phil robertson suspended from duck dynasty

7 pages in to this thread, and the reality that A&E has succeeded in their aim becomes glaringly apparent.

Curious to know what their aim? was I dont watch that channel. Not even the one of the greatest shows on TV. "The Walking Dead"

Are they trying to sell more Duck Dynasty Chia Heads for the last holiday push???


No successes here. Im still watching the History and Science channels though. You can keep the artsy fartsy stuff.

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I'll refer you to my earlier comment on page 6 of the thread.

Page 2 of thread, someone beat me to the punch:

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I sure hope they won't lose any viewing audience or product sales from this, oh wait, yeah, they won't. They will now enjoy some elevated time in the spotlight though...wait a minute, were we tricked by a marketing ploy?

Controversy and sex sells. You've now got controversy over statements about sex. A&E is brilliant for suspending this man. Not only do they get to take action and make a statement supporting the LGBT community, thus retaining viewership in that population, they retain and gain viewership in the conservative anti-homosexual segment of the population for persecuting someone who shares their belief.

The internet is now a buzz, fueling a spike in attention on A&E and Duck Dynasty. Well played you devious *kitten*! Well played!

*edited* to correct believe with belief.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, however ignorant they might be. But let's all go ahead and act shocked that he's a racist homophobe.

ETA: I don't waste my time on garbage reality tv anyway. The best thing I've ever done was to axe my cable.

In all fairness if the situation was reversed and a gay person said the same thing about a straight person, what would happen??? Thoughts on this?

My thought, nothing....as special interest groups are pretty much running America

my cousin is a transvestite. He WASN'T BORN one. He was married, had 3 kids and one day he DECIDED he wanted to become a 6'3 215 pound woman.

There are people who don't like me, won't date or even be my friend because I am black. I DON'T CARE! There are PREFERENCES! Most of the people on this post have never dated outside their race. Doesn't mean there is something wrong with them or they are prejudice. They just have preferences.

I have gay friends, but I don't wanna dude kissing on me..lol. What he said was no big deal.

And A&E also HAS the right to have him on the show or not. Do I think they are wrong? Yes I do. Does it matter? Not really. They support the gay and lesbian community and that is why they suspended them. I can't come to work saying that.

The only thing I disagree with is that they said is it doesn't reflect Duck Dynasty. Well if it doesn't why suspend him?

Its BS....he was asked a question and he answered, nothing more than that. Totally losing faith in the human race.

^^ This

But then A&E expressed *their* opinion that they would prefer to discontinue paying someone whose views have the potential to drive away advertising dollars. Nothing more than that.

Yep....Corporate Amercia at their finest......sell outs

Sellout? Didn't A&E start their reality showcase with Queer Eye for the Straight Guy? I think the are sticking with their original demographic.

Yes they did!! Lets reverse this though, what if a gay person said that the opposite gender parts are gross.....what happens then....yep, nothing.

How does saying you don't like boobs equate to comparing someone's sexual orientation to bestiality while also condemning them?

In all fairness if the situation was reversed and a gay person said the same thing about a straight person, what would happen??? Thoughts on this?

My thought, nothing....as special interest groups are pretty much running America.

Agreed and I'm sick of it.

ETA: Oops, I guess I shouldn't have said that. I probably offended someone. :sick:

No worries, people will get all amped up on my post too

Let's all be clear.

No one should die. lol

really? because I know a lot of really stupid people who just throw themselves off a bridge- because they are making life harder for the rest of us.

We are not all equal and special and worth while snow flakes. Seriously- we have warning labels for hot coffee- that YOU ORDERED.

our society is messed up- there should be open season on stupid.

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I never said people weren't stupid. Enough stupid to go around for everyone.

Freedom of speech and freedom of religion. He was suspended based on sharing his religious beliefs. He was honest about his beliefs and also went on to say he "loved all humanity" and several times stated it was " just his belief and opinion that it was a sin" If you are a christian and believe what the Bible says then it has several references to "homosexuality is a sin" "an abomination". I share a lot of the same opinions as he does but I also respect others decisions and treat everyone the same. It is not for me to judge others. I think that is what he was trying to say also. He believes it is a sin just like the other things he listed were sins according to the Bible. This country is going to crap. We have no freedoms any longer. He should not have been suspended for this. People need to stop getting so offended about every little thing. It is absolutely ridiculous that people have to walk on eggshells in a "free" country. I am a Christian and I believe what the Bible says, but guess what, I don't treat someone differently just because I don't agree with their lifestyle. That is not my place. I have friends that are gay, lesbian, atheist , Christian, Mormon, Buddhist, all races and religions. They all know my beliefs and respect my beliefs as I do theirs. This is the perfect example of "making a mountain out of a molehill" . If you are comfortable with your way of life and don't think you are somehow doing the wrong thing then why are you so worried about the possibility you " may' be judged. If your gonna choose it, be proud of it, other wise your heart really isn't in it as much as it should be. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and not everyone is going to agree or share the same opinion. That is the beautiful thing about this country. We DONT have to think the way we are told to think. If we did this would be a communist country and NOBODY wants that right?!:noway:

