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'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson suspended by A&E (W: 742)

Re: 'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson suspended by A&E

So the gays that got offended, just cant not watch the show. But by way of impacting his income, cry, stomp feet and hold their breaths like little children.
Oh, so tolerant of them.

Exactly, if some people are offended they can boycott the show.... "Suspending" him is just pandering to special interests.

He'll be back on the air without question - this has angered lots of people...
 
Re: 'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson suspended by A&E

Ummm...he directly connects homosexuality with bestiality.

Yes, as a sin. Am i equating murder and tax fraud above when I point out they are both "crimes? Again, you're totally misrepresenting what was stated. And clearly you can't directly address that issue besides mindlessly repeating yourself
 
Re: 'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson suspended by A&E

I don't like what Phil says but he should have a right to express his opinion. And though A&E has a right to react, I believe he'd have to make more disparaging comments more often or during the show before being removed. Tolerance is a two way street.

If he keeps using his notoriety as a platform for making comparative and condemning comments about orientation, then advertisers and Networks won't want any association with him.
 
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Yes, as a sin. Am i equating murder and tax fraud above when I point out they are both "crimes? Again, you're totally misrepresenting what was stated. And clearly you can't directly address that issue besides mindlessly repeating yourself

welcome to what everyone else discovered ages ago.
 
Re: 'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson suspended by A&E

So the gays that got offended, just cant not watch the show. But by way of impacting his income, cry, stomp feet and hold their breaths like little children.
Oh, so tolerant of them.

Why do you think A&E doesn't want him on anymore? People not watching = less money for them. Is it so hard to understand that the network is a business and want to make a profit?

Tolerance has nothing to do with it. Again, words have meanings. Learn them.
 
Re: 'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson suspended by A&E

Why do you think A&E doesn't want him on anymore? People not watching = less money for them. Is it so hard to understand that the network is a business and want to make a profit?

Tolerance has nothing to do with it. Again, words have meanings. Learn them.

so if ratings slump, they need to reverse course, correct?
 
Re: 'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson suspended by A&E

If it were intolerant to have a different opinion, you are very intolerant. Nobody's rights were abridged, but you're calling people intolerant simply because they have a different opinion. That's not "intolerance."

People are "punished" for not adhering to a philosophy all the time. Remember all the country stations that stopped playing the Dixie Chicks because they had the temerity to criticize Bush? Was that "tolerant?" It's completely the wrong word. Words have meanings and just because you and your Republican buddies can't wrap your heads around that isn't my problem.

I'm not arguing that you can't have an opinion - I'm saying the progressive position on this issue is intolerant.

Remember - you progressives are the ones that believe that there should be consequences for offending you - clearly there are - and that isn't right and that is why I'm posting my displeasure with you.....

You're just trying to justify a punishment for a man speaking his mind.

You're wrong - blatantly wrong...
 
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I'm also curious about your idea of "thuggish"...if GLAAD and "the rest of them" expressing their opinion on the topic of homosexuality is thuggish, do you consider Robertson's comments thuggish too? If not, why should people who express an intolerance with homosexuality get to express themselves freely, but not the people who support it?

GLADD and the liberals can't stand the truth that gay sex is a sin, according to the Bible. A&E is promoting the lie that gay sex is a good thing. It's not. It's an abomination to the Lord.

So, woe to those who call good evil, and evil good.
 
Re: 'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson suspended by A&E

GLADD and the liberals can't stand the truth that gay sex is a sin, according to the Bible. A&E is promoting the lie that gay sex is a good thing. It's not. It's an abomination to the Lord.

So, woe to those who call good evil, and evil good.

I doubt God cares how people use their genitals.
 
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I'm not arguing that you can't have an opinion - I'm saying the progressive position on this issue is intolerant.

Remember - you progressives are the ones that believe that there should be consequences for offending you - clearly there are - and that isn't right and that is why I'm posting my displeasure with you.....

You're just trying to justify a punishment for a man speaking his mind.

You're wrong - blatantly wrong...

It's not a punishment. The Constitution does not guarantee the right to have your life broadcast on cable TV. Nor does it protect you from consequences for free speech.
 
Re: 'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson suspended by A&E

He's being suspended because the words he said were religious, and others didn't like it.

I would disagree. Mainly because he has said a lot of religious things over the years. If saying religious things was the problem then he would of gotten into hot water on day 1. The fact is...religion can't be used to excuse anything you want to say on national television. If you you're a proponent of slavery because the bible condones it that doesn't mean your sponsors have to support you saying that view and in turn you employer has to continue to pay you. He is a reality TV star. What he says represents the show and the show...despite whatever they say represents the network and in turn the sponsors.

