The Duggars: In the Media and TLC

[SMama]

Which one is Ben?

[GeeGolly]

3 minutes ago, SMama said:

Which one is Ben?

Fourth from the left. Top row.

Derick and Austin look good.

[SMama]

35 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Fourth from the left. Top row.

Derick and Austin look good.

Thank you. 

[babyhouseman]

21 hours ago, Cinnabon said:

I didn’t know which thread to put this in. Someone on Reddit did a face swap! 😂

 

The eighth one looks like Natalie Portman. Maybe I need to clean my glasses.

[drafan]

Derrick looks like Mindy on Mork and Mindy (Pam Dawber).

Hairball looks like Chris Kattan playing Mango on SNL.

[awaken]

Kendra and Abbie are attractive in real life, but make horrible looking men!

[dargosmydaddy]

5 minutes ago, awaken said:

Kendra and Abbie are attractive in real life, but make horrible looking men!

Male Kendra looks like he could be a squeaky-clean star of a Disney series, possibly one set on a beach. Male Abby looks scarily like a younger version of Male Michelle! (I don't think the app really knows what to do wuth curly hair?)

[madpsych78]

7 hours ago, dargosmydaddy said:

The same Reddit poster did one of the spouses (and Boob and Meech) as well.

 

I'm amused that Derrick is actually fairly attractive (or at least better than his male self), whereas Ben looks like himself with a wig. Kendra is pretty cute either way. Michelle is scary!

The in-laws all look really good!

Jeremy looks like Bristol Palin.

Lauren looks exactly like herself, with just a different hairstyle. Not sure what that says about Lauren's actual face. 

Austin looks spot on like Katee Sackhoff.

Kendra looks like Haley Joel Osment.

I was a little thrown off by Katey because in the process of making her into a guy, the hair was darkened.

Derick looks like a friend I have who is now an assistant professor of music in Florida. But I can totally see the Kate Middleton connection.

Struggling to figure out who Anna and Abbie look like. I think Anna resembles someone else more than her brothers. Maybe Kyle Mooney? And for Abbie I was thinking Frankie Muniz except with curlier hair.

 

[emmawoodhouse]

I think Ben looks like Famy. 

[laurakaye]

Jeremy still looks like a pompous jerk either way.

[questionfear]

19 hours ago, dargosmydaddy said:

The same Reddit poster did one of the spouses (and Boob and Meech) as well.

 

I'm amused that Derrick is actually fairly attractive (or at least better than his male self), whereas Ben looks like himself with a wig. Kendra is pretty cute either way. Michelle is scary!

Meech looks like a hobbit extra from Lord of the Rings-I think it's the angle. 

[Zella]

40 minutes ago, questionfear said:

Meech looks like a hobbit extra from Lord of the Rings-I think it's the angle. 

Now that you mention it, I kinda get Gollum vibes. She's totally saying "My precioussssss," right? 

[libgirl2]

18 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Fourth from the left. Top row.

Derick and Austin look good.

Derrick makes an attractive woman! 

[Jynnan tonnix]

The thing that throws me is how much Boob and Bin look like sisters (or mother and daughter, I guess). The shape of their faces, and their smiles, look very much alike in those photos. But I've never thought that the photos of a young Jim Bob looked anything like Ben. Certainly their smiles are nothing alike, because JB has donkey teeth where Ben has cute little chicklets. Maybe there's some similarity, though... could have something to do with how enamored Michelle was of Ben when he first showed up, though.

[xwordfanatik]

1 hour ago, libgirl2 said:

Derrick makes an attractive woman! 

i think so, too!  That must have been an old picture, because his looks have definitely taken a nosedive.  

[madpsych78]

8 hours ago, xwordfanatik said:

i think so, too!  That must have been an old picture, because his looks have definitely taken a nosedive.  

It is - it was pre-braces and surgery.

I've always thought Bin looked more like Michelle than many of her own children, but I can see how he could look like Boob as well.

Edited August 5, 2021 by madpsych78

[iwantcookies]

Michelle looks like a drifter/serial killer . That hair and the face yikes.

