'Duck Dynasty's' Phil Robertson on Indefinite Hiatus Following Anti-Gay Remarks

[Newsjock]

Source: Hollywood Reporter

A&E has placed Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson on indefinite hiatus following anti-gay remarks he made in a recent profile in GQ.

"We are extremely disappointed to have read Phil Robertson’s comments in GQ, which are based on his own personal beliefs and are not reflected in the series Duck Dynasty," A&E said in a statement. "His personal views in no way reflect those of A+E Networks, who have always been strong supporters and champions of the LGBT community. The network has placed Phil under hiatus from filming indefinitely."

The news comes after Robertson compared homosexuality to bestiality in an interview with the magazine.

... GLAAD on Wednesday condemned his remarks as "some of the vilest and most extreme statements uttered against LGBT people in a mainstream publication" and said "his quote was littered with outdated stereotypes and blatant misinformation."

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[Gothmog]

1. This is good news

I am still not going to watch this show

[warrant46]

15. Nice Christian Animal

Robertson released his own statement in response:“I myself am a product of the '60s; I centered my life around sex, drugs and rock and roll until I hit rock bottom and accepted Jesus as my Savior. My mission today is to go forth and tell people about why I follow Christ and also what the Bible teaches"

What a POS ----Read what he says about Gay Men truly truly disgusting.

Discussing men's Anuses and comparing them to Vaginas and then bringing in Christ.

The guy is truly hung up on old testament fairy tales

[Dawson Leery]

25. His numerous affairs are to be excused as he is a "born again"

which absolves him of any responsibility of following what he preaches, yet when other people (who do not follow his cult) have multiple partners/affairs, they are to be condemned. See how that works?!?

[warrant46]

57. It took them 6 hours to get the Redneck Rampage going

From Facebook

Trish Pirtle--- Here ya go A&E ...There are two verses in the book of Leviticus that refer to homosexual behavior. The first reads, "You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination" (18:22). While the second goes even further: "If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination; they shall be put to death; their blood is upon them" (20:13).
.Read and study the word of the God almighty!!!!! This outrage IS the devils work!!!!!! Your sin is intentional and NOT covered by God's grace! Persecute Phil all you want...HE will walk with the Messiah some day regardless! Nothing vile about speaking the truth! SILENCE IS CONSENT! So many will walk in darkness for all of eternity! One is too many already walking in darkness!!!!!!!!!!

Its already like by 177,000 low life scumbags (WOW)

[lancer78]

62. Lol

I wonder if these guys know that the shellfish this guy stuffs his mouth with is also an abomination?

[Mike Daniels]

70. The thing I notice off that back is his comments are completely aimed at male homosexuals

He totally ignores lesbians in his little rant. I wish the reporter had asked him about that and also whether Phil knows that hetero couples also participate in the particular act he finds so offensive.

[warrant46]

74. No this clown doesn't go there

And why the reporter didn't ask him, is left to the imagination

When a bigot starts to expound the interviewer should toss up a few more questions, because once the idiot gets on a roll who knows what other gems of ignorance will be forthcoming

He did however say that Blacks in his state never would have missed the Equal Rights laws of the sixties because things in his cesspool state were always Hunky Dorry.

[Vanje]

84. ...often the case

There are a few people out there who have absolutely NO power at all, to keep their minds from obsessing about Anuses, everytime the word, gay, comes up.
These people spend a LOT of time thinking about penises and holes. They just cant stop themselves.

[Kurovski]

39. I'm not watching A&E until the show done be dayed 'n buriet!

[sharp_stick]

2. They should just shitcan the show

Hopefully this signals the beginning of the end of the idiot redneck "reality" binge on TV.

[Champion Jack]

3. Just because ignorant inbred asshole rednecks have money

...doesn't mean they have any brains

[dionysus]

46. they're not, it's a total fabrication. google duck dynasty no beards.

[blueknight]

4. my brother has always said

NOTHING worse then a hillbilly redneck with money

[TroglodyteScholar]

9. your brother is wrong

Ivy League educated "aristocrats" do infinitely more damage.

This hick just spewed off some stupid nonsense. Offensive? Sure. But there's WAY more reason to fear what smart rich people are capable of.

[dlwickham]

27. stupid nonsense?

I'd hate to hear what would really offend you

[TroglodyteScholar]

60. He and his actions are of almost zero consequence

It's obvious. Won't even remember the guy in a year.

And maybe you missed the part of my very short post where I expressly acknowledged that this creep's words are offensive. Do I need to post a video of myself collapsing onto the fainting couch?

But you can insult my character if that makes you feel good. Seems productive.

[840high]

35. You got that right.

[jtuck004]

5. They know it will cost them money to be blantantly racist, but never figured on this.

Which is sometimes one of the outcomes when you think more people agree with you than really do.

maroons...

