I’ll bet anything she honestly doesn’t consider him a “molester”. In her mind he's probably just a confused teen who succumbed to the evil and lavacious whims of his sisters who weren't sufficiently covered up or whatever. Important to draw the distinction between Josh, who actually did this multiple times despite the…

It sickens me even more that she was saying these things while having knowledge of the fact that a child molester who wasn’t trans, gay, or any of the other sexual minorities she was worrying about living under her roof and being protected and celebrated. These idiots should have never been on the air in the first…

I’m a trans man. Here is my personal opinion. They say everyone should be seperated because ‘men in dresses’ are going to prey upon women. Who is going to prey upon women? Predatory cisgender men. Though of course they also are bigoted against us. They are, at the root of it, admitting to the world whether or not they…

Neither of those supporters mentions the girls. It’s as if they didn’t exist, even though they’re members of the same family. It’s all about Josh and his wife, and Jim and Michelle.

As a trans woman I just enjoyed being continually being called a predator and a molester by Michelle Duggar with hardly one bit of evidence other than her say-so. At times, I just have to wonder why Americans allow such bigoted and dangerous people into their lives and on their TVs. How much fear and violence do I…

What we’re seeing is tribalism. They’re defending their precious Christian white male at all costs. If he were anything outside of them, they would be praying for his death and wishing him to go to hell.

“Boys always do this. This happens in many families” Holy crap. It’s ALWAYS wrong, too. I also love that these people are still more concerned with him, and how it affects him....no worries about the girls that did not get help....

Well, according to their Facebook supporters this is all thanks to the liberal media, gossip lovers, and atheists. Because, you know, that’s the only people who should ever be outraged by child molestation. Religious people get it.

I said this earlier but when I saw them on the cable lineup last night I was surprised and figured that the guide hadn’t updated. I clicked on to see if they were on and yup. My husband opened one eye and asked “WTF are you watching?”. I said “a hypocritical child molester”. He mumbed “Cool”. I said “Buh-bye TLC”. And…

Except there is basically no way that they weren’t at least aware of the rumers about this that have persisted online for about 10 years.

I’m actually very impressed with TLC. They don’t mess around when the sexual abuse of a child is on the table. Well done!

As a Christian I usually don’t like the Devil to win but this time

That’s what seems like the biggest sin of all, speaking on behalf of Jesus/God. Oh? He forgives you, is that what he told you? You speak directly to Jesus?

When you start with an philosophy that being desired is your fault for tempting others due to some lack of modesty, you create a toxic environment that sadly, leads to just the situation you describe.

Never forget, folks: The Learning Channel was originally founded by NASA and the Dept of Health, Education and Welfare.

The Learning Channel used to have shows that helped adults learn how to read. They had kid friendly programming like “Paleoworld” that taught all about dinosaurs.

In the mid to late ‘90s it started…

This. I read an especially frustrating fundie blogpost this morning about how Josh was “saved by the blood of the lamb” and all the usual Christian BS about Jesus forgiving sins and repenting to God. But the worst was how the author seemed to think that it wasn’t a big deal, he was a “child” who “made a mistake” and…

No. Josh’s parents sent him to talk to Jim Bob’s good friend, the state trooper who was later convicted for child porn. That was part of the “counseling” as was Josh hanging out and building houses for 3 months with their friend the remodeler. No therapy for anyone: not their not-so-precious daughters or their…

The clock ran out on the statue of limitations (in this case 3 years), because apparently the officer who was supposed to investigate the case *also* got arrested for child pornography, so the Duggar case fell through the cracks. By the time it came to light in 2006, it was too late to do anything about it. I think to…

Those of us who’ve experienced the fallout of molestation within religious families, back me up here. The religious institution will almost always take the side of the abuser, even elevate them as “forgiven by Jesus himself and is now saved,” and practically excommunicate the abused, especially if the victims are…

I’d take it further than simply cancelling the Duggar’s show and shutter TLC altogether.