A good portion of the Duck Dynasty kerluffle is simply a clash between urban and rural culture. There isn’t a whole lot of old school “rural” left anymore as everyone is connected to the Information Superhighway and almost everyone gets either cable or satellite television.
Imagine living your whole life in a small town where you literally know everybody. I don’t just mean you know their names, I mean you grow up with them, go to the same schools and churches, date and marry amongst the same group, then watch your kids and their kids and your kids’ kids and their kids’ kids grow up together.
Living in a place like that is very intimate. It’s like a big family, where everybody knows your secrets and you know theirs. Life in places like that doesn’t seem to change much. Some people like that, and some don’t.
Urban areas have more people living closer together and yet they are more anonymous. You can move a dozen blocks to a different neighborhood and it’s a whole new world filled with strangers. Life in the city tends to be more fast-paced.
City people often make the mistake of thinking that rural people are unsophisticated hicks. But they got sex and drugs and books and newfangled technologies out in the sticks too. Pretentious idiots like Josh Barro think that urban culture is superior to rural culture. Country folk disagree.
I would have to say that of the two groups, the rural people have a better understanding of the city than urban people have of the boondocks. They are also more tolerant of the other group. They kinda have to be, they’re outnumbered.
It’s ironic, because urban people are the ones who are into “multiculturalism” and “diversity”.
The Crawdad Hole 
In small towns a statement like “He’s Jimmy-Jack Brown’s boy” or “She’s one of the Baileys” is all the explanation for a kid’s strange behavior that is needed.
BTW – If your town has one high school, it’s integrated.
Both the town I grew up in and the town I live in now only have one of each level of school. The kids you go to kindergarten with are the same ones you graduate with.
If you want to talk about prejudice and stereotypes, look at how many movies and TV shows feature plots that involve murderous hillbillies.
Tell your bullshit theory to Matthew Shepard’s mom you bigoted moron. Oh yeah, and get a job, deadbeat.
It turns out that Matthew Shepard’s murder was somewhat different than originally reported.
http://nypost.com/2013/10/28/uncomfortable-truth-behind-matthew-shepards-death/
Wanda is a detestable, beastly, bourgeois, babbling, shit-stirring troll, but Andrea Peyser is no better. I don’t believe her story
Andrea Peyser was reporting an interview with the author, Stephen Jiminez, who wrote the book dispelling the myth that Shepard’s murder was a hate crime. Is she detestable, beastly, bourgeois, babbling, and shit-stirring for interviewing him? Or are you angry at Jiminez for writing the book? Or are you just upset that an iconic hero for the gay community was a poor choice to rally round? I’m still reeling from finding out the true story of the Mayflower folks, but it doesn’t change the facts. They were grave robbers. They started a great holiday, though, unless you’re a turkey.
Ironically, Stephen Jiminez IS gay, and thought it was the right thing to do to tell the truth rather than use Matthew for other purposes.
elliesmom, thats absurd. Even Peyser says:
Lets say its true. Are you suggesting that its ok to rob, pistol whip, set fire to and hang someone upside down on barbed wire until they die six days later for any reason? That was a hate crime, plain and simple.
Your “armchair psychiatrist” questioning of my motives is also absurd. If you like, I can go there too: Are you defending Peyser because she is a woman? Are you agreeing with Jiminez because of your own unconscious homophobia? or perhaps even your own latent homosexuality? (see how ridiculous that sounds?)
You protest too much, elliesmom. This is the second time you’ve been aggressive with me about something gay related. The last time, you followed me from blog to blog taking shots at me because I didn’t agree with you that a tongue in cheek video made by drag queens was an abomination to women (you claimed they projected a standard too high for “real” women to compete with, and concluded that ‘drag queens hate women). In the end, you became persona non grata everywhere but here. Don’t start up again.
I am going to speculate because it would be wrong not to that the people who are reacting so negatively to your link to Peyser’s article about Jiminez’s book have a personal stake in the legend of Matthew Shepard being true. The problem is when your outrage is based on a lie, it hurts your cause to get angry at people for pointing it out. Better to say we were all originally fooled, and find a better place to hang our banner. When I get sneered at for working so hard for Hillary Clinton by folks who want to rub my nose in it that she fell into line so easily for Obama, I don’t defend her. I admit I was and still am very disappointed in her. It was my mistake for believing she stood for something more than the Democratic Party. I wanted her to be a symbol for women who wouldn’t give up or give in. Because I wanted desperately to believe it, not because it was true. Same with the LGBT community wanting to believe Matthew Shepard’s death was a symbol for their struggles. Doesn’t make the struggle fake, just not this time with this person.
That is my exact feeling about Hillary.
Ever heard of “retirement,” moron? That means you are DONE working.
