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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Fri Nov 18, 2016, 11:30 AM Nov 2016

One-time hit 'Duck Dynasty' is canceled at A&E

by David Badash
November 17, 2016, 9:07 PM

Viewership Tanked From 10 Million to 1.5 Million


"Duck Dynasty," the A&E reality TV series featuring anti-LGBT right wing religious extremists, has been canceled, USA Today reports. The five-year old show gained popularity quickly among the radical right but grew even more popular when patriarch Phil Robertson gave an interview to GQ just before Christmas, 2013.

In that infamous interview, Robertson was revealed to be a religious extremist. He attacked gay people as sinners, saying:

“Everything is blurred on what’s right and what’s wrong,” in today’s modern world. “Sin becomes fine.”

“Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there. Bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men.”

“Don’t be deceived. Neither the adulterers, the idolaters, the male prostitutes, the homosexual offenders, the greedy, the drunkards, the slanderers, the swindlers—they won’t inherit the kingdom of God. Don’t deceive yourself. It’s not right.”

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http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/canceled_duck_dynasty

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One-time hit 'Duck Dynasty' is canceled at A&E (Original Post) DonViejo Nov 2016 OP
good riddance spanone Nov 2016 #1
no longer needed on TeeVee - it has become reality because Trump NRaleighLiberal Nov 2016 #2
Duck Dynasty's presence is no longer required. They won. (nt) Paladin Nov 2016 #3
Trump will be snapping them up for his cabinet (nt) JaneQPublic Nov 2016 #4
That was my first thought too! Solly Mack Nov 2016 #5
And so many people we joked about are actually being considered! (Nt) JaneQPublic Nov 2016 #8
I remember the outrage... Blanks Nov 2016 #6
Robertson get a cabinet position? GeorgeGist Nov 2016 #7
Head of EPA? physioex Nov 2016 #9
Buh-bye. nt Ilsa Nov 2016 #10
When A&E temporarily suspended Phil Robertson... Different Drummer Nov 2016 #11
Fuck Duck Dynasty. Phil Robertson is the definition of "deplorable". Initech Nov 2016 #12

Blanks

(4,835 posts)
6. I remember the outrage...
Fri Nov 18, 2016, 11:46 AM
Nov 2016

Among 'fans' not too long ago when they first talked about it.

I guess the fans are suffering from outrage fatigue now.

Different Drummer

(7,642 posts)
11. When A&E temporarily suspended Phil Robertson...
Fri Nov 18, 2016, 05:44 PM
Nov 2016

from "Duck Dynasty" because of some remarks he made, the righties on Facebook raised holy hell about it. I'm sure they're in mourning right now.

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