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Jinger Duggar & Jeremy Vuolo: Are They Moving Too Fast?

If you  watch Counting On online , you know that the second season of TLC’s  19 Kids spin-off is largely centered around one Duggar. Specifically, Jinger Duggar and her blossing romance with her handsome former-pro-soccer-player-turned-pastor fiance, Jeremy Vuolo. But while Jinge and Jer appear to be fully head-over-heels for one another, it seems that not everyone in her family is quite as psyched By all accounts, Jeremy seems like a great guy. The pace at which they seem to be rushing to the altar has caused some issues, though. We first learned that Jinger and Jeremy were courting back in June. Just five weeks later, the couple announced their engagement. Needless to say, the the soon-to-be newlyweds are moving very quickly, even by Duggar standards. For obvious reasons, that’s not unusual in a family in which physical contact beyond hand-holding is prohibited before marriage, and procreation is viewed as the ultimate goal of existence. All of her older siblings have sprinted past the usual relationship milestones at breakneck speed, but none of them moved quite as  Now, we know that not everyone is happy with the pace at which Jinger and Jeremy are moving, and it seems the nay-sayers more than happy to make their feelings known. On this week’s episode of Counting On , Jessa Duggar openly admitted that Jeremy is a good friend of her husband, Ben Seewald, she often feels her sister’s courtship is moving too quickly. “Jeremy and Ben are really good friends,” Jessa told the camera. “Ben would say one of his best friends. Now Jeremy’s getting to know my sister. It’s kinda crazy. It feels kinda too fast sometimes for me.” Jinger’s father, Jim Bob Duggar, has similarly made no secret about his misgivings. In fact, he’s personally taken his concerns up with Jeremy, telling his future son-in-law that he’s concerned Vuolo won’t be able to properly support a family on his ” modest pastor’s salary .” But in fairness, to Jinger and Jeremy, they’re really not progressing at a much faster rate than Jinger’s older sisters, Jill and Jessa, who also got engaged after very brief courtship periods. That may be why many fans believe that Jim Bob’s issue isn’t that Jeremy is moving too fast – it’s with Jeremy himself. And when you look at the relationships of his older daughters, it’s not hard to see why: Jim Bob hand-picked Derick Dillard – who was on a missionary trip at the time – for his daughter Jill, and the couple got engaged before they even met (on a chaste date with Jim Bob serving as chaperone). As for Ben Seewald, he was hired by Jim Bob and moved in with the Duggars (in a wing far from the girls’ quarters, of course) shortly after he met Jill, thus keeping him squarely under the Duggar patriarch’s thumb. Both men were Arkansas natives who were seriously indebted to JB. Jeremy, by contrast, is a former pro athlete, and a Philadelphia native who currently resides in Laredo, Texas. Jim Bob has made it clear that he does not want Jinger moving to Laredo with Jeremy after the wedding, but it seems she’s already got her mind made up. View Slideshow: Jinger Duggar Photos: From Childhood to Courtship! Jim Bob didn’t even want the wedding to take place outside of Arkansas, but he’s already lost that battle. Jinger has made it clear that she’ll get married wherever she wants – and she recently took a wedding planning trip to Texas. Looks like Amy Duggar isn’t the only (very mildly) rebellious one in the family after all!

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Jinger Duggar & Jeremy Vuolo: Are They Moving Too Fast?

