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TV bounty hunter Duane “Dog” Chapman’s highly-rated show has been pulled from the air indefinitely by A&E, after his son leaked to the National Enquirer a private phone conversation in which the reality star repeatedly called his son’s girlfriend the “N” word.
A&E said in a statement:
“In evaluating the circumstances of the last few days, A&E has decided to take `Dog The Bounty Hunter’ off the network’s schedule for the foreseeable future. We hope that Mr. Chapman continues the healing process that he has begun.”
Is A&E really shocked by this…? The mullet should have given them ample warning that Duane was a racist redneck — AND that his family tree has no forks.
I still love the dog, he’s a good guy and just because he said a word that no one should ever say doesn’t mean he is a racist… we’ve all said thing we don’t mean when we are upset… “let those without sin cast the first stone.”
November 3rd, 2007 at 2:01 pm - Replyof course he’s a racist. but what he said in private shouldn’t affect his professional career.
November 3rd, 2007 at 3:11 pm - ReplyPoor Dog! It seems like he worked very hard to make amends and apologize. And I agree with princess bride: his private shouldn’t affect his personal, racist or not.
November 3rd, 2007 at 3:26 pm - ReplyThat’s the thing about being a celebrity though… private and personal are all pretty much the same thing. Unfortunately that’s part of the bargain these days. Clearly his son was making a point by letting the world know about it. And yes, of course he’s a racist. Only a racist would use a word like that.
November 3rd, 2007 at 3:45 pm - ReplyI still love Dog
November 3rd, 2007 at 3:55 pm - ReplyHmmm, yeah, i think the mullet was a dead giveaway of what to expect from this guy. I think his son did a shitty thing by releasing a private conversation (just like what kim basinger did to alec baldwin).
November 3rd, 2007 at 3:56 pm - ReplyI agree with you Happy Go Lucky,
November 3rd, 2007 at 4:37 pm - Replythat ain’t right.
What sickens me most is that these people
November 3rd, 2007 at 5:18 pm - Replyare obviously racist/homophobic/whatever brand
of asshole,but say they are ‘healing’
like that is going to change their ingrained beliefs…going to asshole-rehab doesn’t change anyone’s prejudiced views and anyone who thinks it will is dumb.
Chris Rock can use the N word 30 times a minute and never be criticized nor reprimanded.
November 3rd, 2007 at 7:11 pm - ReplyWhat just burns me up is that (on this “show”) he holds a little prayer meeting with his gang. And yet every other word is bleeped out during his other conversations. What a great Christian he is - a cussing bigot!
I’ll bet that A&E (hah - arts? entertainment?) had to edit him out many times for using this disgusting word before this “private conversation” came out.
November 3rd, 2007 at 7:17 pm - ReplyWhat a big jerk!
It’s an entirely different matter when a black person uses it… similar to a gay person calling another gay a “fag”. Like it or not, different rules apply.
November 3rd, 2007 at 10:00 pm - ReplyDog is a racist. Insisting that your child not date someone because of their color, makes you a racist. That said, most people, of all colors…are racists…and bigots of all strips.
It’s very sad when you think about all the squandered opportunities that we have had as a human collective…denying ourselves the utopia that God has promised, through sheer fear of others…simply because they look differently than us.
Such fear, leads to crime, violence, killing, war, rape, poverty, denial of fair opportunities in education, in career…and job advancement. This upheaval makes our society less cohesive…harming economic growth…lowering the quality of life for all, breaking up families, and leading us closer and closer to the eventual implosion of this society as a whole.
My point??? Our foreign friends and enemies are only getting stronger as we bicker among ourselves, and tear each other down. Canada’s dollar is now worth more than the American dollar. The Euro is crushing the dollar. European and Asian educational systems consistantly rank higher than U.S. educational institutions. China’s currency is threatening our economic survival…as well, China is now within two years of nuclear parity with the U.S. and the Russians are now reasserting themselves as a nuclear super power. All mostly due to the racial disharmony in this country. As we fall apart, our foes and friends gain on all of our strides. China is going to the Moon…and both China and Russia are threatening to go to China…while we fight over color???
Meanwhile, who is over taxing Americans??? Who is breaking us financially, thanks to the war??? Who is hitting us with overwhelming gas prices??? Who is outsourcing our jobs??? Who is responsible for the home sales crash??? Who has weakened our unions, thus making it possible for employers to deny us proper pay and proper medical benefits??? And whether you, or a family member are a part of a union, and or support these organizations, or not, strong unions make certain that all American workers, regardless of color, age or gender…are fairly paid and compensated in regard to benefits.
So, what is the responsible party for most, if not, all of America’s problems today??? The government, that’s who. And as long as they can continue to keep us all at each others’ throats, through the convenient divide and conquer politics of the Republicans and the Democrats…as well as via the Rush Limbaughs of the world, the Michael Savages, the Bill O’Riely’s…the Fox News’, CNNs’, ABC’s, NBCs’, CBS’…etc., we will forever be their dupes…and the racism that they fuel will only continue…and America will only continue to fall…and fail as a result.
