Posted on 12/19/2013 11:53:33 AM PST by cincinnati65
Phil Robertson's anti-gay comments aren't the only part of his interview with GQ causing controversy.
The 67-year-old "Duck Dynasty" star was suspended by A&E Wednesday for calling homosexuality sinful — and putting gay people in same category as terrorists. While those quotes quickly went viral, it wasn't his only brow-raising statement in the interview; he also implied that African Americans were happier living under Jim Crow laws.
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Brilliant idea!
Jim Crow had nothing on Lyndon Baines Johnson.
Mr. Crow was a rank amateur compared to the vile racist hatred that LBJ has inflicted upon generations of blacks.
In case you miss my point - Blacks were indeed better off during Jim Crow days than they are now..
Isay(In the words of John Kerry) “Bring it on!” He served in V.N.
I have an opinion here. The ptb among dems and RINOs don't like the clout and vote-getting possibility of these untamed conservatives.
There was a time when there was a higher percentage of marriages among blacks than whites.
This was obviously before welfare, but I’m not sure how far back that goes.
What are you talking about? Phil has said nothing wrong. He merely said that blacks were happier before welfare.
Ahh, see? They are going to double down here.
I’m thinking about buying them as Christmas gifts.
He made no comparative statement. He said that the people he observed were happy - not happier.
To twist his statements about his personal observations, in which he did NOT attempt to make any comparative declaration about anybodies state of mind or happiness with respect to any other time in history, is nothing short of lying.
The author of the article throws is “Jim Crow”, Phil didn’t. Phil just happened to grow up during that time, and commented on his common experiences and situation with the black of that region at that time. He NEVER said, nor did he imply, that anybody was happier then than now - he only said they were happy (and godly).
My father grew up in rural, pre-civil-rights South Carolina and has a similar story. His family was dirt poor, and my dad worked in the fields and in the mill alongside poor blacks. Economically they were in similar circumstances - everybody working their butts off to put food on the table. Not a lot of time to think about - much less discuss - race relations. No one is saying that makes racism or segregation OK, it just describes the times in much of the rural south.
Jesse and Al should go duck hunting with me. I’ll be sure to aim low.
They will lose this battle. Besides, Phil and the family don’t need the A&E money anyway. They were millionaires before the show.
>> That is not what he “implied”.
Exactly.
But they will make this a tempest in a teapot just because they can.
Will whites ever say - enough?
The show is a ministry, and I’m sure God will bless it further after this.
Before welfare there were actual black families. Not so many children born out of wedlock and the men were husbands and fathers.
He said they were happier before welfare.
Disney won’t release “Song of the South” because Uncle Remus is a happy black man.
Gay has always tried to couple itself with minority rights... let me ax-chu, is gay ok in the black church?
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