I noticed that Phil Robertson has been allowed to return to "Duck Dynasty." Well and good. Actually, I don't know how you allow someone to return to a show that probably would not exist without him, but hey, what do I know.
But isn't this a double standard in judging bigotry?
I noticed last week in Wal-Mart that none of the "Duck Dynasty" licensed goods -- t-shirts, blankets, etc. -- had been removed from the shelves. Yet, when Paula Deen was vilified for a racial slur she uttered decades ago, she not only lost her show, but her licensed goods were yanked from Wal-Mart's shelves tout suite.
So, Phil Robertson's comments that were offensive to two groups -- the LGBT community and the African-American community -- were less offensive than the one racial slur Paula Deen uttered in the '60's that was offensive to only one group?
Am I missing something here?
I guess calling ducks is more remunerative to corporate America than cooking them.
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