There are so many reality shows on TV these days, nobody could possibly watch them all. I'll watch one or two, but I don't watch any that glorify the dumb hillbilly persona, such as Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Moonshiners, or everybody's current favorite, Duck Dynasty.
Today, Duck Dynasty is in trouble because the patriarchal member was openly quoted in GQ magazine saying some bad things about "homosexuals" and the gay lifestyle. The show's network (A & E) is distancing itself from the comments, acting shocked (shocked! I tell you) that he would say such insensitive things. Conversely, the Duck Dynasty family and thousands of the show's fans are rallying around him, claiming he has a right to express his religious beliefs.
There are so many great things about this:
1) Screw A & E. They struck gold by signing up and making famous a bunch of dumb Louisiana hillbillies, and they didn't consider that eventually, one or more of these idiots would say something insensitive? They deserve all of the bad publicity they get, from both sides.
2) Screw the Duck Dynasty family. They've had way beyond their 15 minutes of fame, and have been made rich by their stupidity. Now the same thing that made them famous, their back-ways hillbilly-ness, is going to crucify them. No one should feel sorry for them, and they probably don't want that from anyone, which leads me to.....
3) Screw the show's supportive fans. No one would be complaining if this guy had simply said his religious beliefs did not support gay lifestyle, and that was his opinion. But what he said in GQ (plus what has also been released on video from a church speech he gave) was completely mean-spirited and intolerant. It's the real(ity) him, not the fake media version of him, and likely what the rest of the family believes.
At least one good thing might come from all of this - one less hillbilly reality TV show!
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