Unfortunately, a world without integrity is only surviving, not working.
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Here is the biggest problem I have with this whole Duck Dynasty stuff. Nobody is wrong, which means no one can be right.
Phil Robertson was reading from the same bible that we all read from....until he wasn't. Yet, even in his out of bounds, red necked rant, he didn't say anything wrong. The spirit of those black folks in the fields would make any non-black person think, "these people can find joy in jail". Yes we can (we love you Nelson Mandela)!
He said what every heterosexual male who loves women has said, either in their mind or out loud. He said what every insensitive, self righteous Christian has said about homosexuality. If you are old enough you remember Archie Bunker and some of the stuff he said. We usually shook our heads in agreeable disdain. I have plenty of well intention'd family who struggle with mastery over the English language and mastery over anger at the same time sometimes.
I can't argue with the people who say that A&E had the right to suspend the show's star. I really can't argue with those who say, what did you think you were employing, scripted actors? This is a reality show, and they are paid to show their reality.
Then I ran across this post below about Cracker Barrel who took down these Duck Dynasty figures and then hurried to put them back on the shelf when they took some criticism (lost profit) for the decision.
Is there anybody who thinks that Phil won't be back sooner or later. The suspension is probably a ratings boom for the network. The question of the day is whether or not Duck Dynasty will remain a reality show, or will it be a muted reality show in the future.
If I was the Robertson family, I would not work with a muzzle. It's time to switch networks or shut it down.For integrity sake.
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