[christx30]

40. The family has over

$40 million dollars, and did before the show. I don't think this is really going to matter. DD is A&E's highest rated show. If the rest of the family quits, A&E is going to beg them to come back.

[jtuck004]

53. Slimebags are slimebags, regardless of how much money they have. And if A&E gets itself smeared

with their excrement, they might not be as valuable a property as one might think. One can sell their kind of vanilla stupid comic relief, but if they start being seen as haters, it could easily turn into something much different.

The 40 mil came from daddy's work and little luck in bird whistles, not anything that the rest of the hanger-ons have contributed, as far as I can tell - then again, I don't pay it much attention. But such success can be fleeting from generation to generation, and kids often drive a perfectly good business into the ground.

Someone should stay tuned, if they care.

[DeschutesRiver]

82. Who knows if they would be back..the cash cow Paula Deen is still gone. So we will see. nt

[underpants]

6. Money talks....loudly

Too funny. They are marketing themselves to the extreme.

[longship]

7. How can anybody give any attention to something called "Duck Dynasty?" nt

[nradisic]

8. What did you expect from Rednecks?

I watched about 15 minutes of one episode of "the Duck Dynasty" and saw enough. Ignorant, dumb-ass rednecks with money...yeah that will turn out well. You can't fix stupid and these folks are about as dumb, ignorant and bigoted as they come...

[Maeve]

11. they aren't really ignorant

Well, him, maybe...but they play dumb on tv because it sells, baby!
http://www.today.com/entertainment/beards-duck-dynasty-stars-are-unrecognizable-8C11411204

[Jesus Malverde]

38. ^^^^This^^^^

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It appears the media, took a regular rich family.

Turned them into hillbillies. Then took the hillbillies, and turned them into the beverly hillbillies, one of Americas best known families. It's brilliant really.

This whole episode is likely scripted. Up next phil rob goes to counseling, after the break phil rob meets with the lgbt community etc....

[jsr]

78. They're as genuine as three-headed ducks

[nolabear]

41. I think this is exactly the case. They're as redneck as I am Border Collie.

IMO they were created like, oh, let's say The Cowsills since they were a real family who were turned into a phenomenon (and a sordid little story THAT turned out to be!). The shows are little plays, the one liners roll off their tongues almost as if they were (gasp!) scripted. They are a marketing juggernaut the likes of which you seldom see.

But I think they decided they wanted some real influence and that their pecadilloes and problems would catch up with them and did an end run around hem that succeeded wildly. The father confessed and regaled people with how he came to Jesus, the wife forgave, the son confessed some suicidal ideation (and if that's true I feel for the kid) and they got all kinds of kudos from the base.

THEN Phil just had to get comfortable and forget that he was talking to GQ, not the base. I don't know why he'd make that kind of fool statement, but you can hear the wagons circling from here.

Btw the base is hoisting him on an altar and proclaiming him a martyr.

[Jesus Malverde]

54. Maybe they are just taking the scripted drama outside the show.

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This doesn't offend their base audience, it might even endear them more. These guys are fake fake fake.

We're being played...

[nolabear]

72. I wouldn't be surprised.

[warrant46]

13. Knuckle dragging Sub-Humanoids

They have all their clothes and other trinkets on sale every where.

They have millions of $ of crap the sheep are buying for Christmas





Chia Pet Duck Dynasty Willie

Price Your Price: $19.95

Availability: Item usually ships out within 48 hours

[Tx4obama]

16. Saw those Duck Dynasty Chias near the check out counter at Home Depot last weekend. n/t

[Treant]

20. I saw these at the store today

Fortunately, the display was completely full.

[EC]

10. They really want us to believe

that the rest of them don't feel the same?

[muntrv]

12. This is what happens when you put ignoramuses on TV.

[damnedifIknow]

14. Well I don't like your beard Phil

Talk about bestiality.

[Hoyt]

17. He'll just become a martyr for speaking his mind, no matter how ugly it was.

I run into crud like this on facebook when white wingers post awful stuff. A bunch of inbreds wil just come along and congratulate the scum "for having the guts to speak up" no matter how bigoted/hurtful it is. Screw them.

[Earth_First]

18. Yet despite the comments, GQ decided to run the piece...

rather than part ways with Robertson following the interview and refuse to give Robertson a pulpit to spew his hatred towards the LGBT community.

The piece never should have ran.

We know who these folks are, why give their opinions any wider cirrculation than they already have.

[Maeve]

71. I disagree--GQ did the country a service

Sunlight is the best disinfectant--I expect this is the beginning of the end of the show.

[dionysus]

80. why not? it exposes the guy for what he is. unless the statement was made purposefully to generate

publicity.

