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Phil Robertson and freedom to have an opinion

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Incorruptible said:
This is a big screw you to glaad and the other idiots. A&E was being PC and it backfired horribly on the morons.
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You have got to be kidding me, all that free press is a +, hadn't even heard of the show before this crap, I may actually tune in to point and laugh now.
 
Incorruptible said:
This is a big screw you to glaad and the other idiots. A&E was being PC and it backfired horribly on the morons.
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Yeah, they're crying all the way to the bank. They just had almost a month of enormous free publicity and it's now only a couple of weeks before the new season starts and Phil is back with the rest of his faux redneck clan of southern yuppies. I'm betting on record ratings from episode 1 on.

Yep, crying all the way to the bank I tell ya. Sooo sad. <sniffle>
 
The guys are busily putting away their Ralph Lauren sweaters, khaki cargo shorts, boat shoes, and trying to regrow their beards for the upcoming season... tune in suckers. LOLRedWhiteAndBlueTards
 
umbrella39 said:
The guys are busily putting away their Ralph Lauren sweaters, khaki cargo shorts, boat shoes, and trying to regrow their beards for the upcoming season... tune in suckers. LOLRedWhiteAndBlueTards
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Rather than say what I want to you, I'll choose my words very carefully.

Fuck GLAAD!

I feel better now. 😉

Now go be gay and I'll do what I want too.....but GET OFF MY LAWN! lol
 
Victorian Gray said:
Yeah, they're crying all the way to the bank. They just had almost a month of enormous free publicity and it's now only a couple of weeks before the new season starts and Phil is back with the rest of his faux redneck clan of southern yuppies. I'm betting on record ratings from episode 1 on.

Yep, crying all the way to the bank I tell ya. Sooo sad. <sniffle>
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This really did work out pretty brilliantly. I never even heard of the show before now. I have zero interest in ever actually seeing it but I bet a bunch of people will start watching it out of morbid curiosity or out of pity for Phil Robertson. And no matter how much some people may moan about A&E no one is going to boycott them over this.

They can even fairly convincingly pass it off as Duck Dynasty not calling their bluff that someone with power made out of legitimate outrage instead of an actual publicity stunt.
 
Victorian Gray said:
Yeah, they're crying all the way to the bank. They just had almost a month of enormous free publicity and it's now only a couple of weeks before the new season starts and Phil is back with the rest of his faux redneck clan of southern yuppies. I'm betting on record ratings from episode 1 on.

Yep, crying all the way to the bank I tell ya. Sooo sad. <sniffle>
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Pretty much. I even considered buying some Duck Dynasty merchandise out of support in spite of having never seen an episode, but decided that my disagreement over what he said overruled my desire to support his right to say it. Considering that he ultimately paid no price and got a buttload of free publicity for saying some mildly offensive things, I'm glad I didn't jump his way.

I do still find it funny though that what he said about gays was mild compared to what he said about blacks, yet it was the gay thing that got him into trouble. Well, faux trouble. Also amused that so many people consider this a First Amendment free speech issue and that so many people get so outraged over what he said. So overall, I've received some serious entertainment from Duck Dynasty despite having never seen an episode.
 
It would be interesting to see a study of how much all that publicity would have cost to buy. I was only vaguely aware that the show existed prior to this blowup.
 
Theb said:
It would be interesting to see a study of how much all that publicity would have cost to buy. I was only vaguely aware that the show existed prior to this blowup.
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Millions I'm sure. Marketing classes should make this a case study on how to create a faux scandal.
 
I don't know if it's related, but I was just at Sports Authority and ALL their Duck Dynasty merchandise was on clearance.
 
Theb said:
I was only vaguely aware that the show existed prior to this blowup.
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Yet this show makes up 57% of A&E's viewership and this little episode just generated more interest possibly new viewers of the show.

/golf clap

well played A&E, well played.

Depending on how this goes it could be taught during publicity stunt 101.
 
Next season on Duck Dynasty we goose the media from the other end.