If you  watch Counting On online , you know that the second season of TLC’s  19 Kids spin-off is largely centered around one Duggar. Specifically, Jinger Duggar and her blossing romance with her handsome former-pro-soccer-player-turned-pastor fiance, Jeremy Vuolo. But while Jinge and Jer appear to be fully head-over-heels for one another, it seems that not everyone in her family is quite as psyched By all accounts, Jeremy seems like a great guy. The pace at which they seem to be rushing to the altar has caused some issues, though. We first learned that Jinger and Jeremy were courting back in June. Just five weeks later, the couple announced their engagement. Needless to say, the the soon-to-be newlyweds are moving very quickly, even by Duggar standards. For obvious reasons, that’s not unusual in a family in which physical contact beyond hand-holding is prohibited before marriage, and procreation is viewed as the ultimate goal of existence. All of her older siblings have sprinted past the usual relationship milestones at breakneck speed, but none of them moved quite as  Now, we know that not everyone is happy with the pace at which Jinger and Jeremy are moving, and it seems the nay-sayers more than happy to make their feelings known. On this week’s episode of Counting On , Jessa Duggar openly admitted that Jeremy is a good friend of her husband, Ben Seewald, she often feels her sister’s courtship is moving too quickly. “Jeremy and Ben are really good friends,” Jessa told the camera. “Ben would say one of his best friends. Now Jeremy’s getting to know my sister. It’s kinda crazy. It feels kinda too fast sometimes for me.” Jinger’s father, Jim Bob Duggar, has similarly made no secret about his misgivings. In fact, he’s personally taken his concerns up with Jeremy, telling his future son-in-law that he’s concerned Vuolo won’t be able to properly support a family on his ” modest pastor’s salary .” But in fairness, to Jinger and Jeremy, they’re really not progressing at a much faster rate than Jinger’s older sisters, Jill and Jessa, who also got engaged after very brief courtship periods. That may be why many fans believe that Jim Bob’s issue isn’t that Jeremy is moving too fast – it’s with Jeremy himself. And when you look at the relationships of his older daughters, it’s not hard to see why: Jim Bob hand-picked Derick Dillard – who was on a missionary trip at the time – for his daughter Jill, and the couple got engaged before they even met (on a chaste date with Jim Bob serving as chaperone). As for Ben Seewald, he was hired by Jim Bob and moved in with the Duggars (in a wing far from the girls’ quarters, of course) shortly after he met Jill, thus keeping him squarely under the Duggar patriarch’s thumb. Both men were Arkansas natives who were seriously indebted to JB. Jeremy, by contrast, is a former pro athlete, and a Philadelphia native who currently resides in Laredo, Texas. Jim Bob has made it clear that he does not want Jinger moving to Laredo with Jeremy after the wedding, but it seems she’s already got her mind made up. View Slideshow: Jinger Duggar Photos: From Childhood to Courtship! Jim Bob didn’t even want the wedding to take place outside of Arkansas, but he’s already lost that battle. Jinger has made it clear that she’ll get married wherever she wants – and she recently took a wedding planning trip to Texas. Looks like Amy Duggar isn’t the only (very mildly) rebellious one in the family after all!

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Farrah Abraham: Plastic Surgeon Says NO To Butt Implants!

She said she'd slow down on cosmetic procedures, but Farrah Abraham isn't staying true to her word. The Teen Mom OG star recently went on The Doctors to try and get free plastic surgery inquire about butt implants . In particular, Abraham wanted to know about “Brazilian butt lift,” a procedure which takes fat from another part of the patient's body and injects it into their rear. “What can we do to get our butt to where we want it to be?” Abraham asked Dr. Andrew Ordon in his office. “It’s all about proportions,” Dr. Ordon told his patient. “And we know that you’re a curvy woman. Let me take a look and I’ll give you an honest opinion and we’ll talk about what our options are.” Dr. Ordon “examined” Abraham, and concluded that she doesn't need surgery. All that's required to get a well-proportioned, rounded-out butt are target exercises, he said. “You’ve always had a nice backside,” he told her. And I know that you do exercise to keep it in shape and my recommendation is you keep on doing what you’re doing and specifically come up with some exercises to target the upper part of the gluteal muscles. In fact, there isn't enough fat on Abraham's body to inject into her butt. Like that's going to stop her from getting butt implants. It's safe to assume that over 60% of Abraham's body is enhanced. Back in August, Abraham chatted about Abraham on the Allegedly podcast and admitted that she went overboard with plastic surgery .   “I took a chin implant out, I've dialed down on the injections because I thought it was too much,” Abraham said. “It was a lot of stuff, like whoa, plastic surgery turns out to be a lot more than you bargained for. “But I'm not addicted to anything.” No, of course you aren't! “The only things that I had to fix were breasts, because I was getting serious scarring,” she continued. “I felt like I was having a heart attack multiple nights in a row, so I had to change up my regimen.” The poor thing's face looks like it might melt if you get too close with a flame, and now she's jonesin' for a butt lift? Somebody give Abraham a hug.  I would, but I don't want to break her boobs.

