I think we can safely call Cracker Barrel’s response to the Phil Robertson scandal a clusterduck.
For those sensible souls not following the saga as closely as I am: the Southern restaurant chain became the first major retailer to pull some Duck Dynasty products off its shelves on Saturday in response to cast member Robertson’s now-notorious anti-gay GQ interview.
Cue a barrage of tweets, emails, and calls from Duck Dynasty fans to the powers that be at Cracker Barrel, not to mention threats of a boycott.
Now, a day later, the 625-outlet comfort food chain has capitulated and will resume selling Duck Dynasty products. Here’s their statement, dated Sunday:
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Duck Dynasty is what brings money into A&E.
ReplyDeleteDuck Commander is what the boys own.
Buying DD stuff is putting money into A&E's pockets.
If I read correctly- Cracker Barrel discontinued DD and kept the DC label on their shelves.
All I see mentioned is Duck Dynasty.
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