[Dawson Leery]

19. He is the honest one in the group.

The rest of them are the same.
His son (Willie) endorsed a teabagger for congress and said he agrees with his daddy on religious matters, he just knows better than to talk about it.


http://www.nationaljournal.com/hotline-on-call/how-the-duck-dynasty-candidate-beat-the-republican-establishment-20131118

Now, Phil could have gotten away with his colorful commentary if the audience for 'Duck Dynasty' were just the 4 old teabaggers with medicare paid for scooters protesting government on the street corner.

The audience for the show is (sadly) diverse.

[GeorgeGist]

21. Phuck Phil ...

and his klan.

[onehandle]

22. Fake Reality Shows.

And The Morons Who Worship Them.

[SCVDem]

23. I never watch any of this crap!

Phuck a duck!

[hollysmom]

24. I am not particularly comfortable with this

I would rather the network did not hire or fire based on political or social views, but rather on convictions( like in court convictions). I would rather the people reject the show for it's idiocy and not forced to not see this character so that all others know to keep their mouths shut.

[nomorenomore08]

26. Slandering an entire group of people who've done nothing wrong is a good way

to invite a backlash. Just saying.

[hollysmom]

32. I know, it is bad and I don't support him, but I am from the blacklist generation

where people were fired because they were accused of being communists. Unless you had audience pull like Lucille Ball

ETA - I am afraid where this would lead in a world where tea party has any power at all.

[nomorenomore08]

34. I can see what you mean. I just don't think the comparison really holds up.

If nothing else, I wouldn't put an irrational prejudice on the same footing as something like a political affiliation.

[hollysmom]

36. valid point.

[nolabear]

42. You too are far too civil for DU. Throw your backs into it!!

Seriously, I agree it feels bad to censor or condemn anyone, because the things we'd be censored for are positive and honest. His comments are "honest" per se, but potentially harmful. Of course the reason they're censuring, not censoring him is that they want to appear to give a rip while not freaking out the base entirely until the cow is sufficiently milked.

[hollysmom]

44. we are not republicans, we can be reasonable. n/t

[nolabear]

45. LOL!

[JI7]

51. it's not the same thing at all , this is attacking groups of people, they are open republicans

and they were not fired for that.

it's different from openly attacking groups of people. and criticizing someone's politics is different than attacking someone for things like race, sex, gender etc.

[Orsino]

88. A world in which stupid thoughtless slurs against one's audience got you fired...

...was the world that led to exactly the one we have now.

[TBF]

28. ...

[TBF]

29. It's a stupid show - but credit to A+E for

swiftly rejecting that nonsense.

[Kaleva]

30. He doesn't care. He's rich and believes he has Jesus on his side.

[boyedav1969]

33. So homosexuality is a sin....

...according to the guy with a duck fetish?

I knew Phil Robertson was a conservative Christian. Not because he said so, but because he's fully conscious of his religious beliefs when it comes to justifying his bigotry, while forgetting the parts about self-righteousness, judging others and casting stones.

[YOHABLO]

37. It's Duck Dynasty folks .. Duck Dynasty .. Simple 'stuff' for simple minds.

[westerebus]

43. Dear Phil,

In the New Testament jesus stops the locals from stoning a woman accused of adultery.

In that passage he says, let him without sin cast the first stone.

It is often stated as: judge not least you be judged.

You might want to take that to heart.

Given you are an adulterer and a violent drunkard that abused his family.

And now this.

You are not a christian.

You're not even a decent human being.

What you are is an insult to civilization.

Phil you are pitiful.

westerebus

[okaawhatever]

48. Here's a joke about the stoning incident in the New Testament: So Jesus walks up to the group

stoning the woman and tells them to stop. He exclaims, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." from out of nowhere this stone comes over the top of them and knocks the woman out cold. Jesus turns and looks back and says, "Mom you know how that pisses me off."

[westerebus]

65. And Mary said:

You know jesus you really need to find a job, get married and have kids.

[Kurovski]

56. ...and then there is that biblical stuff about wealthy folks not making it to heaven

with any great amount of ease.

[westerebus]

66. I don't know if there's a heaven.

If there is a hell, Phil is definitely on the VIP list.

[Kurovski]

77. All the brazen duck murders alone!

Shit! What if God is a MALLARD!?

[JohninPA]

85. Most people forget to quote the next part

Where he then said "Go forth and sin no more".

[westerebus]

86. And some miss:

The crowd departed.

Woman who is left to condemn you? asked jesus.

The woman replied: No one, sir.

Jesus declared: Then neither do I condemn you.

Leave this place and sin no more.

[Techmom]

47. I can't watch the show...

I tried once but just couldn't. It's boring.
But... I really have a problem with cutting him off because he verbalized his opinion.
He's only allowed to say things that they agree with???

When did it become wrong to state your opinion? And just what other opinions are unspeakable?

