Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, a brand-new Amazon Prime Video documentary series, investigates the shadowy side of the reality television family that gained notoriety on TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting. Former IBLP participants, Duggar family detractors, and the Duggars themselves are all interviewed in the series.
Here are a some of the documentary’s stunning revelations about Shiny Happy People:
Jim When Bob Duggar learned that Josh Duggar had raped his sisters, he said that he tried to “handle things in house.”
Josh, according to Jill Duggar, “groomed” her and made her feel “trapped” by her family’s rigid religious views.
Amy Duggar King claimed that when she was a youngster, a family friend abused her, and that her parents did not take her story seriously.
Former IBLP members claimed that the group discourages reporting of abuse and instructs women to remain obedient to their husbands.
The docuseries has received accolades from critics for providing an unvarnished look at the dark secrets of the Duggar family. According to Melanie McFarland, a critic for Salon, “Shiny Happy People is a powerful and disturbing look at the Duggar family and the dark side of evangelical Christianity.” For anyone who has ever been a fan of the Duggars or who is interested in the nexus of religion, abuse, and power, the series is required viewing.
The Duggar family is yet to respond to the documentary series.