[iwantcookies]

Who is that?

can be a model for acne medication  ad 😂

Edited August 5, 2021 by iwantcookies

[dargosmydaddy]

1 minute ago, iwantcookies said:

Who is that?

Austin

[iwantcookies]

Omg that’s Famy 😂😂😂

[madpsych78]

9 hours ago, iwantcookies said:

Who is that?

can be a model for acne medication  ad 😂

Looks a bit like Helen Slater's Supergirl too:

Just now, madpsych78 said:

Looks a bit like Helen Slater's Supergirl too:

ETA: Bottom picture is Katee Sackhoff

[ginger90]

 

State Department of Human Services fights release of Duggar documents

 

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/aug/19/state-department-of-human-services-fights-release/

[GeeGolly]

Do any of you remember the Nirvana album cover of a naked baby swimming after money? Well the now adult baby is suing all entities involved.

The Duggar and Bates better watch out. One of their kids might sue them one day for putting them out there on social media..

[Cinnabon]

48 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Do any of you remember the Nirvana album cover of a naked baby swimming after money? Well the now adult baby is suing all entities involved.

The Duggar and Bates better watch out. One of their kids might sue them one day for putting them out there on social media..

Really? I think I just read something about him. A few years ago, he posed  for an adult version of that same photo, so he was ok with it then. 
But you’re right - it’s not ok to put your kids out there for millions of complete strangers. This is different than just sharing with close friends and family.

Edited August 26, 2021 by Cinnabon

[Zella]

I think Nirvana cover guy is grasping at straws by claiming the cover is pornography--also he is aiming low by only asking for 150k from each party and conveniently not suing his parents. I mean, if you're gonna sue, actually sue, dude! I bitched about this in another forum here, but I'm also confused by why he is naming Courtney Love as executor of Kurt's estate when she relinquished her share to Frances Bean about 10 years ago.

That being said, I can see why he isn't a fan of the cover since he was too young to consent to it, and his parents shouldn't have put him in that position. I wouldn't be surprised if the kids of these social influencers grow up to be super pissed off about all the pictures of them as children that are shared without their consent and consider legal action as adults, especially if they manage to break free. 

Edited August 26, 2021 by Zella

[Cinnabon]

2 minutes ago, Zella said:

I think Nirvana cover guy is grasping at straws by claiming the cover is pornography--also he is aiming low by only asking for 150k from each party and conveniently not suing his parents. I mean, if you're gonna sue, actually sue, dude! I bitched about this in another forum here, but I'm also confused by why he is naming Courtney Love as executor of Kurt's estate when she relinquished her share to Frances Bean about 10 years ago.

That being said, I can see why he isn't a fan of the cover since he was too young to consent to it, and his parents shouldn't have put him in that position. I wouldn't be surprised if the kids of these social influencers grow up to be super pissed off about all the pictures of them as children that are shared without their consent and consider legal action as adults, especially if they manage to break free. 

At least that kid’s parents only did it once. These fools share this stuff daily!

[Zella]

1 minute ago, Cinnabon said:

At least that kid’s parents only did it once. These fools share this stuff daily!

So true! And I also don't know that anyone knew it was him for quite some time. With these kids, not only are the posts shared constantly, but there is also no pretense of not knowing exactly who they are with every picture.

[Cinnabon]

28 minutes ago, Zella said:

So true! And I also don't know that anyone knew it was him for quite some time. With these kids, not only are the posts shared constantly, but there is also no pretense of not knowing exactly who they are with every picture.

Right. His classmates and their parents were probably unaware of it during his childhood.

[BetyBee]

44 minutes ago, Zella said:

I think Nirvana cover guy is grasping at straws by claiming the cover is pornography--also he is aiming low by only asking for 150k from each party and conveniently not suing his parents. I mean, if you're gonna sue, actually sue, dude! I bitched about this in another forum here, but I'm also confused by why he is naming Courtney Love as executor of Kurt's estate when she relinquished her share to Frances Bean about 10 years ago.

That being said, I can see why he isn't a fan of the cover since he was too young to consent to it, and his parents shouldn't have put him in that position. I wouldn't be surprised if the kids of these social influencers grow up to be super pissed off about all the pictures of them as children that are shared without their consent and consider legal action as adults, especially if they manage to break free. 