The only “deadbeat” around here is you.
Is this the same Wanda/Blessyourheart who lives I mom’s basement and is now going to lose both insurance AND unemployment at the end of the month? I guess I’d be angry, too. But I’d use that anger to look for a job.
For me, retirement is only 2 years away! I’m gonna spend time w/grand babies and volunteering with Meals on Wheels and the city historical museum. Woohoo!!!
Speaketh not the name of a troll.
Wanda, So glad to hear from you. Now I can wish you and Bless You a joyous and Merry Christmas.
Suppose to be bless your heart.
Keep ringing those bells which will soothe your dem. spirit.
And bah humbug to you too, you sad little person.
I think a really great shit would help this person a lot. It would reduce pressure on the brain.
I agree with Kid Rock ….
http://www.theminorityreportblog.com/2013/12/21/kid-rock-support-phil-robertson-choice/
Short little rant says so much. 😀
When you are insecure you have to have someone to look down on and denigrate. It really says more about the miserable, narrow and limited little shit lives of SOME urbanites than it does about the rural population.
I love it, and I’ve already tried it out on three intolerant FB friends. Thank you. Surprisingly, none of them have responded, “But you doln’t pray”. They’re too busy sputtering.
Something I say all the time. Luv the look on their faces when I wish them Merry Christmas.
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Charles Blows exposes his ignorance and prejudice:
First of all there is no context given for that quote. He seems to have been answering a specific question – what was it?
Phil Robertson was born in 1946 in rural NW Louisiana and lived in a log cabin with no electricity or bathroom. He is hardly responsible for things that took place before he was born.
Idiot quoted here is in same condition as a Christmas goose, knowing nothing of which he speaks re: the south of the 1960’s. Much, much changed over a decade earlier, must that news flash must not fit Blowhard’s narrative.
Cheers from £ondon where “free WiFi” ain’t.
Have fun in London!
Here is an ugly truth about early American history that the east coast ivy indoctrinated elitists need to accept. The rich whites exploited everyone they came across. It wasn’t all whites who exploited blacks it was elitist whites. My early relatives were indentured Scots, do you think they were imported in luxury conditions or dumped in the bottom of a boat against their will? Do you think they lived the luxury life? They were separated from everyone and everything they knew forever and their work enriched their owner. They were indentured for periods of time that were longer than their life expectancy. The rich whites took land from the Native Americans and they used measles and small pox against them. So Robertson says his family is and was white trash. So was my family. I was raised in a trailer so I am also trailer trash. Do not put me in the same class with the white exploiters. Those people exploited my family too. So east coast elitists, you probably are guilty for slavery, I’m not and I come from white slaves.
They also don’t mention that the original Progs were racists. Some abolitionists too.
Thank you Constance. My first ancestors in North America were Welsh yeoman farmers hired by Puritans to take care of their cattle. These Welsh hicks were repeatedly imprisoned in England because their land was being “appropriated” for tin mines on Anglesey to pay their fines for existing. They had lived there a few thousand years. Immediately there were problems at Plymouth as Puritans wanted them to be servants plus yeoman and wouldn’t pay them. Their boss was one of the Mathers. So they took all the cattle including dairy cows out for pasturage one day and didn’t come back. Two years later in 1638 they show up in Virginia with anglicized names and the cows. It may have been the first cattle drive.
What continues to astonish me about the Vile Progs is their complete ignorance of history. Everything they know they learned from movies and television writers rather than historians or even family history. And comic books. Maybe video games too. They are the feral children left in the living room with a tv and assorted gadgets (occasionally taken to soccer practice) to fend for themselves. They don’t even know how to behave to get a job and cannot interact without a smartphone (gadget). The entire country is reaching a “YOU (an idiot and self appointed elite) are not the boss of me” moment.
Related — NYC banning e-cigarettes. If I recall correctly the smoking ban was deemed legal because it protected employee’s health. Not the case now pure nanny. Odd that the place which I once viewed as individuality incarnate is no so docile.
Meanwhile there is a new study that says second-hand smoke isn’t nearly as dangerous as previously claimed.
Urban individuality is actually very regulated – you have to choose which kind of individual you want to be, such as metrosexual, yuppie, goth, punk, etc. You have to conform in your non-conformity.
That’s a reasonable explanation. Also, Josh Barro and his friends can be jackass hypocrites and crybabies. 🙂 Often the biggest bigots are the same people whinging loudest about bigotry.
Dan Savage should be running away with this, but I see he’s got competition.
Dan Savage’s audience has shrunk. Piers Morgan gets way more viewers/hits than Savage (and Morgan’s ratings are piss-poor.)
Bronco is going to win. Oh dear!
