Storytime with Uncle Phil...

So there is an uproar over Phil Robertson's comments in GQ Magazine.  Apparently some people did not agree with his stated beliefs.  Several organisations that, to be honest, I grew tired of hearing from long ago wrote strongly worded letters.  They called him a bigot and a racist.  A&E responded by suspending him from the show indefinitely.  This was A&E's right, as a business enterprise.  Just like it would be my right to never turn on A&E again.  See, free market actions in motion!  Still, it annoys me.

Here's problem number one for me.  While he stated his point more graphically, his beliefs are the same as that of the pope.  So I guess the pope is a bigot as well.  Still, I work in the SF Bay Area and I have a lot of contact with those in the LGBT community.  While they are generally all nice people, they as a group are also quick to anger and make just as many bigoted statements the opposite direction.  I stopped caring about most of what they as a group say long ago because they don't just want equality in their treatments and rights, they want special equality.  This falls into that area and really, I don't care.  I doubt they watched the show anyway.

Problem number two is the claim of racist.  The NAACP generally looks for any reason to be angry and in the headlines.  According to them, everywhere south of the Mason-Dixon line was a scene from Uncle Tom's Cabin, with Jim Crow laws being enforced by hooded KKK members standing on every street corner, until sometime last week.  They cannot comprehend that possibly, just possibly, some areas of the south were not a stronghold of the klan.  It does not register with them that possibly, just possibly, he didn't see any of that because he lived in an area that just didn't have those problems.  Nope, not possible in their little world.  I also stopped listening to them (as well as the attention whores Sharpton and Jackson) long ago due to their inability to entertain reality.

Now here we are.  The family has now stated that they will not go on without Phil.  Good for them.  I doubt that this will hurt their brand or business.  Another network has already stated that they can move there with no issues.  Yes, its Glenn Beck's network, but apparently 12 million people will watch it for an hour.  Will A&E want to kiss those ratings goodbye?  We'll see.