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Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo Get Chaperoned, Wet in Counting On Sneak Peek

Counting On’s Jinger Duggar may not follow her family’s courtship playbook as closely as Jim Bob might like, but she still has boundaries. In other words, chaperones. In a sneak peek of Tuesday’s Counting On Season 2 Episode 5, the sixth eldest Duggar goes on a fun date with future husband Jeremy Vuolo. And three siblings. Jeremy, Jinger and her siblings Jeremiah, Jedidiah and Joy-Anna Duggar will visit a local amusement park to race go-karts and more. Much more. “We have to kinda watch and keep an eye on ‘em,” Jedidiah says, and when the competition turns to bumper boats, things to go another level. Jinger decides to share a boat with Jeremy for a “teamwork” edge; Jinger’s brothers take notice and in response, spray them with water. “That was just like calling for an instant shower blessing,” Jeremiah says, and while Jeremy takes it in stride, Jinger is less than thrilled. Hey, when you break courtship rules left and right, the younger siblings are going to be taking their chaperone rules all the more seriously. We can’t be having any more full frontal hugs now, can we? No, although the way these two are going, it may be a moot point shortly. We can expect Jeremy to “browse for engagement rings” with her sister Jessa Seewald’s husband Ben on this week’s installment as well. While Jim Bob disapproves of Jeremy Vuolo  – or at least made it clear he doesn’t want Jinger to move too fast – he may have met his match. These two are so smitten it’s almost nauseating. Or actually nauseating, if you’re some fans who are taking issue with Jinger’s propensity for turning “babe” into a three-syllable word. And saying it approximately 75 times. View Slideshow: Jinger Duggar Photos: From Childhood to Courtship! “I felt a bit embarrassed by the ‘baaabe’ talk,” one fan wrote following last week’s courting-heavy show. “I don’t know about this courting thing.” “Jinger has gone from being very sheltered and home all the time to having a boyfriend to talking of marriage in a mere 60 days or so.” “Emotionally she almost doesn’t seem like she is able to handle it. The ‘babe’ thing is a little much. She repeats it over and over.” “It seems awkward to have a camera following her around at such an emotionally vulerable [sic] time. Is it really a healthy thing?”  A fair question, but one that could also be applied to so many of the Duggar family’s rules for dating, courting, marriage, sex and life: View Slideshow: 13 Things BANNED in the Duggar Family

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Duggar Family: HOW MANY Babies Are on the Way?!

Last month, the Duggar faithful rejoiced following the announcement that Jessa Duggar is pregnant with her second child . After all, procreation is what made this family famous, so a year without a Duggar pregnancy is like a Patriots game in which Tom Brady fails to throw for a touchdown. (Unfortunately for Pats fans, there’s bound to be a few of those this year.) Anyway, the news that Jessa would be the next Duggar daughter to deliver a bundle of joy was met with an avalanche of heartfelt congrats, but also a fair amount of speculation. When you examine the evidence, it’s not surprising that many fans believed further Duggar pregnancy announcements were on the way. After all, just last year, there was talk of Jill and Jessa getting pregnant at the same time .  And this wasn’t mere tabloid gossip, mind you. View Slideshow: Jessa Duggar Baby Photos: Welcome #BabySeewald! The sisters stated on multiple occasions that they’d like to get knocked up at the same time. Add to that the rumors that Jinger Duggar is pregnant (hence, her accelerated courtship with Jeremy Vuolo), and you can see why some Duggar aficionados believed that Jessa’s announcement would be the first of many. In fact, the interest in the Duggar ladies’ uteruses has expanded to the point that in-laws are now being pulled into the fray. Yes, rumors that Anna Duggar is pregnant by her disgraced husband, Josh Duggar, have ramped up in recent weeks, with many fans and supposed insiders insisting that an announcement is forthcoming. So what’s going on here? Could there actually four Duggar babies on the way? View Slideshow: Jill Duggar Baby Photos Well, according to those who know best, the Internet has once again proved to be fertile ground for unfounded BS. Michelle and Jim Bob generally make a point of not addressing online rumors, but in a recent blog post, the founders of the famous fam indirectly shot down reports that there are multiple Duggars currently in gestation: “We are so thankful for our wonderful 32 years of marriage, 19 children, plus our daughter and sons in laws, and going on 7 grandkids.” Not a direct denial, but probably as close to one as we’ll get. Of course, there remains the possibility that Jim Bob and Michelle are either unaware of one of their daughters’ pregnancies or that they’re being evasive in order to avoid a scandal. Until recently, Jill Duggar was living in a Zika hot zone with her husband and son, and the news that she got pregnant in Central America (or shortly after returning home) would be sure to result in backlash from fans. View Slideshow: Jessa Duggar Baby Bump Pics: 1 & Counting! And anyone who’s familiar with the family’s strict rules of courtship  knows that the revelation that Jinger engaged in premarital sex would be a major blow to the family’s reputation as devout evangelicals. So despite frequent reports to the contrary, for now it looks as though only one additional Duggar child is soon to enter the world. But knowing this family, the wait for another won’t be a long one. Right now, the smart money is on Jinger being the next to get knocked up. Of course, you can be certain that that announcement won’t come until after her wedding and chaste, televised first kiss. Watch Counting On online at TV Fanatic to embark on your very own bump hunt!

