Kristn du Mez notes that Amazon Prime's searching exposé of the Duggar family and Gothard's IBLP "Shiny Happy People" reached more viewers in its first 9 days than any Amazon docuseries. It also brought more new subscribers than any previous Amazon docuseries, more than 60% of those women, many in the 18-34 age demographic.
#Duggars #evangelicals #women #patriarchy #abuse #BillGothard
https://kristindumez.substack.com/p/what-i-really-think-about-shiny-happy
"Because he spoke to the most motivated and dedicated cohort of evangelicals in America, his teachings spread deep into American churches. Gothard’s concepts became part of the fabric of evangelical life even for people who’d never heard of the Basic Seminar."
We'd like to think that this is an extreme, exotic strand of US Christianity, with its demand that women submit to men and its rigid gender roles. But it's far more normative than we want to see.
David French on Bill Gothard's Institute for Basic Life Principles, central to the Duggar family story now on display in "Shiny Happy People":
"Gothard’s teaching didn’t reach just the millions of Christians he claims have attended his seminars."
#Duggars #BillGothard #IBLP #evangelicals #authoritarianism #patriarchy #misogyny
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/opinion/shiny-happy-people.html
I finished the last instalment of the Bill Gothard and Duggar family documentary last night. It was so good.
What science, nature, history, or sociology documentaries have you all been watching lately?
I have the urge the watch more of this sort of stuff, especially if Toronto has more rainstorms like they’re predicting.
#ShinyHappyPeople #BillGothard #IBLP #Duggar #Documentary #Today #Toronto
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A girl got in trouble at an Institute for Basic Life Principles camp thing because she used tampons during her period, thus removing her virginity, the "right" of her future husband.
I wish these fuckers and Gothard would get raided.
Also, Gothard: Never married, no kids, in his 80s. #Duggar #DuggarFamily #InsituteForBasicLifewPrinciples #ChristianFundamentalism #ChristianNationalism #ShinyHappyPeople #BillGothard
Heads up if you are watching the new Duggar Family/IBLP Amazon documentary “Shiny Happy People”:
In episode 4 at the 4 minute mark, they discuss what was in the CSA files on Josh Duggar’s computer. Skip to 4:20 to avoid.
Thanks to @moe.makes.magick on TikTok for the content warning
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