The most interesting thing about the Duck Dynasty scandal / story is.....

[Catherine Wheel]

that during Phil Robertson's off-color rambling and ranting about African Americans being content before the civil rights movement he actually admits to being white trash. So it's like he's completely oblivious but at the same time he has this moment of self-awareness.

can we not have a thread about this guy

YOUR KILL THE BOARD WE NEED CONTENT SHUT UP NO BANS IN '14

[The Omega Concern]

Just found out he was the QB at Louisiana Tech right before Terry Bradshaw.

no

NO

[Toast]

i didnt know what duck dynasty was so i found this helpful video

[Starla]

A&E knew Phil Robertson was a bigoted racist homophobic creep before they gave him a show. I've never watched duck dynasty so I watched the very first episode last night to see what the whole thing is about. It's obvious that this family is a bunch of back wooded right wing Christian conservatives. There's some video out there of him preaching against gays long before this show ever aired. I don't know why A&E gave him a show.

[slunken]

I do.

[The Omega Concern]

Originally Posted by Starla

A&E knew Phil Robertson was a bigoted racist homophobic creep before they gave him a show. I've never watched duck dynasty so I watched the very first episode last night to see what the whole thing is about. It's obvious that this family is a bunch of back wooded right wing Christian conservatives. There's some video out there of him preaching against gays long before this show ever aired. I don't know why A&E gave him a show.

Because they thought they could make a few bucks on another low-budget reality show where America will laugh at a bunch of Hillbilly's.


When the show became a cultural phenomenon for its non-PC disposition as well as showcasing a strong family background, you just know those suits in New York couldn't deal with it. They started to warn him about speaking his mind a bit too much and likely set him up for the GQ interview knowing pretty much where it would go.


"Back Wooded Christian Conservatives" is not a pejorative in my book. But that's probably what the suits thought as well, which is foolish when your dealing with folks who have manifested an empire.

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1. Duck Dynasty is scripted.

2. People get in trouble with their employers for shit they say publicly all the time. Doesn't matter if you tweet shit, post shit on FB, or - in this case - say shit in an interview.

Stupid cow lost her job because of a tweet - companies have every right to get rid of people who cause public negative associations for their company.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25484537

can we remove the censored smiley so omega can't use it for his self aggrandizing

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when your* dealing with folks

*you are

And your a teacher? I'm surprise.

[Eulogy]

Originally Posted by Aeris Hilton

can we remove the censored smiley so omega can't use it for his self aggrandizing

next best thing

[reprise85]

Originally Posted by Aeris Hilton

can we remove the censored smiley so omega can't use it for his self aggrandizing

signed

[pavementtune]

Seriously?
And didn't we have this before - iirc you can't just get rid of it, otherwise this thing would be gone:
:HOMO:

[redbreegull]

Originally Posted by The Omega Concern

"Back Wooded Christian Conservatives" is not a pejorative in my book

that's because you don't live in the same reality as the rest of us

[redbreegull]

you might be from the alternate timeline where spock had a goatee

[pavementtune]

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Originally Posted by pavementtune

Seriously?
And didn't we have this before - iirc you can't just get rid of it, otherwise this thing would be gone:
:HOMO:

Yes, we know

[pavementtune]

Originally Posted by Aeris Hilton

Yes, we know

What's your point then? It's not like the thumbs up and down thing is any better.

Yes it is

The point was not demanding that an administrator should immediately take action to right some grievous wrong upon us all it's that omega concern is an annoying douchebag who uses that smiley because he thinks of himself as so,e sort of righteous crusader of truth that everyone wants to silence and that is obnoxious
Don't be so literal minded, slappy

[The Omega Concern]

His thoughts in GQ were crass, even bigoted, but not criminal. the network is about money and I would guess they will bring him back with some apology. Camille Paglia has clear thoughts about this issue, she gets the bigger picture.

[redbreegull]

did anyone say his words were criminal?

The PC Police did

[Starla]

Originally Posted by The Omega Concern

"Back Wooded Christian Conservatives" is not a pejorative in my book. But that's probably what the suits thought as well, which is foolish when your dealing with folks who have manifested an empire.

I guarantee you that back wooded Christian conservatives are real and can be scary. Ask me about living in Missouri, Kansas, or hell, even up here. They are the most racist son of a bitches I've ever met in my life. Not all of them are on Fred Phelps level, but they are close. They're not Christian, they're just fucking evil. I hate them!!!!!!

[Future Boy]

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[The Omega Concern]

Originally Posted by Starla

I guarantee you that back wooded Christian conservatives are real and can be scary. Ask me about living in Missouri, Kansas, or hell, even up here. They are the most racist son of a bitches I've ever met in my life. Not all of them are on Fred Phelps level, but they are close. They're not Christian, they're just fucking evil. I hate them!!!!!!

They sound like the counterpart to the Hedonistic-Bath House-Glory Hole disease spreading gays in San Francisco, most of which are drug addled freaks who mainly want to carry on their recklessness without facing the consequences of their choices in behavior.