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Pretty Little Liars Season 7 Episode 10 Recap: Answers and Shocks Galore!

Pretty Little Liars is going off the air. Earlier this week, the cast and crew confirmed that Season 7 will mark the end of this drama’s impressive run. But you didn’t think it would sign off without shocking its audience a few more times, did you? Specifically,  Pretty Little Liars Season 7 Episode 10 followed through on the show’s pledge to shock its audience three times. FIRST , with #PLLDeathTrap trending throughout Tuesday evening, a significant character really did meet his demise. We’ll start there: An angry Noel and a gun-wielding Jenna lured the Pretty Little Liars to a school for blind students, igniting a fatal showdown in the process. When all was said, done and bloody, it was the very handsome Mr. Kahn (and his gorgeous eyebrows) who literally fell on his own sword axe. Despite the many times we’ve witnessed characters coming back from the dead, we’d have to imagine he really is gone. Watch Pretty Little Liars Season 7 Episode 10 Online Those who watch Pretty Little Liars online or who saw the midseason finale live on Freeform also had their jaws crash to the ground when Spencer got shot. We closed the episode on this troubling note: Come on, though, does anyone really think Spencer is dead? SECOND , Alison is pregnant!!!! This was fairly easy to see coming, although Alison subsequently throwing herself at Emily after the major reveal was unexpected. Paige wasn’t happy about this development, but we’re cool with it. THIRD , the identity of Mary Drake’s secret baby was revealed. And it’s… SPENCER! Mary came out with this nugget herself while cradling a bleeding Spencer in her arms. Elsewhere on an intense midseason finale: Nicole ended up being one of the hostages rescued in Colombia, with Aria watching her romantic reunion with Ezra on the news over and over and over again. Caleb absolutely went off on Hanna for lying to the group, yet their lovers’ quarrel quickly turned into a fireside sex session. Spencer went on a date with Marco, but clearly still loves Toby. They shared a passionate kiss on the latter’s way out of town… only for Toby to get into a car crash in the episode’s final moments. So that’s it for now. We need to wait all the way until next spring for the concluding 10 episodes to air. View Slideshow: 10 Reasons Pretty Little Liars Needs To End How will we make it?!? By speculating over all we want to see answered before Pretty Little Liars says goodbye forever, of course. What tops your list?

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Counting On Season 3 Episode 2 Recap: Jinger Duggar is Courting!!!

