There is always a lot going on in the Duggar family off-screen---much more than what you see in the shows. The popular one, '19 Kids and Counting,' petered out after the behind-the-scenes Josh Duggar scandal tore the show to pieces. There was so much more in the background than in the reality show, you see.
That has made viewers peer pretty closely at the Duggar family. But the latest bit of gossip is about a photograph posted on Facebook. This one shows Anna and Jill wheeling their babies, while Jinger is standing beside them. All three of them look happy and relaxed after buying a lot of clothes in a shopping mall.
It is an innocuous photograph, but suspicious eyes have spotted something strange about Anna Duggar. Is she sporting a black eye and a swollen, busted lip? If not, then why does she look like she is? If so, then how did she get it? Was it Josh's doing?
All those details cannot be revealed in the photograph or even in the next show, of course. So while it is not really clear what happened, there are a lot of speculations, suspicions, and snide comments. After all, 'talk' is free and unfettered, isn't it?
Many Duggar detractors don't like the scandals wrapping themselves around the picture. So if there are some allegations against the Duggar family, there is also a storm of protest in their support.
One commentator wrote: "Poor Anna, forced to stay with that icckky perve Josh. Wish all these beautiful girls would revolt against this cult."
That immediately brought out a torrent of supportive replies. One woman said: "Get over it and get a life."
One critic explains that if Anna Duggar really got something wrong, then nothing would have made her post her picture on the social network, isn't it? After all, the Duggars did know about Josh's dark and seamy past. Why did they share a picture of a black eye on the social network if it really was a shady one?
But another critic quipped: "If anna had been the one cheating..would the family have forgiven her and would josh continue to stay with her? Just wondering."
Another disgusted supporter enlarged the picture: "Jeez, let's make up stuff that isn't even going on. She looks tired, she has black eye liner on (which can smear easily) and I know she has acne. That's why a lot of them wear heavy makeup. Let's all take a chill pill and give her and all of them a break. People must have really crummy and boring lives to be picking on this family over and over again."
So while the debate on her decision to stick by her husband rages, the supporters---at least on Facebook---seem to outnumber the detractors.
The long list of comments about the Duggars makes one thing clear anyway. People do have a lot of time to watch that reality show, wonder what happened to the members and air their opinions.