TOURE got my vote
Yes I voted for Savage & he *should* win — but I think most are voting for the ones who actually impact on people’s lives.
And Savage’s glory days are long over.
Amen. Funny how my progressive friends are so conformist to their “superior” group think. Very little critical thinking. Reminds me again of being at the Rothko retro at the Whitney and listening to the comments. Regurgitation of what they had read telling them what they felt. creepy in my book to witness someone standing before a painting of purple on blue on light blue weeping at the profound beauty. Hate typing on kindle.
I used to have to take all of my out of town guests to the Rothko Chapel because they had read so much about it. I stayed out and wished them “Great suicidal thoughts”.
Everything I know about fine art I learned from that nun on tv and by following around grade school tours at the Tate to listen to the guides. Not sure if it was the accent or that they simply approach it as less rarefied. Do know that knowledge of some obscure art does not set anyone above another. Older I get the more I loathe pretentious a$$es . I’d take Phil over most
I have a few painters in my family. One taught at a university and made quite bit of money, studied at the Sorbonne, etc. Very unpretentious but talented. My brother is a talented painter and architect and thinks everyone has creativity of some kind inside of them but are not encouraged to pursue it because of what he calls “art snots”.
Sister Wendy, I think….
Totally unfair to use the guys own words against him. 🙂
Is it illegal to wash down the driveway and sidewalks too? What about pressure washing the house? Can they rinse their dirty feet off outside before going in? How about hosing off outside toys or your dog? And who the hell calls the cops on neighbors for stuff like this? And does this goof cop have nothing better to do?
Ah, suburbia. I can’t decide which is worse, living in the urban jungle or in suburban busy body land. There’s a reason many of us prefer living in the sticks.
Yep!!!! 🙂
We get water restrictions when there’s a draught. No watering lawns, washing cars, etc. Local car washes are exempt because they recycle their water (so they say) and those businesses boom !
Yeah, this year was the worst for Obama, because his incompetence finally was exposed.
I remember fondly a conversation that I once had with an African musician friend who told me that the biggest difference between country folk and city folk is that country folk still know how to make fire.
Always thought that was pretty profound.
I was a troop leader for a bunch of teenaged Girls Scouts. I told them the two most important things I was going to teach them was how to build a fire and not to pee in the water they were going to drink.
Teaching girls not to pee in a fire is probably a good idea too.
😆 wise
Very profound.
Urban people are often the ones spouting off about “get back to nature” and “sustainable” and “green” when they are completely out of touch with nature in their concrete jungles. LOL
NBC is going to cut high priced staff in DC. Money problems usually come from ad problems which come from low ad rates which are a result of low viewership. The “talent” who make big salaries are not earning their keep. “An NBC spokesperson, in a statement on Friday, said, “We offered a handful of voluntary buyouts in the DC bureau back in early November. Discussions are ongoing.” Paying them to go away is not working. http://nypost.com/2013/12/21/dc-staff-irked-as-nbc-news-boss-turness-eyes-cuts/
I wonder what will happen now… Charles whatshisname from CBS Sunday morning show, just wished everyone “Merry Christmas”. Who’s gonna boycott the show? I’m waiting for the uproar.
Please check spammy for me …. Thnx
Now that’s funny. Didn’t know they reacted to this. Have they checked their name lately?
If they were smart they would have raised their prices on all the DD stuff. It was flying off the shelves at Walmart.
did I read it wrong about cracker barrel?, I thought they took duck dynasty products off the shelf but kept duck commander products on the shelves. duck dynasty products = A&E……duck commander = Robertson family
They were taking anything with Phil’s picture on it off the shelf is what I read.
And I read that they had taken them down because A&E, who controls the licensing on DD stuff but not DC stuff, told Cracker Barrell to do so. They also asked Walmart who told them they had already sold everything, sorry too late and GFY. It frankly sounds like A&E is trying to control the family with threats and licensing money.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2013/12/22/krauthammer-insurance-companies-ruined-obamacare-will-need-bailout-ne#disqus_thread
per Krauthammer…..Insurance companies will need bailout next year
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/12/22/Out-Of-Touch-Business-Corporations-Abandon-Duck-Dynasty-and-Boy-Scouts
out of touch business corps abandon duck dynasty and boy scouts.
something that seems to be under the radar…..the companies that are refusing to support the boy scouts., an organization that has helped boy for many years
I object No bailout!!!! 👿
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/12/21/Al-Sharpton-s-Chicago-Town-Hall-Erupts-into-Revolt-against-Machine-Politics
OH OH seems the tide is turning even in Chicago of all places
Without Chicago machine politics, race-baiting, and the politics of victimization in general, there is no Democratic party. Ruh-roh.
