Duck Dynasty

[DrPhil]

I understand what you're saying but it is easier for members of the power majority to say a topic has expired and there's more important news. This topic has only been discussed for a few days. If we had a GC thread to rank news stories based on perceived relevance and time that should be spent discussing them, I'm positive opinions would vary and it would spark a good GC debate. For goodness sake, CNN keeps showing me Dennis Rodman's ugly ass making himself into a diplomat. LOL. But they are showing it for a larger issue beyond Rodman's ugly ass. Likewise, there is a larger point being made beyond Duck Dynasty.

[DubaiSis]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

...there is a larger point being made beyond Duck Dynasty.

And I think that larger point is hypocricisy is alive and well. When the right persecutes someone for not saying Merry Christmas it's the right thing to do. When the left persecutes someone for saying black people were better off during Jim Crow, it's merely opinion and should be protected.

But free speech =/= right to have a job even if you're a douchebag. People get fired all the time for saying/doing things that while not illegal are against company policy. And with A&E's primary demographic, they're doing the right thing. Whether some more right-leaning network picks them up is free market. My guess is the show has run its course and this is a good way to go out with a bang.

[WCsweet<3]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

But free speech =/= right to have a job even if you're a douchebag. People get fired all the time for saying/doing things that while not illegal are against company policy. And with A&E's primary demographic, they're doing the right thing. Whether some more right-leaning network picks them up is free market. My guess is the show has run its course and this is a good way to go out with a bang.

This is what I've been saying. If I say something inappropriate to a client or or go on the record saying something that goes against my company's principles and business suffers, what would happen? I'd be fired, fined, severely reprimanded, have to issue an apology or any odd mix of those.