I'm actually pretty sure a homosexual could say the above statement without being fired.
Not a TV personality. If Anderson Cooper made anti-religious statements he would be gone. You think CNN would just ignore it?


There's an obvious imbalance when it comes to discrimination laws.
There would be if his grounds for firing was being religious. Like I mentioned...he's said plenty of religious things. So if a reality TV star advocated the stoning of women that were found not be a virgin on their wedding day the network can't do anything? Because it's from the bible?
 
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He's being suspended because the words he said were religious, and others didn't like it.

I really get tired of this persecution complex. Religious people are the vast majority of this country. Nobody is going around trying to persecute the 70% of Americans who are Christian. The fact of the matter is people don't like it when other people use religion as an excuse to be asses to other human beings. There are plenty of people in this country and in the media who can say they oppose homosexuality due to their religious beliefs without being disrespectful and disparaging about it. It is when you cross the line and start comparing things that don't cause harm, like homosexuality, to things that do cause harm, like theft and adultery, that you go from talking about how your oppose homosexuality on faith to attacking the character of people who are gay. That is why people opposed it.
 
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I really get tired of this persecution complex. Religious people are the vast majority of this country. Nobody is going around trying to persecute the 70% of Americans who are Christian. The fact of the matter is people don't like it when other people use religion as an excuse to be asses to other human beings. There are plenty of people in this country and in the media who can say they oppose homosexuality due to their religious beliefs without being disrespectful and disparaging about it. It is when you cross the line and start comparing things that don't cause harm, like homosexuality, to things that do cause harm, like theft and adultery, that you go from talking about how your oppose homosexuality on faith to attacking the character of people who are gay. That is why people opposed it.

To say that there aren't people who attack and attempt to persecute christianity is just very inaccurate. There are organizations who do exactly that. There are a lot of Americans in this country who mock and attack people for being Christian. It happens, and it happens pretty regularly.
 
Re: 'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson suspended by A&E

It's not a punishment. The Constitution does not guarantee the right to have your life broadcast on cable TV. Nor does it protect you from consequences for free speech.

Really? what do you think reality TV is?

What is wrong with you man?

IMO, since this is reality TV, that makes the "punishment" even worse.
 
Re: 'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson suspended by A&E

Actually as a cast member on a show that A&E shows, yes his interview DOEs affect A&E. Therefore A&E has every right to suspend him.

I hope the whole family sticks together and tells A&E to shove it, someone else will pick it up
 
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To say that there aren't people who attack and attempt to persecute christianity is just very inaccurate. There are organizations who do exactly that. There are a lot of Americans in this country who mock and attack people for being Christian. It happens, and it happens pretty regularly.

What entitles you to some kind of special immunity from criticism? Even if all the non-Christians magically got together to "persecute" you, Christians would outnumber them by more than two to one. It's ridiculous.
 
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Employees have been fired since forever for creating controversy that the employer does not want. Phil Robertson is famous because of his show on...A&E. Trying to suggest that the interview had nothing to do with them is flat out silly.

Lying to yourself in not my problem
 
Re: 'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson suspended by A&E

Why do you think A&E doesn't want him on anymore? People not watching = less money for them. Is it so hard to understand that the network is a business and want to make a profit?

Tolerance has nothing to do with it. Again, words have meanings. Learn them.
Less people watching? Really? Prove it.
 
Re: 'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson suspended by A&E

How did you feel about what Martn Bashir said? When you sign a contract, you have contractual obligations, when you break them, you can lose your job, buisness, not politics.

I could care less, that is what the TV remote is for
 
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IMO, I think the network was just looking to exploit white Christian men with beards in the first place - the same way they tried to portray white people like that honey boo-boo baby family (whatever that show is called)...

I don't even watch TV or support those evil doers attempt at brainwashing people.
 
Re: 'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson suspended by A&E

Leftist intolerance is on full display this year....Merry Christmas.

Leftist intollerance? Sure it wasn't a corporation making a PR play?
 
Re: 'Duck Dynasty' star Phil Robertson suspended by A&E

Except for the contract he signed with A&E which likely had a clause concerning bringing bad publicity to himself which would reflect badly on the show. They sign these contracts, surely they know what is in them. Not to mention, GQ wouldn't have even known or cared who he was if not for A&E.

As I stated earlier, maybe the family will band together and leave the network
 
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I agree but the majority side with free speech and find what A&E did to be reactionary.... A&E is gong to suffer, just because of the position it took...

Right now what he said is irrelevant...

A&E was practicing free speech by deciding what to air on its own private networks. It isn't "free speech vs. A&E" here...
 
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