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Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Jinger Duggar Squashes Feud, Congratulates Jill Duggar on Baby
For all the controversies and scandals surrounding the Duggar family, we rarely hear about any major feuds within the tight-knit clan.
Part of the reason for that is that the Duggars adhere to a strict patriarchal power structure:
Men hold all the cards and are not to be questioned, so husband-wife, father-daughter disputes are unheard of.
As for mother-daughter, sister-sister rows, well, if the Josh Duggar sex scandals taught us anything, it’s that the Duggars know how to keep a lid on anything that might tarnish their reputation.
Interestingly, however, the family was unable to keep news of the Jill vs. Jinger Duggar feud under wraps.
We may never know exactly what sparked the disagreement, but there’s no doubt that Jill and Jinger weren’t getting along at one point.
Not only did the sisters unfollow one another on social media, their husbands cut digital ties as well.
When fans noticed that all four were not linked on Instagram in any way, they concluded that something must be amiss.
The most widely accepted theory is that the girls’ husbands, Derick Dillard and Jeremy Vuolo, found themselves at odds with regard to religious doctrine, after Vuolo delivered a sermon criticizing unqualifies missionaries.
Now, however, it seems that both couples have decided to bury the hatchet.
As you may have heard, Jill gave birth to her second child this week, and Jinger and Jeremy decided to extend an olive branch by offering their public congratulations.
Jill and Jeremy make their home in Laredo, Texas, a long way from where the rest of the family resides in Arkansas, so they took to the Internet to offer some kind words in a video addresses to the Dillards:
“We’re so excited for you guys and your new addition, little Samuel,” Jinger says.
“We wish we could be there to meet him in person, but we look forward to that day.”
Jeremy offers a similar sentiment, adding:
“Hopefully soon we’ll be able to come and visit and meet the little guy. But we’re so happy for you, and we’ll be praying for you. Love you so much! Hopefully see you soon!”
Certainly sounds like all is well between the formerly feuding sisters.
Some fans were hoping that the video would contain some new info regarding the Jinger Duggar pregnancy rumors, but maybe Jinge didn’t want to steal her big sister’s thunder.
Watch Counting On online for more incredibly mild sibling spats.
Demi Lovato Drags Haters with "Sorry Not Sorry"
Demi Lovato"s celebrating Prime Day — which is today, folks — and not just by being super hot as usual. Though also that.
No, she"s celebrating by posting a teaser for her upcoming "Sorry Not Sorry" music video.
We love music videos and Demi Lovato, so this is pretty exciting.
In an interview with Amazon Music, Demi Lovato says that "Sorry Not Sorry" is a message to haters.
"You know what? I"m good now. And sorry I"m not sorry that you may not be loving where your life is at the moment."
Hey, if you"re living your best life, flaunt that for everyone.
Be proud.
That"s a good basis for the song.
Especially in a world where most songs seem to be about romance.
(Be they past, present, or hypothetical)
Demi explains that this definitely isn"t the case:
"A lot of people hear the song and they think it"s about an ex-boyfriend or something like that, but it"s actually just a song about the haters."
Well, we already knew that Demi and Wilmer Valderrama are still super friendly.
One of the biggest appeals that songs like "Sorry Not Sorry" have is relatability.
You know, where you picture a teen sitting on their bed listening to the song on repeat because it matches their mood at the time.
The phrase, sorry not sorry, is honestly pretty fantastic.
You don"t really see it used in a mean way.
Like, most of the time it"s on Twitter and it"s more along the lines of "I"m not even a little embarrassed" than an apology or otherwise.
You don"t show up 30 minutes later to brunch with your fellow Millennials and say "sorry not sorry" — you apologize profusely.
And then everyone responds "no worries!" or "no problem!"
No, you say sorry not sorry when you go to the grocery store in a tank top and pajama pants at 2am and then swing by to pick up fast food at 3am because you"re living your best life and those are the best times for you to do your shopping.
In this case, and this is where relatability really ties in.
Because if you"ve moved on to a wonderful new relationship and you"re flaunting it where your ex can see, that"s a sorry not sorry kind of situation.
Whether we"re talking about Adele or Taylor Swift, hooking listeners by appealing to their emotional states can be the key to musical success.
Demi"s singing specifically about haters (which isn"t all that specific), and unfortunately a lot of people can relate to having haters.
We will say that the song itself is not her very strongest.
That would be her iconic song, "Skyscraper," right?
Or maybe the outrageously powerful vocals of "Neon Lights" should hold that spot.
(One of our favorite vines — remember when Vine was a thing? — has a viner singing "Neon Lights" simply because it"s so impressive)
Don"t get us wrong — "Sorry Not Sorry" looks fun.
But all things considered, we"re looking forward to Selena Gomez"s "Fetish," which comes out in a couple of days.
(Even though we know less about it, or even how it sounds)
But … that"s not an insult to Demi Lovato.
Or even a fair comparison.
Demi"s song is already for sale on iTunes, so you don"t have to wait to listen to the whole thing.
But often music videos really make songs more powerful and memorable.
We really don"t know what the extent of the music video will be.
We don"t expect a sort of colorful wonderland spiritual journey like Kesha"s music video for "Praying."
Each artist has their own style, you know?
But based on this teaser, Demi"s music video could keep changing sets as it goes and might end up really surprising us.
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