It is a public reaction, no quotes. It’s a real, actual, took over Facebook for 3 days, John Q Public reaction. Opinion makers aren’t as important as people want them to be, they can put stories out there but whether or not people care is still up to the people. People aren’t compelled to share crap on FB, or join boycotts, they chose to. And none of this situation was through the courts, this was actual people actually getting mad.
None yet. But A&E is exposed to suit. A&E is not worried about what people say on Facebook. That is gossip. But what happens if you get the ACLU coming after you? And what about the advertisers, who are also running scared?