I agree 100%! I figure he didn't sue his parents because they might retaliate by kicking him out of their basement! 😉

[Chicklet]

Oh he bragged about being the baby on the cover and recreated the cover many times. He even has Nevermind tattooed on his chest and now it's veeeery convenient that he's suing after "suddenly" feeling some other way. It's a pure money grab. And he's probably his own lawyer if he's suing Courtney. Or he has one of the dumbest attorneys around representing him.

[Rootbeer]

6 minutes ago, Chicklet said:

Oh he bragged about being the baby on the cover and recreated the cover many times. He even has Nevermind tattooed on his chest and now it's veeeery convenient that he's suing after "suddenly" feeling some other way. It's a pure money grab. And he's probably his own lawyer if he's suing Courtney. Or he has one of the dumbest attorneys around representing him.

Yes, it seems like he's tried to make a living off of being the baby on the album cover and, after multiple PR stunts over the years exploiting his role as an infant; he now finds that he cannot cash in any further and therefore has changed tacks and decided to sue the people who made his previous cash grabs possible.

Seems like a very Duggar-like thing to do.  Sort of like hiding the fact that your son molested your daughters for years and later trying to sue claiming that the daughters were scarred for life because your negligence allowed the abuse to become public knowledge.  

[Zella]

1 hour ago, Chicklet said:

Or he has one of the dumbest attorneys around representing him.

It's a really weird, inept lawsuit.

And I say that, despite being a Nirvana fan, as someone who is very inclined to be sympathetic to someone who was not happy with a picture of that nature being disseminated without their consent. 

[GeeGolly]

I go back and forth with the Nirvana baby. It could be that he thought it was really cool for a time and then came to the realization that its messed up. But the suing for money thing, that makes me pause.

[Zella]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

I go back and forth with the Nirvana baby. It could be that he thought it was really cool for a time and then came to the realization that its messed up. But the suing for money thing, that makes me pause.

Yeah I actually don't begrudge him having a genuine change of heart, but nothing about the lawsuit itself makes any sense, especially the claim that the cover is child pornography.

And him being shocked he's not receiving royalties is also bafflingly delusional to me. He's not automatically entitled to royalties just because he appeared on the cover. Even famous album cover artists who actually create iconic album covers (like Storm Thorgerson) don't usually get royalties, let alone the models who pop up on them. And his dad was paid a $200 fee for the photo, so it's not like there was no compensation.

Maybe he should start by suing his dad for his share of the $200. 

Edited to add: I think he would have a stronger and more sympathetic case if it was a matter of lack of consent to appear rather than the direction he's going, and I'd imagine a similar argument of consent if a Duggar or other fundie kid went the same legal route.

Edited August 28, 2021 by Zella

[awaken]

On 8/25/2021 at 8:21 PM, GeeGolly said:

The Duggar and Bates better watch out. One of their kids might sue them one day for putting them out there on social media..

And I hope one (or more) of them does. 

[JoanArc]

The Simpsons have deeper pockets

[Scarlett45]

Brought in the mail and saw this on the front of my Mom’s People Magazine. 

[Churchhoney]

17 minutes ago, Scarlett45 said:

Brought in the mail and saw this on the front of my Mom’s People Magazine. 

Wonder if they think there's such a thing as bad publicity? 

[Scarlett45]

9 minutes ago, Churchhoney said:

Wonder if they think there's such a thing as bad publicity? 

I dunno. 

[emmawoodhouse]

Poor Ed Asner. Let him RIP! 

[Temperance]

JB and Michelle have always cherished their image as America's golden family. This will hurt them. Although I find somewhat hypocritical for people to be condemning the Duggar family while paying the Bates family for their announcements. 

[GeeGolly]

Unless you a Kardashian, or maybe Shelly Miscavige, People Magazine does not pay for exclusives.

"Do people get paid for being on a magazine cover?

For the most part, no, celebs are not paid for appearances on the cover or inside pages. People Magazine would go broke if they had to pay. Instead, the PR value of the photos, distributed to thousands or millions, stands as compensation."

[JoanArc]

People article

 

Interesting picture choices. Duggars, you're never going back on TV.

