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A. As long as the Trinity person didn't mention it on a TRINITY show.... then its wrong.
B. They got boycotted.... they didn't get dropped from their record label or anything.
C. WTF is a GAICO?
B (1). However.... this bit I just learned (by making sure I wasn't wrong in my assumption in B) is totally ****ed up...
If I point out that both *tax evasion* and *murder* are both *crimes* am I making any real equivocation or comparison between murder and tax evasion, or am I merely pointing out that they both exist in a rather broad catagory titled "crime"?
Yes I am talking **** now, do I really care if I offend someone? This issue is not about me being an asshole is it? It is about the Duck man spewing hate speech and then ARealConservative felt people hating on Duck man in retaliation was some kind of equal travesty that exonerates the Duckmaster of any wrongdoing???
The logic some of you display is terrifyingly bizarre. You twist and twist until its hard to even make sense of anything anymore.
Martin Bashir quit, he was not fired.
TV shows exist to sell advertising...
You think they exist to amuse you?
Bullpuckey. Especially considering IMO a goodly portion of the show's audience feel the same way as Phil. The folks with the butthurt feelings are not the folks who watch the show.
Freedom of speech goes both ways, Phil has the right to say whatever he wants and so does everyone else; this includes A&E. They have the right to pull him off the air, and everyone else has the right to speak their mind and be against what Phil said and lobby A&E to pull him off the air.
Rights go both ways. How do people not get this?
Political correctness is tyranny?
You seem to be confused. Tv shows are marketed to the broadest possible base to increase their ratings. When you have someone insult half the country you are cutting into those ratings so A&E took action. This is not "progressive tyranny", its business. This is not the government controlling anything, it is the free market.
What exactly is your problem here?
I'm not saying that christians dont do the same thing. You are trying to argue a point I wasn't making.
Think they made a poor business decision. The robertsons are now considered Heroes if they want to cash in on the opportunity they were just handed.
Maybe I should go bash a gay person on TV and ride the wave of martyrdom...
A&E has every right to pull him off the air if he says something that the company disagrees with.
Geico
Point is, it's not one sided as your assertion
TV shows exist to sell advertising...
You think they exist to amuse you?
Why the hell do you think communist nations have only a few TV channels and they're all state run? because businesses have nothing to sell and the concept of advertising doesn't exist...
What does tax evasion and murder have to do with homosexuality?
I think what you are failing to grasp is that comparing things that do not cause harm (homosexuality) to things that do cause harm (theft, adultery, etc.) is disrespectful and insulting.
Not to mention his definition of sin starts with homosexuality.
In his mind it is such a big deal that it is the starting point for talking about all other sin.
What does tax evasion and murder have to do with homosexuality? I think what you are failing to grasp is that comparing things that do not cause harm (homosexuality) to things that do cause harm (theft, adultery, etc.) is disrespectful and insulting. Not to mention his definition of sin starts with homosexuality. In his mind it is such a big deal that it is the starting point for talking about all other sin.
Yes I am talking **** now, do I really care if I offend someone? This issue is not about me being an asshole is it? It is about the Duck man spewing hate speech and then ARealConservative felt people hating on Duck man in retaliation was some kind of equal travesty that exonerates the Duckmaster of any wrongdoing???
The logic some of you display is terrifyingly bizarre. You twist and twist until its hard to even make sense of anything anymore.
What gay person did he bash...on TV ?
Advertising costs/rates are based on ratings which are based on the viewers who are watching for their enjoyment. So to answer your question, yes I do.
Can you point out the Trinity Person you mentioned as real? Or was it just a "suggestion".
You failed on the Dixie Chicks example...
And I have no clue of any situation with Geico...
Yes, I understand that. You understand their celebrity status has made them millions upon millions of dollars each year, in addition to the extra money they make in sales due to increased visibility, right?:lamo Why is that again? You get that they were a very successful and wealthy family LONG BEFORE A&E came along, right?
My experience is most Christians regularly sin but only care about the sins which allow them judge others. I'm not really all that interested in watching someone throw a stone from a glass house.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 it. Sure, it might hurt ad revenue during that particular time slot, but a negative impact on reputation would hurt ad revenue on all time slots.I hope the whole family sticks together and tells A&E that they won't do the show anymore.
That will cost a lot more money than a few gays complaining.
Can you please point out the quote in which he is spewing hate speech? I would appreciate it.
Please enlighten me to what is considered "hate speech" by you.
Being a celebrity means who you are is tied into branding concerns. Marketing 101.
Duh! And as noted the folks who buy what he's selling most likely agree with everything he said.
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