The Counting On spoilers reveals that fans are boycotting TLC ahead of a new docuseries. The trailer for Amazon Prime Video’s Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets dropped last week and it has fans buzzing.
It features former 19 Kids and Counting stars Jill and Derick Dillard sharing all about the family they disowned. It talks about Duggar’s connection to the IBLP (Institute in Basic Life Principles). The trailer hinted that TLC is responsible for supporting Bill Gothard, who is the founder of the religious organization.
Counting On Spoilers: Fans Threaten Boycott Against TLC
The Counting On spoilers reveals that fans are already threatening a boycott against TLC. The docuseries hasn’t even come out yet. The viewers watched the trailer once and they’re already fuming. They believe that the claims in the docuseries that “TLC created a PR show for Gothard’s teachings.”
One fan took to Duggar Snasrk Reddit to react to this claim. They believe the cable network should be held responsible for featuring the Duggars despite knowing about the religious organization’s scandals. The original poster asked, “Will TLC be held accountable for giving Gothard’s IBLP beliefs a platform by making the Duggars & Bates famous?”
Other fans took to the thread to share their thoughts. Most of them believe that TLC doesn’t care that they made the Duggars famous. At the end of the day, they just wanted to make money. Others criticized the network for featuring all kinds of controversial topics, including children’s pageants.
TLC would be the last network to practice ethics. However, that hasn’t stopped the viewers from rebelling against the network. Some of them are planning to boycott the series. More secrets will be revealed in the docuseries and it could make them upset.
TLC Responsible for Promoting Bill Gothard?
The Counting On spoilers suggests that most fans want TLC to be held accountable for their decisions. There are also some who believe that the network won’t face repercussions after this docuseries comes out. Yet, that won’t stop the fans from rebelling. They’re hoping that their outcries will get back to the network.
TLC has been under fire for the past few months. Fans were already fed up when it premiered its new controversial dating show, MILF Manor. If this is any indication, it shows that TLC doesn’t have any ethics or boundaries when it comes to featuring controversial topics on its network.
Counting On fans called out TLC for taking long to pull the show from its network. They also believe that the network is responsible for exploiting the assault of children, referring to Joshua Duggar’s crimes. What are your thoughts on the TLC boycott? Do you think there’s any merit to it? Sound off below in the comment section.
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