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Londo_Jowo said:
Most likely an after Christmas sale
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Possibly. If so, somebody REALLY overestimated how much Duck Dynasty merchandise they could move because there was an area of probably 12' by 20' of clearance Duck Dynasty merchandise and of perhaps a dozen endcaps I passed, four had Duck Dynasty merchandise, all on clearance.

Theb said:
Next season on Duck Dynasty we goose the media from the other end.

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LOL!

I'm beginning to be convinced that Vic was right all along.
 
Holy christ, the guys is a pedophile to boot! This news will really bump the ratings. I can't wait to hear him extolling on the great Jewish conspiracy to take over the world.

There&#8217;s a new controversy surrounding "Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson as a video made four years ago surfaced showing the show&#8217;s patriarch talking about the merits of marrying teenage girls.

In the video, Robertson says &#8220;Look, you wait till they get to be 20 years old - the only picking that&#8217;s gonna take place is your pocket. You gotta marry these girls when they&#8217;re about 15 or 16.&#8221;
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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/is-ae-walking-a-fine-line-over-duck-dynastys-phil-robertson/
 
bshole said:
Holy christ, the guys is a pedophile to boot!
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Ephebophile, not that the media or population at large really sees much of a difference.

I'm still trying to find this video so I can have some clue exactly what context this was spoken in. At face value this seems all around sexist, not just encouraging something wildly inappropriate (and often illegal).
 
Victorian Gray said:
http://crooksandliars.com/2013/12/duck-dynastys-phil-robertson-girls-should
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Thanks. I actually found a transcript elsewhere (http://www.nydailynews.com/entertai...ol-girls-video-article-1.1561615?comment=true), but getting the actual video is good too.

At least he recognizes you have to get parental permission - although I suspect he'd think that's necessary regardless of the woman's age.

He came from a different enough time that I don't exactly want to castigate him for getting married at 16 himself, but he should really think about entering the 21st century at some point.

That said, I have no idea what he's really getting at with his implication that for a young man around 20 to marry a woman his own age would result in him getting taken advantage of. Why would that apply less to marrying a 15 or 16 year old girl? Because they're too naive and inexperienced to take advantage of someone? Sounds like the man would be the one who is taking advantage then...
 
umbrella39 said:
The guys are busily putting away their Ralph Lauren sweaters, khaki cargo shorts, boat shoes, and trying to regrow their beards for the upcoming season... tune in suckers. LOLRedWhiteAndBlueTards
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:biggrin: Homophobes are generally the ones in the closet sucking a cock here and there. Wouldn't surprise me a bit in the case of duck dodgers either.

I've never watched this show and none of the bullshit surrounding this "scandal" have me in any way interested in watching it now.
 
Exophase said:
Thanks. I actually found a transcript elsewhere (http://www.nydailynews.com/entertai...ol-girls-video-article-1.1561615?comment=true), but getting the actual video is good too.

At least he recognizes you have to get parental permission - although I suspect he'd think that's necessary regardless of the woman's age.

He came from a different enough time that I don't exactly want to castigate him for getting married at 16 himself, but he should really think about entering the 21st century at some point.

That said, I have no idea what he's really getting at with his implication that for a young man around 20 to marry a woman his own age would result in him getting taken advantage of. Why would that apply less to marrying a 15 or 16 year old girl? Because they're too naive and inexperienced to take advantage of someone? Sounds like the man would be the one who is taking advantage then...
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It's the current law of Louisiana, 16 year old people can be married with parental consent. Most states, even "blue states" have similar laws allowing 16 year olds to marry.
 
cubby1223 said:
It's the current law of Louisiana, 16 year old people can be married with parental consent. Most states, even "blue states" have similar laws allowing 16 year olds to marry.
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Can a dude legally suck another dude's cock in Louisiana? :biggrin:

BTW-It says 15 years old in the link.
 
JulesMaximus said:
Can a dude legally suck another dude's cock in Louisiana? :biggrin:

BTW-It says 15 years old in the link.
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It's called google, look into it sometime

What I find amusing is this new trend that we are no longer outraged by what offends us, we scream outrage in order to win attention from the social group we want to be a part of.

What your fascination is with gay oral sex in Louisiana I don't know, that's for you to figure out for yourself.
 
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