Only Sky ✏ A review of “Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets”, episode 3: “Under Authority”
If the Duggar family hadn’t been on TV, Josh Duggar would have gotten away with it.
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| Adam Lee |
That’s the unavoidable conclusion from episode 3 of “Shiny Happy People”.
The ideology preached by Bill Gothard is a predator’s dream. It treats men as infallible authorities appointed by the will of God, while demanding that women live in submission and silence. It leaves no recourse for survivors of assault to speak out or seek justice.
It’s only the media attention lavished on the Duggar family that made a path for the truth to come out. There’s no doubt that similar or worse evils are going unchecked in other IBLP families, away from the spotlight.
Sitcom dad syndrome
When the news broke in 2015 of Josh molesting his sisters, TLC canceled 19 Kids and Counting. However, they moved ahead with the spinoff show, Counting On, which focused on the two eldest daughters Jill and Jessa. This made them the breadwinners: the ones who earned the money and kept the family brand alive.
‘Under Authority’ ❤ The Law Of Crying Out
Only Sky ✏ A review of “Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets”, episode 3: “Under Authority”
If the Duggar family hadn’t been on TV, Josh Duggar would have gotten away with it. |
| Adam Lee |
That’s the unavoidable conclusion from episode 3 of “Shiny Happy People”.
The ideology preached by Bill Gothard is a predator’s dream. It treats men as infallible authorities appointed by the will of God, while demanding that women live in submission and silence. It leaves no recourse for survivors of assault to speak out or seek justice.
It’s only the media attention lavished on the Duggar family that made a path for the truth to come out. There’s no doubt that similar or worse evils are going unchecked in other IBLP families, away from the spotlight.
Sitcom dad syndrome
When the news broke in 2015 of Josh molesting his sisters, TLC canceled 19 Kids and Counting. However, they moved ahead with the spinoff show, Counting On, which focused on the two eldest daughters Jill and Jessa. This made them the breadwinners: the ones who earned the money and kept the family brand alive.
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