For once in your temporary and fragile mortal lives, be brave, and stand-up to support, and embrace…what is right–and that is the light of true love–no matter what color it comes to you in the form of: Know that God has sent it to you as a gift…and don’t dare deny it…or send it away…out of the kind of fear displayed by so many cowards in our world…for God may not smile upon you again with another such gift.
November 4th, 2007 at 3:17 am - ReplyAmended:
Dog is a racist. Insisting that your child not date someone because of their color, makes you a racist. That said, most people, of all colors…are racists…and bigots of all strips.
It’s very sad when you think about all the squandered opportunities that we have had as a human collective…denying ourselves the utopia that God has promised, through sheer fear of others…simply because they look differently than us.
Such fear, leads to crime, violence, killing, war, rape, poverty, denial of fair opportunities in education, in career…and job advancement. This upheaval makes our society less cohesive…harming economic growth…lowering the quality of life for all, breaking up families, and leading us closer and closer to the eventual implosion of this society as a whole.
My point??? Our foreign friends and enemies are only getting stronger as we bicker among ourselves, and tear each other down. Canada’s dollar is now worth more than the American dollar. The Euro is crushing the dollar. China’s currency is threatening our economic survival…European and Asian educational systems consistantly rank higher than U.S. educational institutions. China is now within two years of nuclear parity with the U.S. and the Russians are now reasserting themselves as a nuclear super power. All mostly due to the racial disharmony in this country. As we fall apart, our foes and friends gain on all of our strides. China is going to the Moon…and both China and Russia are threatening to go to Mars…while we fight over color???
Meanwhile, who is over taxing Americans??? Who is breaking us financially, thanks to the war??? Who is hitting us with overwhelming gas prices??? Who is outsourcing our jobs??? Who is responsible for the home sales crash??? Who has weakened our unions, thus making it possible for employers to deny us proper pay and proper medical benefits??? And whether you, or a family member are a part of a union, and or support these organizations, or not, strong unions make certain that all American workers, regardless of color, age or gender…are fairly paid and compensated in regard to benefits.
So, what is the responsible party for most, if not, all of America’s problems today??? The government, that’s who. And as long as they can continue to keep us all at each others’ throats, through the convenient divide and conquer politics of the Republicans and the Democrats…as well as via the Rush Limbaughs of the world, the Michael Savages, the Bill O’Riely’s…the Fox News’, CNNs’, ABC’s, NBCs’, CBS’…etc., we will forever be their dupes…and the racism that they fuel will only continue…and America will only continue to fall…and fail as a result.
For once in your temporary and fragile mortal lives, be brave, and stand-up to support, and embrace…what is right–and that is the light of true love–no matter what color it comes to you in the form of: Know that God has sent it to you as a gift…and don’t dare deny it…or send it away…out of the kind of fear displayed by so many cowards in our world…for God may not smile upon you again with another such gift.
November 4th, 2007 at 3:23 am - ReplyDog didn’t call her that
because of her race and due to
his son
dating someone of her race.
News story:
http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=282343>1=7703&mpc=2
{Page 2 of article, second
paragraph.}
But he said it unfortunately.
November 4th, 2007 at 5:54 am - ReplyHe should not ever have
included that word in his
palate of conversation on any level,
as it is never excusable.
I still like him for what he
does in his career, as he is overall
a good person. I just wish that
the words, whether acceptable or not
when said by one of the same
origin (homosexuals calling each
other the f-word, etc), should not
be said at all out of respect for
everyone else. Period. I don’t run
around calling my fellow caucasians
“whitey.”
It’s like using the excuse to say
jokes about the Pope just because
one is Catholic.
Just hopefully out of all
of these mistakes celebs make
we common folk are learning
a very good & valuable lesson.
Respect.
Now let’s all go back to making
November 4th, 2007 at 5:58 am - Replyfun of Britney Spears!
Yes, but sometimes whites call each other “white trash” or “red necks”, as terms of affection for one another. It’s no different than blacks using the word nigga (nigger) as a term of affection for one another. I’ve used racial slurs back and forth between myself and friends of different colors…only out of love…and there is no disrespect there, because none is meant…and that is fully understood by the tone of one’s voice…as well as the situation one is in.
It’s like with Carmen Elektra and her then husband Dennis Rodman: she used to call him nigger in bed during sex in order to, in his word, inspire him. She wasn’t being a racist, just trying to turn her man on. It’s the same when a man uses the word bitch in bed…or a woman uses the other c-word to describe he man’s penis–or a man uses the t-word to describe his lady’s breasts…in those situations, it is done with love in mind…and most people don’t take offense–but when a term is used to direct hate and anger toward another individual…that causes pain…and that is abusive.
The difference here, however…is that Dog didn’t mean his use of the N-word in a loving, or affectionate mannor. He was being abusive, not only to his son’s lover, but even more importantly, he was being abusive to his own son.
November 4th, 2007 at 10:15 pm - Reply