In the past few days, the internet has been abuzz with several stories of bigotry and prejudice and plain ol' stupidity (the #whendoesjustineland<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23whendoesjustineland> hashtag proved that a bigoted statement travels faster than a transcontinental flight). One phrase bandied about this week that stuck with me is, "Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequence." The duck dude had the freedom to say stupid things, and society had the freedom to react to it. The free market will determine whether his brand of stupidity is condoned by the general public. I seriously doubt that black people or gay people needed a reminder that discrimination is still a problem in America, but I think many straight white folks are shocked by this. As a straight white folk myself, I'm annoyed that I get lumped in with these people whenever they mouth off. A recent post of mine on Twitter which lost me some followers was when I wrote, "I mean this with all due respect, but if you appear on a reality TV series I assume something is horribly wrong with you." I wrote that, as someone who worked on reality TV, as someone with friends who still work in the genre, as someone who applied to be on two reality TV shows, and as someone who has helped others get on reality TV shows. I've seen it from all sides; I believe it, and the duck dude certainly provides evidence to support my claim.
On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 10:11 AM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Bob Jersey <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> Family statement: We stand by Daddy; he would never incite/encourage >> hate; we're talking with A&E about the future. >> >> >> http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-duck-dynasty-family-20131219,0,5684240.story#axzz2oE5a8QCI >> > > This annoys me more than the original statement by the father. Suspending > this guy (and, likely, reinstating him to retain a highly rated program) > are all commercial business decisions that rational actors are allowed to > make as they see fit (and obviously neither has anything to do with the US > Constitution). The father is allowed to have his own beliefs, but please > don't try to tell us that these beliefs are not hateful, because they just > are. Own it. > > > > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
