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TV Show: 'Duck Dynasty' to resume filming with Phil Robertson
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'Duck Dynasty' to resume filming with Phil Robertson
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The A&E Network announced Friday it would resume filming “Duck Dynasty” with Phil Robertson and the rest of his family next spring.
Robertson had been indefinitely suspended by the network on Dec. 18 for comments he made about homosexuality in an interview with GQ Magazine.
The removal of the 67-year-old family patriarch triggered support from gay rights organizations but objections from many fans of the show, including such political figures as former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal.
There was no immediate response from the Robertson family to A&E’s announcement.
The fifth season of the family series originally had been scheduled to start Jan. 15 but until Friday’s announcement,its future had been uncertain.
In a statement released late Friday afternoon, A&E said, “While Phil's comments made in the (GQ) interview reflect his personal views based on his own beliefs, and his own personal journey, he and his family have publicly stated they regret the ‘coarse language’ he used and the misinterpretation of his core beliefs based only on the article. He also made it clear he would ‘never incite or encourage hate.’"
The network added that “Duck Dynasty is not a show about one man's views. It resonates with a large audience because it is a show about family, a family that America has come to love. As you might have seen in many episodes, they come together to reflect and pray for unity, tolerance and forgiveness. These are three values that we at A&E Networks also feel strongly about.
“So after discussions with the Robertson family, as well as consulting with numerous advocacy groups, A&E has decided to resume filming Duck Dynasty later this spring with the entire Robertson family.”
“Duck Dynasty” is the top-rated reality program on cable, according to the Hollywood Reporter, with an average 13.4 million viewers and a marketing franchise in such outlets as Walmart, Sears and Cracker Barrel restaurants – which briefly removed the “Dynasty” items after Robertson’s suspension.
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In case anyone didn't know, these are some of his comments regarding homosexuality and racial oppression:
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"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. It seems like, to me, a vagina — as a man — would be more desirable than a man’s anus. That’s just me. I’m just thinking: There’s more there! She’s got more to offer. I mean, come on, dudes! You know what I’m saying? But hey, sin: It’s not logical, my man. It’s just not logical.”
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GQ's Drew Magary sat down with the "Duck Dynasty" patriarch for a candid interview about his road to fame. The 67-year-old journeyed from substance abuse to devotion to God to small-screen celebrity, all in the backwoods of Louisiana. According to Robertson, growing up in those Louisiana backwoods in the pre-civil rights era was not bad for black people.
“I never, with my eyes, saw the mistreatment of any black person," Robertson is quoted in GQ. "Not once. Where we lived was all farmers. The blacks worked for the farmers. I hoed cotton with them. I’m with the blacks, because we’re white trash. We’re going across the field.... They’re singing and happy. I never heard one of them, one black person, say, ‘I tell you what: These doggone white people’—not a word!... Pre-entitlement, pre-welfare, you say: Were they happy? They were godly; they were happy; no one was singing the blues.”
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A Christmas miracle for Hooligan. 
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Clearly A&E only care about money and ratings. It's so sad people can get away with racism and be prejudice just because it falls under freedom of speech.
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Well, it is their #1 show. It would be like E! removing the Kardashians.
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They should've fired him. 
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Clearly A&E only care about money and ratings. It's so sad people can get away with racism and be prejudice just because it falls under freedom of speech. |
Gay people aren't a race 
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Gay people aren't a race |
not you trying to justify homophobia
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Originally posted by KingSebert
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He said things about African Americans aswell as homosexuals. Did you even read the interview? I also have prejudice in my post and his statements about gays would fall under there.
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Money triumphs over racism and homophobia, shocking.
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Money triumphs over racism and homophobia, shocking.
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Originally posted by Pluto
Money triumphs over racism and homophobia, shocking.
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why are you guys always so dramatic? especially op
duck dynasty keeps receiving their coins 
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Originally posted by Fernando.
why are you guys always so dramatic? especially op
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Where are people being dramatic? 
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Basically their audience don't care about the controversy and A&E cashes in with those suspension press. Win Win
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Basically their audience don't care about the controversy and A&E cash in with those suspension press. Win Win
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Pretty much, I mean the majority who watch that aren't necessarily the kind to care about the comments made. They might even agree with them.
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Originally posted by Fernando.
why are you guys always so dramatic? especially op
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Dramatic? All I did was state quoted facts and quote from sources I didn't even state my personal opinion you tried tho
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