But first...a refresher:
How You May Feel When You are Talking to Others about saying Happy Holidays
How Others Actually Perceive You
Any questions?
And, because I often have more opinions than sense...here I go...diving into the whole "Duck Dynasty Debacle".
Disclaimer: I have never watched even one episode of the DD...I wouldn't know Phil from your Uncle Bob. Hell, for all I know Phil may actually BE your Uncle Bob. When I have seen the posted pictures of Phil the only thing that comes to mind is that I want to throw him in a bath and scrub him until he is clean...and trim that nasty beard...okay?
Even in the 70's my "hippie" boyfriends were required to have a certain level of personal hygiene.
But goat-beard and needing a bath (and possibly a higher education) aside...
What the hell was he thinking? Really.
This isn't a First Amendment issue, folks.
This is a "Use your damned head" issue.
Phil could have went to any street corner in America...any mall...any local park...outside on his lawn...off into his favorite Walmart (which seems more likely) and shout his Bible verses to passer-bys. He could have them tattooed on his face, if that is what he wanted to do.
But the fact of the matter remains
A&E is his employer.
No matter how much of a jerk your boss is...no matter what they say or do...even if they stomp baby ducks or shove old ladies down in the street...unless you just want to be fired...you don't rush out in front of the office and yell
"Duck Stomper"
"Old Lady Pusher"
You just don't do it.
And you don't go telling incidental tales about how happy the blacks were in your area before the civil rights era...or how disgusting you may or may not find homosexuality on television. You want to head to the local tap or feed-store and talk until the cows come home...feel free. (caveat: Just don't be surprised if some black or gay dude cleans your clock for the effort...the whole opposite and equal reaction thing....) But when someone is paying you to entertain (all) the public...even the black, gay and drunken ones...well don't act all surprised and try to say your freedom of speech has been infringed upon when they lay you off.
Just Sayin'
And while I am at it- the same thing applies to the Ten Commandment and Creche people...okay. And frankly I am a bit surprised how versed all of you are on the First and Second amendment and yet you miss the POINT of Separation of Church and State completely.
If you want to put replicas of Moses' tablets on your front lawn...fine.
If you want to have a manger scene complete down to the little sheep...beautiful.
If your kid wants to bring a Bible to school and pray quietly several times a day or before each test...no problem. (...as a matter of fact the ACLU will defend little Timmy's right to do just that...)
But if you want the tablets on the Courthouse lawn...or them handing out Bibles in class or teacher led prayer...or a crèche by the Inn at Yellowstone Park...well then you need to re-read the First Amendment and ask yourself if it were a Pentegram lit with candles on the Courthouse lawn...would you be so gung-ho...or if it were the Koran instead of the Bible in class (or prayer rugs and bowing to Mecca) or a life sized Shiva at Yellowstone...would you feel so warm and fuzzy about THAT? Because that is why we have the separation between Church and State (government).
Because the USA is not a theocracy.
That's why.
Now Phil...go get a bath and "for-god's-sake" do something with that beard...
