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Focus group leader: "Who else thinks the phone is stupid? Alan, Lisa, Josh, Yanna, Katie, Christina. And did it piss off anyone else? Alan, Lisa, Josh, Yanna, Katie, Christina."

This is exactly why this story has captured so many people's interest. More and more discussion is taking place regarding rape culture and victim blaming in terms of placing the blame for sexual assault and domestic violence on the victims. At the same time, we have a public forum given to the Duggars to preach their beliefs that young girls need to be covered up to keep from "defrauding" boys and men, leading them to sin. The onus is placed firmly on the girls and women. Additionally the men are harmed by this ridiculous assertion that they cannot control themselves. JB&M fed this crap to their children. Josh helps spread it further. Reading this board, so many people have mentioned their history of familial abuse or rape. You can add me to that count. While I know there are people that don't like the term triggers since, as often happens, it may be hitting the point of overuse, this story is a trigger for so many people who have been abused. So thanks to Josh, JB & Michelle, so many people are now reliving or rethinking horrific events from their past. The Duggars have held themselves up as a perfect family, one to which we should all aspire. Underneath that picture was a perverted elder son who was able to abuse his sisters and non-family members. He repented, but did he atone? From the smug douche bag we have seen, I doubt he did. And now I want a bumper sticker that reads "God loves annulments".

Just adding 15. He implies that the victims feel guilty and need to work through their guilt.

I can imagine JB and Mechelle convincing themselves that the books were partly to blame for Josh molesting the girls. Damn evil books leading poor little Joshie astray. Between that and the girls defrauding him by their very existence as beings without penises, the kid never had a chance. I cannot believe that they didn't at least put a really strong lock on the girls' bedroom door. I agree so much. The cult of forgiveness can really harm victims. While some people feel they need to be able to forgive to move forward, more people are re-victimized by being forced to forgive. They are treated as if they are at fault for not being the "bigger person" and forgiving their abuser. The Duggars have held up Josh like he is the greatest young man ever. They propped up this monster, convinced him that he was more valuable than his sisters and left him with an overblown sense of his own importance. At the same time, Josh, the smug prick, is the one who assaulted his sister and other unnamed girls. I can understand a parent not turning their son into the police for the molestation. I cannot understand allowing him to remain in the home and to have authority over the very girls he molested. They created a situation in which the abuse could have continued. And I am sure, given the twisted beliefs these people choose, that the girls were made to feel that it was their fault. Again, they had the unmitigated gall to exist and to do something as shameful as sleeping in their own beds in their home, a home that should be a safe place. These girls and Anna deserve our compassion and support. Josh, Jim Bob and Michelle deserve to be shamed for their actions in this affair.

This brings to mind about ten years ago when one local candidate shot and killed another local candidate a few weeks before the election. It was too late to add anyone to the ballot so the choice was between the dead guy and a murderer. The dead guy won. In a choice between Jim Bob and a dead guy, I would be rushing to the polls to vote for the dead guy. I've always preferred articulate candidates. Compared to Jim Bob, a dead guy, a possum or even a sack of potatoes would be a good choice.

Jared didn't seem like an idiot to me in this episode. He was very socially awkward, which is the norm for him. He is awkward with women, and he really does not speak the same language as the people around him. I am actually hoping that the live stream of the condor being hatched goes viral. It would be so great to have his seemingly silly idea become what helps propel Pied Piper forward. I am taking a PMP certification prep course this week. SWOT was discussed. When I offered the example of using it to determine if we should let Blaine die only one person got the joke, so now people think I'm crazy. Still worth it.

Is hearing his voice giving you PTSD?

Koryn's original song made me think of the Southpark episode in which the boys start a Christian rock band. Cartman explains that you can take a love song and just substitute "Jesus" for "baby".

I loved the SWOT board so much. First due to Jared's joy when he brought it out and explained it. He was so excited by the thought of running a SWOT session. Then having the guys use it for whether or not to let Blaine die. You really can SWOT anything!

I've been watching Outlander which features so many attempted rapes that, if they were a drinking game, I would be dead. Nothing was ever as creepy as Sansa with Ramsay. Ramsay may think he has completely broken Theon. Until now I would have agreed. I think Ramsay woke him back up. This is going to be very, very ugly. Oh wait, it already is.

This was a very fast episode for me. I skipped all of the coaches comments. Although, while I forwarded through I did take the opportunity to yell, "Sit down Pharrell!" Of course he's short enough that he's not blocking anyone's view. He's barely taller than the chair. I also forwarded through the hometown visits. Just don't care.

I think of Dubrow as having a penis nose. Substitute his eyes for the balls and he is quite well hung, facially that is. I also think he's not a very good surgeon. He's mainly a boob man while Paul does everything else. And the boobs he does rarely look very good. Much of his work shows little to no improvement. He did a lot of unnecessary cutting on Guillermo to achieve that look which actually ended up being one of his better un-botchings.

I assume the divorce is supposed to be one more thing for Maggie and Mer to bond over. They are now both from broken homes. Of course, there is a huge difference between being an actual child of divorce (that is someone who experienced it during their childhood) and an adult whose parents divorce. I know the original premise of this show was that surgeons were so focused on their studies that they are behind on social and personal interaction skills. However, like you say, she's in her thirties. There is a point when people catch up. Even if she's 5 years behind emotionally, she would be old enough to handle this better than we have been shown.

