a rare current event commentary…sorry!

Lord knows there’s enough op-ed current event tweet/blog/statuses, but I can’t resist pointing out that TLC has always been a morally bankrupt turd factory of a channel.

If you can remember the appalling TLC series, “Tias and Tiaras,” then you probably remember the spin-off, “Here Comes Honey boo boo.” We can make fun of how white trash that family is, sure, but keep in mind that those goobers were exploited for peanuts (3k per ep for the whole bunch!). It became the number one show on television, and when the season was over and contracts were up for renewal, it was leaked that the mom was dating a child molester. Something TLC was well aware of. These networks comb through every detail of their products lives (I was a part of a NatGeo pilot that didn’t pan out, and they already needed to know about any prior arrests/charges I had before we finished filming it)…trust me: they know about everything, and especially anything damaging.

The show was canceled when they wanted to cancel it. The boo boo family(?) were able to demand their proper cut, and the show’s novelty would have likely worn off after another season…and the best part: TLC actually got to take the moral high ground by canceling the show after the news was somehow mysteriously leaked to TMZ.

So when I hear speculation about whether TLC knew of the allegations made against Duggar years ago, it’s like people STILL don’t get it….Of course they knew! Are you nuts? They don’t give a shit. They wouldn’t give a crippled crab a crutch. If the ratings were right, they’d do a “5 Molested Kids & Counting” spin-off. Of course Josh Duggar is an absolute monster. I just think it is sickening that people are actually applauding TLC for “taking the moral high ground” (AGAIN!) without realizing that they are in fact just standing on top of molested children.

Ok, sorry. As you were.