Here Comes Colon Cancer─Oh and Honey Boo Boo Too.

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Here Comes Colon Cancer─Oh and Honey Boo Boo Too. In one of his many columns found in The Augusta Chronicle, a journalist and Bachelor of Science, Joe Hotchkiss, explains why the family on a recent TLC reality TV show, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, is hastily putting their lives at risk, and their influence on society. ”Honey Boo Boo Reality Show Shows Darker Reality on Health,” published on Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, has no direct reason for its purpose; however, Hotchkiss gives valid reasons why he feels the way he does. The article is directed toward TLC and its show producers, for attempting to achieve higher ratings by exploiting a southern natured family’s stereotypical way of rural living. Hotchkiss wants the audience to believe that the circumstances behind living an unhealthy lifestyle, outweighs a few laughs, ratings, and bragging rights. Hotchkiss provides effective evidence of his standing, as well as strong reasoning why this show gives unbridled hilarity and entertainment a bad name. Hotchkiss uses diverse techniques in proving and convincing his audience by providing factual and individual support, an actual doctor’s figures, powerful connections, and avoiding the use of repetition. In his article, Hotchkiss conveys his worries that the Thompson family is episodes away from killing themselves. The family consists of an overweight seven year old, her four older sisters, and her un married parents, who are all also overweight. The family received their first taste of fame from another TLC show, Toddlers and Tiaras, which follows the lives of child beauty pageant contestants and their families. In his column, Hotchkiss points out that this television program is inaccurate, because it is an example of an unfair and unrealistic depiction of small-town Georgia families. He also makes a reference that one must be from the south to understand the dialogue

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