[winter is coming]

49. If you want to stay on the air, don't say things that could make your advertisers offended/nervous.

Racist, sexist, and anti-gay remarks are fairly obvious no-nos.

[okaawhatever]

50. it's about the Benjamins. Like everything else. The network doesn't want to lose the business from

the people who will be offended or risk the loss of viewers to their other shows. He hasn't lost the right to voice his opinion, he's lost the right to voice his opinion and keep his show on the air. If you want to say controversial things and suffer the consequences, that's one thing. To say controversial things and have others suffer the consequences is another. A & E and the Duck Dynasty show only exist because people pay to see them and advertisers pay for the ads. If people stop watching the network it all goes away, not just Duck Dynasty.

[ronnie624]

55. He's allowed to say whatever he wants.

No one has said otherwise. 'Free speech' doesn't mean A&E has to give him a platform.

[TBF]

59. Are you allowed to say whatever you want at

your place of employment?

Try cussing out your boss and see how long you are employed.

[groundloop]

73. EXACTLY.... He's not being arrested for his hate speech, he's being censured by his employer

A&E could possibly lose income if they don't at least make it look like they're taking a stand on this. Nobody is saying that Phil didn't have a right to voice his opinion, and likewise his employer doesn't have an obligation to give him a platform for expressing his bigotry.

IMO this show had about run it's course anyway.

[TBF]

75. It's an interesting topic all around -

you could look back at "All in the Family" and they said some crazy things on that show - but in the end it was satire that probably helped changed some minds at the time.

In this case it's this guy off the show spouting off - and while I realize that's his right - like any of us he's got to think before he speaks because sometimes you're held accountable for those words.

I wish this whole thing would turn into a learning experience but sadly I think it's going to just drive a harder wedge between people.

[arcane1]

76. Not "because he verbalized his opinion". That's a right-wing talking-point.

He verbalized an opinion that his EMPLOYER did not like.

There is a huge difference.

[DeschutesRiver]

83. No one is stopping Phil from expressing that opinion. But the reverse is that you can't force

other people to listen to your opinions. Or continue to allow someone on your network who spout opinions you or your audience would rather not hear.

Phil was and still is free to express his opinion. And people can refuse to listen or be subjected to it. That isn't a freedom of speech issue, unless I missed the government action here that restricted his speech.

I don't even remotely agree with Phil on this. But the idea that A&E cannot make him leave the show is pretty weird. Phil 100% gets to have his opinion. Phil 100% cannot force anyone else to agree with his opinion...and those who strongly disagree have the freedom to choose not to associate with him or to listen to him. Just because he can't be on a reality tv show certainly doesn't mean he cannot express his opinion.

I never understand where this weird idea comes from, ie that one person can force another to listen to their opinions. A&E made a business decision to say no to this, and it makes no difference whether Phil, me, you or anyone likes it. Or do people really think that A&E is not similarly entitled to their opinion? Or that they cannot act in accordance with their opinion? If so, then we'd need to not only tell Phil to shut up but to put down his bible and to quit acting in accordance with his opinion. Thankfully for everyone, it doesn't work this way.

Actions might have consequences, but that doesn't even remotely mean one cannot speak their mind.

[blkmusclmachine]

52. ,

,

[SkatmanRoth]

58. To the right wingers, there is no bad publicity

Evidence exhibit A:



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[patricia92243]

61. If the show's ratings drop without him, they will hire him back. ShowBUSINESS is what it is all

about. It is a business, and A&E will do what is profitable.

[Jimbo S]

63. Should we be surprised?

This is a show about rednecks.

[Jimbo S]

64. Remember when A&E, TLC

Discovery et al had quality programming when they first broadcasted? The pitfalls of reality programming.

[Capt. Obvious]

67. Quick, invest in timber!

Crucifixes are going to be built by the thousands.

[dawnie51]

68. I got the feeling a long time ago...

that we were being played by these people. No way these guys would have the beautiful wives they have looking like they do. This bearded schtick is for the show, period. When the shows over, so's the look. And the constant killing for killing sake. It has become unbearable. That is the real abomination, killing animals for no reason at all. For entertainment value. This show needs to go. Along with Walmart, who in heavily invested in it, and selling their crap to all the inbreds.

[Ganja Ninja]

69. I don't know what's on Duck Dynasty that I can't see anytime I walk out my front door.

So why would I ever watch it?

[whopis01]

81. Perhaps because it is safer than walking out your front door into the group of crazy rednecks

that are getting up to all sorts of crazy stuff outside your front door?

(since you said there's nothing on that show that you don't see anytime you walk outside your front door)

[Danascot]

79. Admit it Phil

I know you've gotten kinky with them ducks.

[Thor_MN]

87. Who?

When will these dumbass "reality" shows fade away? Scripted voyeurism would be a more accurate description.