Duck Dynasty Free Speech
Free Speech
Presentation
HUM/176 Media and American Culture
Bryan Michelena
Duck Dynasty
Does this TV show have the right to allow characters to openly and blatantly express racist, misogynist, and/or homophobic opinions Duck Dynasty
Duck
Duck Dynasty
Dynasty is is an an American
American
reality reality television television series series on on A&E,
A&E, it it is is based based on on like like life life of of the the Robertson,
Robertson, and and their their company company Duck
Duck Commander
Commander (A
(A company company that that make make duck duck calls calls for for hunters). hunters). Phil
Phil Robertson,
Robertson, the the creator creator invented invented the the duck duck call call back back in in 1972
1972 and and the
the
business business took took off off since since then. then. Since
Since first first airing airing in in March
March 2012,
2012, the the show show took took off off with with big big rating. rating. In
In 2013
2013 the the show show it it aa minor minor bump bump with with some some views views after after aa 2013
2013 interview interview with with Phil
Phil
Robertson,
Robertson, for for GQ
GQ magazine. magazine. The Robertson’s
The
The Robertson’s
Robertson’s are are no no like like any any other other reality reality television television series series you you see see on on television, television, even even though though they they have have become become millionaire millionaire they they still still life life off off the the land. land. They
They get get together together with with family family in in their their dinner dinner table, table, hold hold hands hands and and pray. pray. They
They attend attend church church every every Sunday
Sunday with with their their family family and and believe believe in in their their religious religious beliefs beliefs no no matter matter what what everyone everyone might might think. think. They
They express express their their beliefs beliefs and and what what they they believe believe in in on on the the show, show, connecting connecting with with other other family family across across America,
America, making making their their family family relatable. relatable. The Interview
In
In 2013
2013 GQ
GQ Magazine
Magazine did did and and interview interview with with Phil
Phil Robertson
Robertson (the
(the
famous famous interview interview photo photo on on right right side) side) where where Phil
Phil expressed expressed his his belifes belifes and and where where he he said said that that homosexual homosexual behavior behavior is is sinful. sinful. He
He
also also made made anti anti gay gay comments comments which which led led to to an an indefinite indefinite suspended suspended from from the the American
American
reality reality television television series series by by A&E.
A&E.
Facing
Facing what what was was reported reported as as "a
"a
strong strong backlash backlash from from Robertson's
Robertson's
supporters", supporters", A&E
A&E lifted lifted the the suspension suspension after after nine nine days. days. Editing
controversy
Presentation
HUM/176 Media and American Culture
Bryan Michelena
Duck Dynasty
Does this TV show have the right to allow characters to openly and blatantly express racist, misogynist, and/or homophobic opinions Duck Dynasty
Duck
Duck Dynasty
Dynasty is is an an American
American
reality reality television television series series on on A&E,
A&E, it it is is based based on on like like life life of of the the Robertson,
Robertson, and and their their company company Duck
Duck Commander
Commander (A
(A company company that that make make duck duck calls calls for for hunters). hunters). Phil
Phil Robertson,
Robertson, the the creator creator invented invented the the duck duck call call back back in in 1972
1972 and and the
the
business business took took off off since since then. then. Since
Since first first airing airing in in March
March 2012,
2012, the the show show took took off off with with big big rating. rating. In
In 2013
2013 the the show show it it aa minor minor bump bump with with some some views views after after aa 2013
2013 interview interview with with Phil
Phil
Robertson,
Robertson, for for GQ
GQ magazine. magazine. The Robertson’s
The
The Robertson’s
Robertson’s are are no no like like any any other other reality reality television television series series you you see see on on television, television, even even though though they they have have become become millionaire millionaire they they still still life life off off the the land. land. They
They get get together together with with family family in in their their dinner dinner table, table, hold hold hands hands and and pray. pray. They
They attend attend church church every every Sunday
Sunday with with their their family family and and believe believe in in their their religious religious beliefs beliefs no no matter matter what what everyone everyone might might think. think. They
They express express their their beliefs beliefs and and what what they they believe believe in in on on the the show, show, connecting connecting with with other other family family across across America,
America, making making their their family family relatable. relatable. The Interview
In
In 2013
2013 GQ
GQ Magazine
Magazine did did and and interview interview with with Phil
Phil Robertson
Robertson (the
(the
famous famous interview interview photo photo on on right right side) side) where where Phil
Phil expressed expressed his his belifes belifes and and where where he he said said that that homosexual homosexual behavior behavior is is sinful. sinful. He
He
also also made made anti anti gay gay comments comments which which led led to to an an indefinite indefinite suspended suspended from from the the American
American
reality reality television television series series by by A&E.
A&E.
Facing
Facing what what was was reported reported as as "a
"a
strong strong backlash backlash from from Robertson's
Robertson's
supporters", supporters", A&E
A&E lifted lifted the the suspension suspension after after nine nine days. days. Editing
controversy