Hey everyone,
So today the hot posts on Facebook are about "We want more Phil and Kay!" or quotes from Phil saying " I would never treat anyone with disrespect just because they are different from me. We are all created by the Almighty, and like Him, I love all of humanity."
While this statement is endearing, it was pulled from an interview full of disrespectful comments directed towards the LGBT community and even the African American community. I understand, everyone is very upset that he is being chastised for speaking his opinions and beliefs...but welcome to the lifestyle of being a celebrity. It is one thing to express your opinion, it's another when you devalue and mock entire communities. I would like to point key moments where I believe Robertson crossed the line in terms of expressing an opinion.
"Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there. Bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men." -Phil Robertson
To say that homosexuality as a whole is simply a gateway to sex with animals and promiscuity is simply being ignorant to the facts. I would love to see some research that shows any connection between bestiality and homosexuals, or even increased infidelity. In reality its clear that people have weird fetishes and cheat on partners whether they identify themselves as straight or homosexual.
"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."- Phil Robertson
The only thing "not logical" (or illogical as I like to say) is the fact that Phil is speaking about things he clearly knows nothing about. I have tons of homosexual friends who would say that vagina's are completely disgusting and undesirable, and their arousal comes completely from " a man's anus ", and vice versa for women who just want to be with other women. Also important to mention is the biology behind it all! For men, anal penetration gives their prostate tons of attention, and allows them to feel a whole different kind of orgasm than just vaginal sex. The anus is also much tighter which is pleasurable for men as well. For men and women alike, the anus has tons of nerve endings that get stimulation when touched.
"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," he said. "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." -Phil Robertson
The issues related to this statement are endless so I'll be brief. First of all, he equates the worthiness of working with blacks to his white trash status. He then proceeds to say that in this pre-civil rights time, that the African Americans he was around were happy as clams because they were singing "happy" songs. Lastly he makes the connection between African Americans and welfare...
I could ramble on about this forever and I needed to get some of my thoughts out somewhere. In no way am I devaluing anyone's right to express/have their beliefs and opinions. What I am going to say is that you best be prepared for the backlash that will come at you from the people that disagree with you.
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