Wonder how many candles Obama lit for the deaths of the Southside youths? Or how rich ValJar and Rezko became being slumlords?
http://therightscoop.com/condescending-msnbc-host-calls-robertson-jindal-stupid/
condescending msnbc host calls robertson-jindal stupid
how are the ratings at msnbc???????????
He he he
http://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2013/12/20/yes-the-duck-dynasty-story-actually-matters/?singlepage=true
interesting take on the whole duck dynasty flap
Speaking of flaps, that crazy tweet “catching aids” lady just didn’t fire off one bad joke, she’s got a history of them. More about her, includes a link to her old tweets.
http://gothamist.com/2013/12/22/fired_pr_exec_apologizes_to_south_a.php
What’s missing from this “liberal” source is her political leanings, so I’m assuming she’s a liberal 🙂
When you are on the side of the angels you can do no wrong.
JUST BECAUSE I loved this story
http://fox5sandiego.com/2013/12/18/childs-lost-letter-to-santa-falls-out-of-the-sky/#axzz2nx2bV8du
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-12-20/duck-dynasty-as-a-culture-war-rerun-how-cable-tvs-hr-decisions-became-a-battlefield#r=rss
duck dynasty as a culture war rerun—how cable tvs HR decisions became a battlefield
Hee, hee.
IHOP will be very disappointed.
Not sure why Cracker Barrel got into the fray, I’ve only seen snowbirds perched there. Doubt any of them have heard of GLAAD 😉
The Obamas are in this week’s People for their annual Puff Piece interview and obviously before the Duck Kerfluffle. They think the Duck Dynasty guys are a lot of fun. Heh.
Awesome 🙂
http://freebeacon.com/blog/sating-the-hungry-mob/
http://www.libertynews.com/2013/12/unbelievable-wisconsin-news-anchor-passes-live-judgement-of-phil-robertson-based-on-looks/
perfect example of bad judgement
What a bigot – not only her words but the attitude displayed with the facial gestures and flinging of her hair.
If I were her, I wouldn’t be judging people based on what they look like.
She shouldn’t be in the news business. All this publicity, she should know better than judge by looks these guys are millionaire geniuses 😉
Just watched my first Duck show. Pretty crazy funny. I’ll just keep it on since I still haven’t recovered from the stroke the Cowboys gave me today 😀
Is it wrong that I enjoy the responses to the troll?
GLAAD woke up America. I hope all the intolerant progs can handle it. This is going to be fun.
Fucking Packers.
Did you catch the Cowboys-Redskin Potatoes ? I think my blood pressure is finally back to normal.
Some of it. But whatever recover may have happened has been undone. I’m officially losing my marbles. Packers just tied it up after being down 10. I don’t think I’ll survive this.
The Packers are driving me to drink. More.
That’s what’s great about being a Raiders fan – you don’t get your hopes up so you’re never disappointed.
Embrace the suck!
This year I have. The whiskey helps.
For fun !
One more, the entire crew and cast flashmobbed the audience…..
He should join Bashir for a coffee.
Here comes the Log Cabin Republicans’ smackdown……
http://www.logcabin.org/pressrelease/log-cabin-republicans-denounces-gay-stereotypes-promoted-by-obamacare-advocates/
Hope Obama is sipping on his Mai Tai when he gets this presser 😀
Somewhat related, thought provoking article on the abuse going on within male gay culture
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/12/m-why_i_cannot_blame_russia_and_india_for_taking_on_the_gays.html
Wow. So much to refute. Sadly this man endured years of abuse and I do believe it has colored his perceptions. Agree that one aspect of a person(sexual preference) has been blown way out of proportion to where it becomes the dominant characteristic with many. I find the Gay Pride days obnoxious and a validation of stereotypes. I am often attacked for my belief that gay individuals should not create a child to enhance their own egos or fill a void in their lives. Claims that all gay men desire young boys is patently false. We all see what we are looking for and this man with his unfairly jaundiced eye may detect the abuses more than another real or perceived. Cruel what he must have endured but I do not believe that gay men crave children any more than straight men.
One thing is clear to me though– the over reaching and assumption that GLADD speaks for me and many others has resulted in an unwarranted backlash. Oh well. I am going to head out to Chik-fil-A today dressed as a Santa in black face and distribute copies of Paula Dean’s cookbooks to white Hispanics.
^the voice of reason^
I don’t believe that all gay men are attracted to boys either, but the thought that those who do are hiding behind the “intolerance!” card makes me ill.
Child predators have no place in any society.
Have fun at Chick-Fil-A, mothy! 😉
The 2013 Darwin Awards . It is a shame we don’t have the POLITICAL Darwin awards .
http://jdgroover.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/the-2013-darwin-awards-are-out/