Posted on 12/20/2013 10:46:31 AM PST by rocksblues
Its patriarch has been indefinitely suspended. Activist groups like GLAAD and the NAACP are piling on. The Robertson family "can't imagine" the show without Phil "at the helm."
But are "Duck Dynasty's" days numbered in the wake of the patriarch's polarizing comments on gays and African Americans?
Far from it.
"This controversy will quickly pass and do no damage to the brand," says David E. Johnson, CEO of the PR and branding agency Strategic Vision LLC. "The reason is that the controversy reinforced the brand image. The brand image of Robertson and 'Duck Dynasty' is that they speak their minds and live their lives as they believe best. His comments reinforced that image."
[Related: Battle Lines Are Being Drawn Over 'Duck Dynasty' Dad's Suspension]
Indeed, the mobilization of die-hard "Duck" aficionados may only make the hit reality series even bigger when it returns to the airwaves on Jan. 15. But based on a survey of experts, A&E's swift, decisive move to suspend Robertson was the right one.
"I'm sure the A&E executives are sitting around a table going, 'We don't want another Paula Deen moment
We don't want to lose one of our biggest talents, but we're not going to put up with this kind of speech,'" crisis-PR strategist Howard Bragman tells "omg! Insider."
(Excerpt) Read more at tv.yahoo.com ...
I think they’re contending that he’s perpetuating a stereotype by claiming they were happy and singing.
Whatever you decide to purchase make sure it is from "Duck Commander" (The Family business) and not "Duck Dynasty" (the A&E merchandising venue.)
"A&E Network has had to beef up security at its New York headquarters after receiving death threats and suspicious packages from people enraged about the networks decision to suspend Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson."
I'm calling BS on that. Consider Phil wasn't "suspended" until the evening of the 18th, so for a "suspicious package" to arrive at the headquarters in time for it to be noticed and reported to the media, someone would have had to drop everything they were doing as soon as they heard about the suspension, grab whatever to make a package, and immediately send it off to the New York headquarters. Just a bunch of baloney.
It’s an upside down world.
Talking about anal sex is disgusting, but doing it is almost a sacrament. Never mind what else they do.
Unreal.
Great idea. Someone posted last night that a certain RINO politician was greeted yesterday with duck calls from the crowd. Something tells me that a new form of protest has just been born.
Obviously, you actually haven’t read what Phil said. He didn’t say anything close to that.
Thanks for promoting my tag line :-)
Well OK then. I guess I was bit flummoxed because I wasn’t thinking like a professional victim. Of course, as long as you think like one you will be one.
I probably did miss the point then.
Where is the “scandal”? He just expressed his opinion!
Yup. And there are some very experienced ‘victims’ in America.
From the article, I thought she was from the Blaze.
I thought that she was from the Blaze.
Ayyyyyyye LIKE it!
A & E should have learned something from the JCPenney homofest.
No, The Blaze thought her comment on MSNBC's Morning Joe show was newsworthy.
I have to agree. Anyone of influence who is "disgusted" by traditional values needs to be identified for the rest of us.
Most of the Duck Commander calls are all plastic ... will easily survive being kept in pocket or purse.
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Why? Didn't you know A&E stands for Arths and Entertainment? ;o)
He never said Civil Rights Movement nor happier. He simply stated the blacks he worked with were happy, Godly people.
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