Move over, Mama. Take a seat, Sugar Bear. Quite down for a moment, Honey Boo Boo. Poodle has something to say. Poodle PSA The homosexual uncle of the Thompson family has recorded a PSA in which he opens up about life as a gay man in the south (“People don’t like it,” he says) and details all he’s gone through: “Growing up as a kid, I was bullied day in and day out … broke ribs, dislocated jaw, cars vandalized…” Despite these hardships, though, Poodle has a message of hope for others in a similar situation. “It is okay to be who you are, he says. “Don’t let anybody change that.” Amen, Poodle.

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