Film critic Richard Roeper recently tweeted about “Duck Dynasty,” referring to the show as “poorly contrived crapola.” Today, Roeper expressed his low tolerance for the opinion of Phil Robertson while taking it upon himself to educate Robertson’s supporters on the definition of “intolerance”:
But I was called "leftist," "elitist," "Dickie" and a few other choice terms. Brilliant rebuttals!
— Richard Roeper (@richardroeper) December 27, 2013
Fortunately for the hayseed peasantry, Roeper is here to educate:
Intolerance=unwilling to grant others freedom of expression. I DISAGREE with Robertson's comments. Fully support his free speech rights.
— Richard Roeper (@richardroeper) December 27, 2013
And with that, Roeper called an end to his foray into the Phil Robertson/”Duck Dynasty” controversy because he’s up to here with all the intolerance, or something.
I also support a company's right to discipline an employee for making ignorant, bigoted comments. End of "Duck Dynasty" Tweets for me.
— Richard Roeper (@richardroeper) December 27, 2013
Update:
Roeper later wanted to make this clarification, which is a fair point:
@TwitchyTeam That headline is incorrect. I said most of the supporters I HEARD FROM. Major distinction.
— Richard Roeper (@richardroeper) December 28, 2013
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