HonFest
honfest annual festival held hampden neighborhood baltimore maryland u honfest take name word hon short honey term endearment greeting often used baltimorese festival began local celebration baltimorese lifestyle stereotype become one visited festival baltimore summer festival originally started oneday event became two day starting held saturday sunday festival hold contest people dress baltimore hon sstyle beehive hairdo sunglass overstylized clothes makeup bright eye shadow spandex pant leopard print clothing winner crowned miss hon honfest began originally serving marketing tool cafe hon festival started oneday event since become weekendlong event covering four city block hampden’s th street baltimore sun claim honfest baltimore’s popular neighborhood festival attracting number range attendee three stage available entertainment including main stage stage fall road bacardi lounge umbrella radio stage festival boast performance local musical guest covering genre blue electronic alternative rock folk participant event encouraged talk bawlmerese town’s take hon dialect honfest th went virtual john water whose film major influence sworn festival altogether used condescending people celebrate feel weird way theyre looking slightly celebrate something look see festival perpetuating tired outdated stereotype it’s people mimicking parodying past there’s also element class ridicule involved since style taste speech associated workingclass woman fetishized parodied often wealthier woman brings number question goodhearted fun truly honoring woman mocking bring attention baltimore’s working class resident simply treat like historic relic documentary people like u feature segment depicting honfest draw question whether middle class participant celebrate mock working class culture old baltimore culture baltimore