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Shiny Happy People( 2023)

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A limited docuseries exposing the truth beneath the wholesome Americana surface of reality tv’s favorite mega-family, The Duggars, and the radical organization behind them: The Institute in Basic Life Principles. As details of the family and their scandals unfold, we realize they’re part of an insidious, much larger threat already in motion, with democracy itself in peril.

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    Returning Series

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    Type

    Documentary

    Original Language

    English

    Keywords

    • child abuse
    • sexual abuse
    • pedophilia
    • arkansas
    • childhood trauma
    • cult
    • right wing extremism
    • patriarchy
    • child pornography
    • domestic abuse
    • conservative
    • homeschooling
    • brainwashing
    • pedophile
    • evangelical christianity
    • religious fundamentalism
    • child molester
    • sexual repression
    • child labor
    • misogyny
    • religious cult
    • marital rape
    • child molestation
    • corporal punishment
    • sexual assault
    • authoritarianism
    • traumatic childhood
    • religious propaganda
    • sexual predator
    • large family
    • traumatized child
    • child sexual abuse
    • prosperity gospel
    • christian faith
    • reality television
    • reality star
    • reality show
    • christian nationalism
    • culture war
    • institute in basic life principles (iblp)
    • spiritual abuse