |
| 520599. Social and personality psychology not elsewhere classified | |
| 470214. Screen and media culture | |
| Public Notes | Author retains copyright. |
| Byline Affiliations | Faculty of Arts |
| Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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