Please tell me that "woman" song in the antiperspirant commercial only exists for that commercial. To paraphrase - because you're a woman, and you're a woman and you need to be a woman because you're a woman or whatever the fuck overuse of the word woman is in that snippet of suck.

Every time I hear the 1-800-LOAN-ME (alright, I'm missing a number but I'm not willing to search) I hear "blow me". Then I am left wondering why they would tell me to blow them?

Just doing a list of the ridiculousness for my own enjoyment. - Junkie sharpshooter who can hide behind a tree that is too narrow to hide her and is so incredibly stealth that she can easily sneak up on people. - I always blow dry my dry hair for a little extra time. I like my hair like I like my chicken – extra crispy. - Why even ask if the person using the laptop is “dumb enough”? Have you not read the script? Stupidity is the one consistent feature on this show. - How can Gwen be so bland and over-dramatic at the same time? - So glad that they know Ryan is drinking but they keep letting him drive let alone letting him have a gun. - The cutting out my heart when you killed my mother speech was eerily reminiscent of “the red hots are for my mommy!” Do the writers watch the same bad reality TV I do? - Where do I get a bottle of vodka that refills itself? Think of the cost savings. - Oh Max, it’s a family tradition to sleep with unstable murderers. No one is surprised that Tom’s a killer. It would be more surprising if he wasn’t. - Does no one ever lock the door? I’ve got a killer tied up in my bathroom; come on in! - There seems to be a new directorial choice to have people go all bug-eyed whenever they hear something shocking, or that they didn’t think the other person knew, or find out they’re laundry isn’t ready or the coffee is cold. I want to play poker with these people. No one has a game face. - Really Max, you didn’t think Ryan had more booze stashed? You must be great on drug busts. You could walk past a stack of heroin bricks as long as they’re neatly stacked. Maybe they could be effectively hidden in a playpen or on a coffee table? - In a dark theater, the light miraculously follows Ryan. Suddenly I thought we were in a church and he was the second coming. - Junkie Penny’s hair is finally messy. All it took was a little water-boarding and being dragged all over town. I need to find out what hair products she uses. - I really miss live Joe. So much scenery left unchewed. - When there are multiple a psycho killers hunting you, it makes good sense to make out in a parking lot. The stupid runs so deep. And can we get a shout out for the repeated shots of the hot dog graffiti?

For the last time (or so I hope) I can say Shut up, Hayley! Blair became more of a catch after spending so much time with her and not killing her or at least taping her mouth shut. Jenny’s shrieking at the stadium was so high I was afraid birds were going to fall from the sky. Jelani also moved up in the dateability factor. It seemed like Jenny and Jelani focused too much on trying to get the pictures in the right spots on the map rather than just in the right order. The clue mentioned the order only. They made the task harder by over-thinking it. At the finish line, Tyler was mister chatty and Laura was very quiet. Maybe she was just overwhelmed or he just wouldn’t let her get a word in. Blackwing, had Dr. Muffyn and I been in the race, I would have done the football task (he’s never played and I was quite good at it back in the day) and I would have driven the truck. We have already decided I do all driving tasks. When we go out, I almost always drive. I am just a better, more confident driver.

Regina King kicked serious ass in this role. Damn. That is all.

Well, there is the whole approximately 300 mile detour of death between the dream home and SeaTac that she can avoid by moving.

However, should you care to let 'er rip in the car, Tena is there for you.

Tonight's panel was made of shut up. Just shut up. I really didn't need the screeching about taking Kelly Clarkson's baby. If the panelists aren't going to bother listening why should we?

My DVR cutoff right before they announced who was out so I came here to find the result. I usually enjoyed Kim's performances. Unfortunately I didn't particularly care for her version of Free Falling. I have never liked Dirty Diana so whether it was her version or MJ's, it's a miss for me. I did go to the website to vote for her - something I don't normally do, but there was no way I was wasting money to download either of those songs.

Having bought similar products for family members in need of such things I have always assumed they were meant for when you couldn't control yourself. That is, they were meant for people who are incontinent, whether the occasional sneezing or coughing related accident or had the inability to hold their urine when there is a build up. When they make it seem like you should just "let go" and pee yourself wherever you are we have an issue. Unless you are fully incontinent with no bladder control whatsoever, I would still like to think people try to find a bathroom and don't just figure the car ride is as good a time as any to release their bladder. If they make these things good enough, will people just starting pissing and shitting wherever they are? Will we be beset with theaters full of full diapers on adults?

I don’t understand why Kimberly decided to set Free Fallin’ so high in her range. She left herself nowhere to go with the song. I usually like her, but I found this performance unpleasant. I find Joshua rather bland but I believe he has many fans. He seems like a nice guy. His voice and demeanor are pleasant. At the same time, he took all of the fire out of Desire. Desire turned into I’d like that if it’s available but I don’t want to have to try too hard to get it, mmkay? Sawyer’s go go dancers were, um, interesting? Energetic? Really freakin’ odd. Yeah, that’s it. Strongest performer of the week goes to the pin holding Xtina’s jacket closed. That was quite a feat.

I was just re-watching this episode. The Marine in the bunny costume talking about his friend dying in Afghanistan was just too funny. It's hard to pull off such dark humor. I love that Selena did not have a comeback. While I do know that Jonad is the biggest clown in the posse, I did like that he got one over on Dan when he exited the building. One very brief moment of joy for the jolly green jizz face.