Phil Robertson's (Duck Dynasty) interview with GQ magazine...
If you're not a Christian, you are a murderer. All you have to do is look at any society where there is no Jesus. I’ll give you four: Nazis, no Jesus. Look at their record. Uh, Shintos? They started this thing in Pearl Harbor. Any Jesus among them? None. Communists? None. Islamists? Zero. That’s eighty years of ideologies that have popped up where no Jesus was allowed among those four groups. Just look at the records as far as murder goes among these four groups.
Black people celebrate oppression (with song and dance). Oh, and they're all on welfare too. I never, with my eyes saw the mistreatment of any black person. Not once. Where we lived was all farmers. The blacks worked for the farmers. I hoed cotton with them. I'm with the blacks, because we're white trash. We’re going across the field.... They're singing and happy. I never heard one of them, one black person, say, "I tell you what: These doggone white people" —not a word!... Pre-entitlement, pre-welfare, you say: Were they happy? They were godly; they were happy; no one was singing the blues.
Vaginas are prettier than buttholes. It seems like, to me, a vagina—as a man—would be more desirable than a man’s anus. That’s just me. I’m just thinking: There's more there! She's got more to offer. I mean, come on, dudes! You know what I’m saying? But hey, sin: It’s not logical, my man. It’s just not logical.
Melissa Harris-Perry's MSNBC panel captioning Romney family Christmas card...
....but there aren't many black babies in the Republican party. Another panelist, comedian Dean Obedidallah, said the picture "really sums up the diversity of the Republican Party."
Bi-racial babies should stick together...you know, keep all that cuteness in the family. Host Melissa Harris-Perry described the baby as "gorgeous," before predicting Kiernan would one day marry North West, the daughter of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, "Can you imagine Mitt Romny and Kanye West as in-laws?"
Both, in the name of free speech, (with or without intending to) caused pain to individuals solely because of their race, religion, or sexual orientation.One was defended by Sarah Palin, while the other was crucified by her. More specifically Ms. Palin said, "Free speech is endangered species; those intolerants hatin and taking on Duck Dynasty patriarch for voicing personal opinion take on us all" on one occasion, and "Media hounds are not expressing an opinion with this attack; they are expressing a prejudice" on the other.
Both elicited public outrage, and scores of people demanded apologies, boycotts, and resignations. One apologized immediately, tearfully, and publicly via social media and on-air. She also used the opportunity to further a dialog on race, privilege, and bipartisanship. Not to mention that much of her own career has been devoted to deeper conversations about the intersections of race and poverty. The other maintained that his beliefs were "grounded in the Bible", that he is a "Godly man". He was suspended for a few weeks before being invited back to continue contributing to the highest rated program on A&E network history.
One shares the racial and religious background of the subject of her targeted comments (African-American father and a White Mormon mother). The other is Christian, straight, and white who has no shared experiences or personal insight to the lives of his targeted subjects (African-Americans, non-Christians, and the LGBTQ community).
Just something for us all to ponder as we sit our judgmental selves in front of the television tonight. Better yet, maybe we should instead try turning off the T.V. and maybe having a real conversation with someone we might be inclined to target?
I honestly just had this same conversation with someone last night. Thank you for putting it into words much better than I could.
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