RE: Phil from Suck Dynasty gets in trouble for being against homosexuality
December 21, 2013 at 8:48 pm
Don't watch the show and really don't care if he comes back or not.
That being said, it does kinda bother me the way the media framed the discussion. He said some homophobic things, no doubt, but he said some really racist things, too. Yet all we're focusing on is the homophobia. Don't get me wrong, I hate that kind of religious gay bashing, but the right can now find a way to frame it as a poor, innocent straight guy, just voicing his opinion and being punished for it. If the media has pointed out that he said some really racist shit, everyone would have wanted his head on a stick; I mean, how much have you seen Faux News pushing for Paula Dean to get her show back?
That being said, it does kinda bother me the way the media framed the discussion. He said some homophobic things, no doubt, but he said some really racist things, too. Yet all we're focusing on is the homophobia. Don't get me wrong, I hate that kind of religious gay bashing, but the right can now find a way to frame it as a poor, innocent straight guy, just voicing his opinion and being punished for it. If the media has pointed out that he said some really racist shit, everyone would have wanted his head on a stick; I mean, how much have you seen Faux News pushing for Paula Dean to get her show back?
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"If you cling to something as the absolute truth and you are caught in it, when the truth comes in person to knock on your door you will refuse to let it in." ~ Siddhartha Gautama
