Honey Boo Boo's Latest Instagram Pics Are Raising Eyebrows

Alana Thompson's recent posts show her fish-facing for the camera, wearing verrrry long nails and dramatic false lashes, which some folks found inappropriate. A typical comment went, "You don't need lashes and nails at your age ... Where's the parenting at? Be a little girl, please." Yet another thread mentioned that a TikTok is going around that refers to Alana as a "Hot Cheeto girl." (According to the Urban Dictionary, a Hot Cheeto girl is "that one particular annoying high school girl who feels entitled and thinks they're a baddie that you have in at least one of your classes ... can often be found eating hot chips under their desk.")

Supporters defended Honey Boo Boo, saying that plenty of girls experiment with makeup and nails at that age. "This is a pageant child. Where have you been for the last decade?" a fan commented. "Glitz and glamour is what she does!"

Showing her characteristic sass, Alana did her share of clapping back at the haters: "Y'all act like I'm 8!" she wrote. "Y'all think just cus y'all hating on me ima take them off?" Nor was she going to put up with any criticism of Mama June or Pumpkin, according to In Touch. "My mom is now sober of almost a year and I couldn't be prouder of her and yes I'm raised by my sister, but hey I think she doing a damn good job at it!"