'Duck Dynasty's' Phil Robertson sounds off on gays, civil rights - Los Angel Tim

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• 'DUCK DYNASTY' ANTI-GAY FALLOUT SPARKS BATE ON RELIGN, TOLERANCE
• 'DUCK DYNASTY' STAR PHIL ROBERTSON MAK ANTI-GAY REMARKS, SAYS BEG GAY IS A S [UPDATED]
• ‘DUCK DYNASTY’ PATRIARCH DRAWS REBE FOR ANTI-GAY COMMENTS
• DUCK DYNASTY STAR DROPPED FOR ANTI-GAY SLUR
• ‘DUCK DYNASTY’S’ PHIL ROBERTSON SOUNDS OFF ON GAYS, CIVIL RIGHTS
• DUCK DYNASTY STAR SPEND INFELY FOR ANTI-GAY AND RACIAL SLURS, BIGOTS RUN TO DEFEND
• DUCK DYNASTY PATRIARCH BACK AFTER GAY COMMENTS
• ‘DUCK DYNASTY’ STAR SPEND FOR ANTI-GAY REMARKS
• DUCK DYNASTY PHIL ROBERTSON ANTI-GAY SLUR CS SHOW RATG TO DROP! HE'S STILL ISN’T SORRY FOR WHAT HE SAID – ‘IT IS NOT RIGHT’ [WATCH VIDEO HERE]

'DUCK DYNASTY' ANTI-GAY FALLOUT SPARKS BATE ON RELIGN, TOLERANCE

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Rters) - The spensn of TV personaly Phil Robertson of A&E’s h realy show “Duck Dynasty” for makg anti-gay ments has sparked a polilly charged bate about relign and tolerance while stg doubt on the seri’ future. Robertson, the patriarch of the backwater Louisiana clan on the realy show about huntg, fishg and domtic squabbl, was put on fe “hiat” by the ble work A&E for his remarks to GQ magaze characterizg homosexualy as sful behavr.

“Start wh homosexual behavr and jt morph om there, ” Robertson, 67, said when asked what is sful. Reactn to Robertson’s ments was swift om across the polil spectm wh gay rights group GLAAD nmng the remarks while nservative policians led up to fend the realy TV star.

'DUCK DYNASTY' STAR PHIL ROBERTSON MAK ANTI-GAY REMARKS, SAYS BEG GAY IS A S [UPDATED]

A&E’s quick move to fely spend Robertson stands ntrast to ble channels The Food Network and MSNBC, which both waed days before partg wh Southern food doyenne Pla Deen and actor Alec Baldw, rpectively, after they both admted to g ’s food empire has cmbled the wake of admtg to g a racial ephet the past, while Baldw lost his talk show program for directg a gay slur at a was unclear how “Duck Dynasty” would proceed whout s patriarch.

‘DUCK DYNASTY’ PATRIARCH DRAWS REBE FOR ANTI-GAY COMMENTS

Not only do "Duck Dynasty" star Phil Robertson fail to unrstand what 's like to be gay, but he also thks homosexualy is a s parable to btialy. In a shockg new terview wh GQ's Drew Magary, Robertson -- the 67-year-old patriarch of the Duck Commanr kgdom that earned his Louisiana fay a fortune and a h A&E seri -- opened up about "morn immoraly" and the gay muny. “Start wh homosexual behavr and jt morph out om there.

DUCK DYNASTY STAR DROPPED FOR ANTI-GAY SLUR

Neher the adulterers, the idolaters, the male prostut, the homosexual offenrs, the greedy, the dnkards, the slanrers, the swdlers -- they won’t her the kgdom of God. Robertson's anti-gay ments did not s well wh lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) advot. He clearly knows nothg about gay people or the majory of Louisianans –- and Amerins -- who support legal regnn for lovg and mted gay and lbian upl.

‘DUCK DYNASTY’S’ PHIL ROBERTSON SOUNDS OFF ON GAYS, CIVIL RIGHTS

”Before You GoAnti-Gay Celebry StatementsPopular the CommunyYou May Like. GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign slammed the Duck Dynasty star after his anti-gay ments to GQ magaze, which he lled homosexualy sful.

In season 15, Aaryn Gri — and others — ma homophobic remarks to fellow hoegut (and eventual wner) Andy Herren, llg him "queer. " In the 13th cycle, Jeff Schroer went on an famo anti-gay rant that was prompted by Harry Potter's Dumbledore.

When a hoegut told him he had misnceptns about gay men, Jeff went on a tear: "He's a school of ltle kids; you don't want to make that guy gay! 2011, the oft-outspoken edian mented rponse to Same Street's Bert and Ernie marriage ntroversy that gay people should "get married and shut up, " ll themselv “Yuck, " and asked, "When did we start givg a sh about the [transgenr] people? ” And a 2009 broadst of his rad show, Lovele, he said gay parents are "not as good as" straight parents.

DUCK DYNASTY STAR SPEND INFELY FOR ANTI-GAY AND RACIAL SLURS, BIGOTS RUN TO DEFEND

The 30 Rock actor's tenure as a late night host was cut short after the star hurled an anti-gay slur at a paparazzi November. He equently furiated his -stars, but thgs me to a head followg a seri of sensive remarks agast his gay, HIV-posive hoemate Pedro Zamora. Emem has long clud anti-gay slurs and lyrics his songs, but the rapper found himself the middle of renewed ntroversy this year over the track "Rap God, " off of his Marshall Mathers LP 2, which he repeatedly threatens and rogatory language to scribe gay people.

When asked about by Rollg Stone, Emem offered a siar answer to on he's ed the past, sayg "that word, those kd of words, when I me up battle-rapp' or whatever, I never really equated those words [to mean "homosexual].

DUCK DYNASTY PATRIARCH BACK AFTER GAY COMMENTS

In March 2012, he appeared on Piers Man's CNN show and stated that homosexualy is "unnatural.

In a 1991 terview wh Spanish newspaper El Pais, Gibson reportedly said, “Homosexuals take up the ass. This is only for takg a sh … wh this look, who's gog to thk I'm gay? … Do I look like a homosexual?

Michelle Shocked went on a homophobic rant durg a San Francis ncert on St.

‘DUCK DYNASTY’ STAR SPEND FOR ANTI-GAY REMARKS

"When they stop Prop 8 and force prits at gunpot to marry gays, will be the downfall of civilizatn, and J will e back, " she said, and "You n go on Twter and say, 'Michelle Shocked says God hat (anti-gay slur).

Enr's Game thor Orson Stt Card spired a boytt of the big budget adaptatn of his sci-fi novel wh his multiple outspoken ments agast gay marriage.

DUCK DYNASTY PHIL ROBERTSON ANTI-GAY SLUR CS SHOW RATG TO DROP! HE'S STILL ISN’T SORRY FOR WHAT HE SAID – ‘IT IS NOT RIGHT’ [WATCH VIDEO HERE]

The heirs and realy star was secretly rerd makg homophobic ments to a iend while a b durg New York Fashn Week September 2012.

"Gay guys are the hornit people the world. She quickly released an apology: "Gay people are the strongt and most spirg people I know. It is so wrong when people bully or put down others for beg gay.