On Jill & Jessa Counting On Season 3 Episode 2 , Jeremy Vuolo enjoyed his first meal with the Duggars and Jinger revealed her courtship rules. Or lack thereof, as it turned out. Watch Jill & Jessa Counting On Season 3 Episode 2 Online Jinger, quite clearly, is smitten. “Jeremy Vuolo is my best friend from Laredo, Texas, and he recently asked me if I would enter into an official courtship with him,” she said. Jeremy, clearly, is smitten too. “It’s a big next step, and it’s an exciting next step,” Jeremy added, as they went to Jessa and Ben Seewald’s house for ice cream and conversation. With Jessa’s father Jim Bob sort of awkwardly there too, Ben asked the new couple they had discussed any of their “courtship guidelines.” The response? “I have a desire to save the physical for marriage,” Jeremy said, noting that he “understood the temptations” in rushing into the sex. Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo Reveal Courtship Rules … or Lack Thereof Pastor Vuolo reiterated that the duo would “enjoy each other” in the physical way another “season,” but not right now. Because #courting. Joseph Duggar then broke down for viewers at home the list of Duggar courtship rules and other things banned by the famous family. As we all know if we watch Counting On online , side hugs are okay, but frontal hugs are not. You just don’t want to touch fronts. Yet. Counting On Season 3 Episode 2 was a refresher course in Duggar courting awkwardness, which also forbids holding hands or kissing. Is Jinger ready to rebel against this nonsense? View Slideshow: 13 Things BANNED in the Duggar Family “You don’t have to it all listed, like a set of rules,” she told the cameras. “It’s more the general idea and letting people around you know.” Jessa Duggar weighed in that there is obviously the natural, physical pull to be close, which is why you needed to “let people help you.” In other words, chaperone to stop full-frontal hugs. Ben and Jessa offered to do just that, chaperoning Jinger and Jeremy, who later went to dinner at the Duggar compound and held his own. Jana Duggar, the eldest daughter of the family, could see them getting married, but her twin, John David, was still “checking him out.” Joseph reiterated that the brothers are “not going to just hand over” their sister to anybody, and would be watching Vuolo like a hawk. Such an intimidating bunch of virgins. View Slideshow: Jinger Duggar Photos: From Childhood to Courtship! Jill and Derick Dillard, who witnessed the couple’s first meeting on a mission trip, noticed them paying special attention to each other. Having done the long distance thing, they certainly know how it goes and how challenging it can be, but Jinger seems up to the task. Meanwhile, a bunch of the siblings decided to go on a trip to learn survival prowess; Jinger attended with a Vuolo jersey-wrapped pillow. Yes, she made a pillowcase out of one of the former soccer pro’s old jerseys. Kinda tells you all you need to know right there, right? Naturally, love-struck Jinger spent most of the car ride to the survival camp on FaceTime with Jeremy and worrying about losing reception. Ah, love in the 21st Century. Jill Duggar & Derick Dillard on Missionary Life: So Much Rape, Kidnapping & Murder! In non-Jinger-related updates, Jessa, Ben and baby Spurgeon hit the gym, where Ben talked about one of the latest big ideas he has. With the aid of trainer Steve Conley, a family friend, he’s thinking of establishing a football camp to help at-risk youth. Would be cool. As for their workout, Seewald seemed to exert himself slightly more than Jessa or Spurgeon, but we’ll give the latter duo a pass on that. Meanwhile, Jill’s parents gave her air conditioning units so she and Derick could keep their windows and doors closed, which was huge. Not only for the obvious climate control and creature comforts involved, but because violent crime happens all the time in El Salvador. “You have to strike a balance,” Derick said of managing safety risks and isolating themselves from the people they were there to help. Derick said sexual assault is prevalent in Central America, along with kidnapping and murder, and that as Americans, they are targets. Yikes.

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Cameron Dallas Just Slut-Shamed Jessca Alba at the Teen Choice Awards

Someone named Cameron Dallas owes Jessica Alba a major apology. The quasi celebrity tried to make a name for himself at the 2016 Teen Choice Awards on Sunday night, accepting the surfboard for Social Media King and then trying to be all witty afterward. Playing a quick (and random) game of “Would You Rather” backstage, Dallas was asked whose toothbrush he would prefer to use, that of Justin Timberlake or that of Jessica Alba. He chose Justin Timberlake. Which, you know, sure, whatever, cool, fine. But then he gave his reasoning for this selection. “I would honestly choose Justin Timberlake just because I don’t know where Jessica’s been,” Dallas says, just trying to make a joke, we guess. But what kind of joke is that?!? The kind where Jessica Alba is all gross and promiscuous?!? Not that she needs our defense in any way, shape or form, but for the record: Alba has been married to Cash Warren since 2008. She has two kids with her husband. There has not been a single rumor of infidelity in their eight-plus years of marriage. But whatever. Who is Cameron Dallas to make any sort of disparaging remark about any woman’s sexual past no matter what?!? Making this matter even worse? Alba led a tribute at the Teen Choice Awards to the victims of gun violence across America. So while Cameron Dallas was being a sexist fool, Jessica Alba was being an inspiring activist, as you can see below. Teen Choice Awards Stop to Honor Victims of Gun Violence @camerondallas what gives you the idea that it’s okay to slut shame Jessica Alba on live tv. Your publicist will have fun with this one. – @dacissej And the Internet took notice. Here are a handful of reactions to Dallas’ unfunny joke: I’m offended on behalf of Jessica Alba after hearing Cameron Dallas at the #TeenChoiceAwards #TeenChoice – @kelseyncastro @camerondallas what gives you the idea that it’s okay to slut shame Jessica Alba on live tv. Your publicist will have fun with this one. – @dacissej Where has @jessicaalba been, @camerondallas? Running a multi-million dollar company and raising a family. Punk. – @lindsayraedenn Clearly aware of all the backlash he was receiving, Dallas jumped on Twitter last night and wrote the following:  Yo it was literally a joke, I love @jessicaalba and would share a toothbrush with her till I die lol. Really thankful for the message @jessicaalba spoke tonight, that’s what we should focus on. Yes, we know it was a joke. And we don’t doubt you are sorry, dude. But it was a joke rooted in sexism. That’s the entire point.

