"Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson has been suspended indefinitely by the A&E Network following his recent comments calling homosexuality sinful. I've not seen or heard of this program and his remarks as reported strike me as knee-jerk and simplistic. But what annoys me more is the statement released by the Network saying: "His personal views in no way reflect those of A&E Networks."
It's a reality TV show for God's sake! No one expects the comments made by participants on a reality-TV show to be anything but an expression of the individual concerned. Let people say whatever the hell they feel like saying and we the viewers can make our own minds up about how sensible or ridiculous those opinions are. This week we've also learned that social news website Reddit is censoring posts that are sceptical of man-made global warming. How precious we're becoming.
