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This man has 6 children, with a 7th on the way. This is as heart-rending as it is unsurprising.
Josh Duggar is in the position he is in because he was enabled and protected from consequences at every step by his revolting parents and their patriarchal, dehumanizing theology.
Josh Duggar is in the position he is in because he was enabled and protected from consequences at every step by his revolting parents and their patriarchal, dehumanizing theology.
I grew up in the same homeschooled circles as the Duggars. I have 12 siblings. I know what I'm speaking about. This patriarchal theology is toxic beyond belief and leaves a trail of broken children and women in its wake.
And yes, I know Josh Duggar is responsible for his own choices and actions. But it's his parent's fault he was protected and allowed to get away with it, and for foisting him on his poor wife as if she would fix his sexual predation. I hate everything about this situation.
What sort of things were taught in the homeschooling curriculum we were raised with? I'm glad you asked. Just your standard, "Sex abuse is probably the victim's fault, your sexuality doesn't really matter, and it was good for you, anyway!"
And, surprise, surprise, the head of the organization that taught this utter trash is himself... *drumroll* a sexual predator who was similarly shielded from consequences!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/01/06/new-charges-allege-religious-leader-who-has-ties-to-the-duggars-sexually-abused-women
Damn everything Bill Gothard established to hell.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/01/06/new-charges-allege-religious-leader-who-has-ties-to-the-duggars-sexually-abused-women
Damn everything Bill Gothard established to hell.
His wife and (especially) his kids need serious help, and they won't find it in the circles they currently inhabit. It will just be false guilt and more legalism. I feel so helpless and enraged on their behalf. I pray they realize they need to get out, and get the help they need.
https://insider.foxnews.com/2015/06/05/megyn-kelly-interview-duggar-sisters-jill-dillard-and-jessa-seewald-defend-josh-after
Just compare this interview to the chart above. I want to puke.
Just compare this interview to the chart above. I want to puke.
PSA: There's a reason why professionals say, "Child Sexual Assault Material" rather than "child porn." Pornography can be produced non-abusively by consenting adults. The production of sexual material involving children is *always* horrifically abusive. We can't normalize it.
Folks, this is all I'm trying to communicate with that last tweet. I'm not trying to argue that porn is good, for Pete's sake. https://twitter.com/defendsurvivors/status/1388267328517939206?s=19
I know this thread has already lost all coherence but just adding this to the list as another example of what was taught. Just pure evil *and* completely backwards.