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Jinger Duggar: Wedding Plans Revealed?!

It’s been less than a week since we first learned that Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo are engaged , but relationships move fast in Duggar land. After all, a woman only has so many child-bearing years, and this planet’s not gonna overpopulate itself, right? The engagement came just weeks after the first reports that Jinger and Jeremy were courting , and now it looks as though they’ll waste no time in getting to the altar. The couple has been tight-lipped with regard to specifics for a number of good reasons. For starters, they don’t want scores of uninvited Duggar obsessives pulling a Vince Vaughn-Owen Wilson routine. (Yes, that was our very awkward way of saying they hope to avoid wedding crashers.) Additionally, the preparations for the wedding will reportedly be a major focus of Jill & Jessa: Counting On Season 2 , and Jinger and Jeremy have likely been instructed to avoid giving too much away on social media. But naturally, the Duggar faithful have been doing some sleuthing with regard to the JinJer wedding, and the consensus seems to be that there’s a good chance Jinger will buck family tradition by not getting married in Arkansas. In fact, it’s possible she and her husband may settle in the Northeast once they’re hitched. First there was this video posted by Jeremy on YouTube last week: Jeremy Vuolo Talks Wedding Plans He never says anything about having the wedding north of the Mason-Dixon Line (Vuolo is from Philadelphia originally.), but he’s in Jersey and he’s talking about planning the wedding, which is all it took for some fans to jump to conclusions. Then there’s Jinger’s well-documented love of New York City. A fan of coffee, fashion and photography, Jinger has spoken about her love of New York and her desire to one day reside in the Big Apple. To the surprise of absolutely no one, her parents are less than thrilled by the idea: “New York City is way above what we would ever consider a city where she should move,” Michelle Duggar replied when asked about her daughters Carrie Bradshaw dreams. “Jinger didn’t mean she wanted to move to New York City. She meant that she wants to live closer to a city. We’re talking right near a city, but not New York City. Jinger means she wanted to live 15 minutes from a Wal-Mart. “We live so far out of town on 20 acres, but Jinger wants to live closer to town, so she doesn’t have to drive so far to go shopping.” Sounds like the Duggars share Ted Cruz’s views on “New York values.” Of course, they also believe that women should be subservient to their spouses, so if Jeremy wants to stick close to home, Jinger may get her wish after all. View Slideshow: Jinger Duggar Photos: From Childhood to Courtship!

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Derick Dillard: SLAMMED For Controversial Photo of Baby Israel!

These days, it seems hardly a week goes by without the Duggar family being embroiled in some sort of controversy. Often, the complaints from fans and detractors are legitimate (We won’t even bother to rehash the many ugly chapters of the Josh Duggar sex scandals .), but sometimes they’re classic cases of manufactured Internet outrage. The latest kerfuffle – having to do with the above photo of baby Israel that was posted by Derick Dillard last night – seems to be somewhere in between, but leans closer to the latter category. In anticipation of the Oklahoma State University football season (It’s still July, Der! Chill!) Dillard posted the above photo with a caption reading: “Pistols firing! Only 45 days til some OSU cowboy football starts! Go Pokes!” Fans saw two causes for complaint, both of which smacked of serious nit-picking. View Slideshow: Jill Duggar Baby Photos For one, there was baby Izzy’s hand gesture and Derick’s caption, which some believed to be insensitive in the wake of recent gun violence. Far be it for us to defend anyone in the Duggar clan (even if they happen to be a Dillard), but Pistol Pete has been the OSU mascot for decades, and it’s not like Derick put an actual gun in the kid’s hand. The other complaint is almost as baffling, as several fans took issue with the placement of the straps on Israel’s car seat: “Good god someone please adjust that child’s chest clip. That’s horrific,” wrote one follower, instigating a tense debate about the importance of car seat safety. The whole thing was reminiscent of the time Jinger Duggar was criticized for failing to properly secure Josh and Anna’s 4-year-old son. Thankfully, in both cases, someone pointed out that there was no indication that the car was actually in motion at the time the photo was taken.   View Slideshow: Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard Photos

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