[GeeGolly]

It seems the Duggars are the only ones who did not pay their respects to the 20th anniversary of 9/11. With the exception of Medic Corps (while tipping their hat to themselves).

[dargosmydaddy]

1 hour ago, GeeGolly said:

It seems the Duggars are the only ones who did not pay their respects to the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

If by "the Duggars" you mean anyone in the family and not just the family account, and by "pay respects" you mean social media posts, both Jinger (a simple "never forget" post) and Jill (a lengthy post that included memories of where she was and how the family visited NYC a few months later) posted in their stories on Instagram.

With social media being such a performative thing, I don't think I'd hold posting/ not posting against anyone one way or another... 

[GeeGolly]

23 minutes ago, dargosmydaddy said:

If by "the Duggars" you mean anyone in the family and not just the family account, and by "pay respects" you mean social media posts, both Jinger (a simple "never forget" post) and Jill (a lengthy post that included memories of where she was and how the family visited NYC a few months later) posted in their stories on Instagram.

With social media being such a performative thing, I don't think I'd hold posting/ not posting against anyone one way or another... 

Thanks for the correction.

I agree that SM posts can seem disingenuous, but if you live your life on SM like the Bates, Duggars, etc, I think it says a lot about them if they ignore such a significant tragic event.

So yea, I kinda hold it against them.

[awaken]

3 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

It seems the Duggars are the only ones who did not pay their respects to the 20th anniversary of 9/11. With the exception of Medic Corps (while tipping their hat to themselves).

I am surprised, given how “patriotic” they act like they are!

[Jeeves]

27 minutes ago, satrunrose said:

I don't think TLC would try to stop a tell-all at this point unless it somehow implicated the network or production company. The number of TLC families that have had scandals is a dark joke at this point. Heck, I think scandals and shocking!! revelations are more or less the raison d'être for 90 Fiancée, their big money maker. 

Bringing this over from the Smuggar topic. The subject under discussion was the idea of Anna writing a tell-all book. Which is fun speculation and IMO as likely as a pig flying into my condo to join me for lunch. The issue was raised about whether TLC and/or JB would have any NDAs or contractual terms in place to stop such disclosures.

I agree with @satrunrose. TLC has weathered the Willis Family horrors, and the Honey Boo Boo scandals. Mama June waltzed away from TLC to star in her own series on We TV, which seems to still be in production. I assume that even if there were any contractual provisions that might have allowed TLC to stop Mama June from participating in that show, TLC didn't bother to try to enforce them.

Interesting note about TLC going for scandals: According to Wikipedia, TLC cancelled Honey Boo Boo in 2014 after the public learned of Mama June's fondness for bringing sex offenders into her life and home. There were four episodes in the can that weren't aired. Then in 2017, TLC released them in a two hour "Unaired Episodes" special. That was about the time Mama June's show was debuting on We TV. TLC is about grabbing viewer eyeballs and ad revenues, and wasn't going to let that little opportunity to use paid-for material pass it by.

I think TLC's over the Duggars. I know that TLC presented the Duggars as straight-up wholesome folks, vs. their snarky take on Honey Boo Boo and her family as trashy. I agree that JB's much more invested in the "good name" of his family enterprise, than TLC is at this time. If anybody does a Duggar tell-all in the near future, and TLC can find a way to use its paid-for Duggar episodes to cash in? It will. 

Edited September 26, 2021 by Jeeves

[BigBingerBro]

12 minutes ago, Jeeves said:

If anybody does a Duggar tell-all in the near future, and TLC can find a way to use its paid-for Duggar episodes to cash in? It will. 

Could JB then sue them if the way they "cash-in" shows them in a much "less-than-holy" light??

[Zella]

12 minutes ago, Jeeves said:

I think TLC's over the Duggars.

Agreed. I would be really shocked if the Duggars ever got a special on there again. In my mind, TLC is very culpable for how much they have enabled the Duggars. They could have cancelled them at any time, but it was only at this point that they finally had enough. My guess is that they bailed on the family when it became clear to them Josh intended to fight the charges, or at least made noise about doing so, rather than quietly going into the good night with a plea.