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A&E Didn't Want to Disrespect Gay Employees By Keeping Phil on 'Duck Dynasty'
TMZ ^ | 12/21/13 | Staff

Posted on 12/21/2013 1:18:23 AM PST by BunnySlippers

Phil Robertson disrespected gay employees at A&E ... and THAT'S why he was sacked from "Duck Dynasty" ... sources connected with the network tell TMZ.

We're told A&E CEO Nancy Dubuc felt she could not in good conscience ask gay employees to kill themselves for a show when he disrespected them by calling them sinners.

Our sources say ... gay employees involved in the production -- and there are a number of them -- were outraged by Phil's comments to GQ and wanted Dubuc to give him the ax.

We're told Dubuc felt this way ... If Phil had made similar comments about African Americans or Jews ... there would have been a public outcry for his head. She felt it was just plain wrong not to have the same sense of indignation when the comments were directed at gays.

Our sources say GLAAD was heavily involved in lobbying the network to 86 Phil, and they had an impact.

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The CEO is paying the price. We're told she's been receiving death threats.

(Excerpt) Read more at tmz.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aande; duckdynasty; homosexualagenda; philrobertson
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1 posted on 12/21/2013 1:18:23 AM PST by BunnySlippers
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To: BunnySlippers

My sense is that GLAAD really does have their sticky fingers all over this issue and is stoking the flames.


2 posted on 12/21/2013 1:19:45 AM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: BunnySlippers

What does ‘gay’ involve? Let’s discuss. Phil was pretty clear about distinguishing the vagina from the anus. So what’s the issue exactly?


3 posted on 12/21/2013 1:20:35 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: BunnySlippers

Bump


4 posted on 12/21/2013 1:20:52 AM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: BunnySlippers

So Gays can say whatever they want about whoever...and it’s okay - but some Christian on a highly watched TV show states what others of his faith know and believe and the 86 him...seems like GLAAD wants tolerance to go one direction favoring them...Let them cancel the show - all the money that comes in from merchandise and let GLAAD pick up the bill and pay A&E for their lost of revenue!


5 posted on 12/21/2013 1:23:01 AM PST by BCW (Salva reipublicae)
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We're told A&E CEO Nancy Dubuc felt she could not in good conscience ask gay employees to kill themselves for a show when he disrespected them by calling them sinners.

Kill themselves? LOL

We're told Dubuc felt this way ... If Phil had made similar comments about African Americans or Jews ... there would have been a public outcry for his head. She felt it was just plain wrong not to have the same sense of indignation when the comments were directed at gays.

Hmmmm. Don't remember anywhere in the bible where it says if you're African American or Jewish that you're not going to inherit the Kingdom of God. Must have missed that part.

6 posted on 12/21/2013 1:23:02 AM PST by BlessedBeGod (Democrats are Cruz'n for a Bruisin' in 2016. / Obama=Unspeakable Audacity)
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To: BunnySlippers

but they have no problem disrespecting their Christian employees by keeping known homosexuals in the company


7 posted on 12/21/2013 1:23:56 AM PST by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: BunnySlippers

The Civil Rights act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against their employees on the basis of their religious beliefs.


8 posted on 12/21/2013 1:24:08 AM PST by P-Marlowe (There can be no Victory without a fight and no battle without wounds)
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To: BunnySlippers

“The CEO is paying the price. We’re told she’s been receiving death threats.”

I remember what happened after Prop 8 in California. I have no sympathy for Nancy Dubuc.


9 posted on 12/21/2013 1:26:27 AM PST by JoeDetweiler
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“If Phil had made similar comments about African Americans or Jews”

left out Christians.....oh right, I forgot.


10 posted on 12/21/2013 1:26:40 AM PST by willywill
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>> Let them cancel the show

Always pay attention to the parent companies. For example, Comcast and GE once promoted pissing in Sarah Palin’s mouth by virtue of a host both companies delayed to fire.


11 posted on 12/21/2013 1:27:06 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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We're told A&E CEO Nancy Dubuc felt she could not in good conscience ask gay employees to kill themselves for a show when he disrespected them by calling them sinners.,
So the gay A&E employees had their panties in a wad (HMMM bad choice of words when dealing with this demographic?) that they would commit suicide because they disagreed with Phil's remarks? This says a lot about these employees. Perhaps A&E should put THEM on indefinite leave for some serious counseling, no doubt 0-care would cover this.
12 posted on 12/21/2013 1:27:26 AM PST by Impala64ssa (You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
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To: Impala64ssa

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”


13 posted on 12/21/2013 1:29:01 AM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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I don’t think for one moment that A&E’s gays care one iota about what Phil thinks. If they did, they wouldn’t be working on his show in the first place.

GLAAD wants to make an issue out of this.

This is the frontline of the culture wars.


14 posted on 12/21/2013 1:31:55 AM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: BunnySlippers

Nancy Dubuc is the person who turned the once great History Channel into a station that peddles a bunch of anti-historical crap.


15 posted on 12/21/2013 1:31:55 AM PST by ConservativeTeen (Proud Right Wing Extremist)
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To: BunnySlippers

So instead of killing themselves for a show they may now possibly be unemployed. It’s so nice of A&E CEO Nancy Dubuc to look after her employees like that.


16 posted on 12/21/2013 1:33:00 AM PST by South40 (Liberalism is a Disease)
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17 posted on 12/21/2013 1:45:52 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
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To: South40

After Googling Nancy Duboc, I can see she is an activist for gay causes.

She should be forced to come forward and admit she has an agenda as well.


18 posted on 12/21/2013 1:48:02 AM PST by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: JoeDetweiler

She can look for sympathy in the dictionary. It’s right between sh*t and syphilis.


19 posted on 12/21/2013 1:49:49 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (A courageous man finds a way, an ordinary man finds an excuse.)
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>> A&E Didn’t Want to Disrespect Gay Employees By Keeping Phil on ‘Duck Dynasty’

What defines ‘gay’?


20 posted on 12/21/2013 1:49:56 AM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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