Those of us without Hulu who can’t watch The Handmaid’s Tale can always keep up with the Duggars. It’s basically the same.
Aside from things like scandals, the usual reality show drama, and questions about the Duggar family’s finances, the Duggars are known for having kids. That’s kind of their whole thing.
And while their fringe cultural stuff and the way that they separate themselves from the world make plenty of people uncomfortable — heck, the sheer number of children make people uncomfortable — you kinda have to admit that they produce some cute kids.
That’s two-year-old Israel, Jill and Derick Dillard’s cutie, snuggling with his baby cousin, Henry.
Henry, of course, is Jessa and Ben Seewald’s baby. And yes, he is adorable.
Israel’s going to be a big brother, so this shameless photo-op is also a good sign that he’s excited at the prospect.
Everybody outside of restaurants and airplanes loves babies, right? But it’s especially important for older siblings to feel that hype.
Now, Henry’s a pretty run-of-the-mill name, almost surprisingly so for this family.
Israel’s a little more on-brand for Duggar names, but it’s not totally unheard of. The abbreviation of his name to “Izzy” in a family that places so much emphasis on specific gender roles is kind of a surprise. For that lot, it’s downright progressive.
Neither of those names can hold a candle to Spurgeon, Henry’s one-year-old brother. There’s no telling how many people have betting pools going for how old he’ll be before he changes his name.
Like these kids weren’t going to have a hard enough time growing up in a fertility cult in front of millions of viewers.
Cute kids are fine and well, but we have to remember that this family still has its issues.
Take, gasp, Jinger’s controversial wearing of pants. Like some kind of harlot.
You know, because she’s a girl, and if people know that girls have actual legs they’ll turn to stone or fly into lustful frenzies.
Or something.
That kind of thinking was considered dated back in the 1930s, and it is now 2017, no matter how hard the Duggar family drags its heels.
Then of course there’s the ominous news of Josh Duggar appearing on Counting On, because the sexual predator who got that family’s first show canceled totally needs more screen time.
We’re all supposed to look at some cute kids and pretend that Josh’s creepy actions have magically gone away?
What’s worse, his family seemed to think that his predatory past wasn’t as big of an issue as the Josh Duggar cheating scandal or even using pornography.
Just because this family seems eager to forgive and forget in exchange for more lucrative reality television contracts doesn’t mean that the rest of are going to.