My religion says I should sacrifice a goat every December. Doesn't mean I won't get canned if I do it in the parking lot of my company.

Are you going to eat the goat?

Freedom of speech and freedom of religion. He was suspended based on sharing his religious beliefs. He was honest about his beliefs and also went on to say he "loved all humanity" and several times stated it was " just his belief and opinion that it was a sin" If you are a christian and believe what the Bible says then it has several references to "homosexuality is a sin" "an abomination". I share a lot of the same opinions as he does but I also respect others decisions and treat everyone the same. It is not for me to judge others. I think that is what he was trying to say also. He believes it is a sin just like the other things he listed were sins according to the Bible. This country is going to crap. We have no freedoms any longer. He should not have been suspended for this. People need to stop getting so offended about every little thing. It is absolutely ridiculous that people have to walk on eggshells in a "free" country. I am a Christian and I believe what the Bible says, but guess what, I don't treat someone differently just because I don't agree with their lifestyle. That is not my place. I have friends that are gay, lesbian, atheist , Christian, Mormon, Buddhist, all races and religions. They all know my beliefs and respect my beliefs as I do theirs. This is the perfect example of "making a mountain out of a molehill" . If you are comfortable with your way of life and don't think you are somehow doing the wrong thing then why are you so worried about the possibility you " may' be judged. If your gonna choose it, be proud of it, other wise your heart really isn't in it as much as it should be. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and not everyone is going to agree or share the same opinion. That is the beautiful thing about this country. We DONT have to think the way we are told to think. If we did this would be a communist country and NOBODY wants that right?!:noway:

Well said! This explains my thoughts exactly.

I am not reading all 9 pages of posts! So if I repeated something, oh well!

Phil Robertson is a great man in my opinion. Very inspiring. He is a Christian. DUH! The christian bible has a view point on homosexuality. He is just sticking up to it. No surprises there! The fact that he answered the question the way he did should be no surprise to anyone. In fact, some may set he was set up, because there are some people that have a predijice towards christianity.

Hats off to Phil for sticking with his beliefs.

Now, does A&E have a right to suspend him? Yup! This is a free market society in America. I believe in free enterprise.

Because of free market and enterprise, I as a consumer have the right to continue toi watch the show or not watch the show because.... I want to or don't want to for whatever reason I feel. I watch the show, watch their advertisements, buy their Chia Pets or Bearded blankets, or D&D bandaids, and they make money. I decide to no longer be a fan of the show, then I can decide to take my money elsewhere. That is my exercise and right!

So? I considered myself a huge fan of D&D. Now A&E made their decision? I can chose to react however I choose. And many other people may decide to continue to watch the show, start watching the show, or stop watching the show. Free market works both ways. So we will see if A&E made the right decision or not by how America and it's fans react. You can say a whole bunch but if you continue to watch the show, then you basically by default agree with A&E's decision and throw Phil Robertson under the bus. Or maybe you don't like what Phil Robertson said and you support what A&E did. Free market!

Now, I know many Christians who watch the show or became really big fans of the show. I would love to see them all put their money where their mouth is and see if all the christian fan base continue to watch the show and buy the products or not. It's a great show. It sucks that politics and predijuices get in the way.

You may say that christians are predijuice against homosexuals. But there are people in general that are predijuice against christianity as well. it works both ways baby. Now is the time for Christians to stand up for what they really believe in and show corporate pansies what they are made of.

Yes, he can have an opinion, but in this case, his opinion was bigoted. Good riddance.

Spoken like a true liberal bigot.

By the way, what is Duck Dynasty?

^^^ This exactly!

Yes, he can have an opinion, but in this case, his opinion was bigoted. Good riddance.

Spoken like a true liberal bigot.

Do tell how my post was bigoted. This should be good.