DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER UPDATES:
SIGN THE SAVE THE BOUNTY HUNTER PETITION
SUPPORT RUNS NEARLY 9-1 in ALMOST ALL PETITIONS IN DOG’s FAVOR
LISTEN to the INTERVIEW: DOG is a “Ticking Bomb”
Dog the Bounty Hunter’s thousands of fans now have a chance to be heard. There are petitions popping up all over the internet.
When last we looked there were petitions, like the one below at “Keep Dog on TV”, at TMZ and for awhile on CNN at the Larry King Page.
Whether these will sway the powers-that-be at the Arts & Entertainment Network, where the Bounty Hunter held sway, is not known. But if you are a Dog fan, it can’t hurt and it gives you a chance to express your opinion.
Thousands upon thousands of Dog fans across the country have poured onto the Internet this week to help rally support to help return “Dog the Bounty Hunter” back to the airwaves.
One thing is for sure, the support for the Bounty Hunter seems to be in the 85-90% range. That’s 9-1 in favor of the show returning.
And the support cuts across racial lines. Of the many comments and letters received at this site alone, the support among non-whites is nearly as great as the white Dog Fans.
Most fans are basically saying the same thing.
“We know Dog’s a little rough around the edges. He’s lived a hard life and tried to provide for his family. He shouldn’t have said what he said, but it was private and if you listen to the tapes, he was more worried about his son Tucker’s girlfriend being offended if she wts.blogspot.com/2007/11/dog-bounty-hunas around than slurring her.”
Or variations thereof.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackThe comments sounded to me as if he was more worried about losing his career. He
It’s pathetic when we have a man in his profession to be a bigot. If he gets a pass he will think its no big deal to say racial slurs whenever he is ready. Nope I think he needs to pay for is mistake and lose everything as he noted in his interview, because thats what he is most scared of. Thanks.
I dont understand why this is turning into such a big deal. I know as a parent I would want to keep my son away from someone who was enabling his drug habit and use. Im also tired of hearing so much about the “N” word. Okay its fine for african americans to call eachother “N” but its not okay for a white person to say it? Why not just make everyone stop using the stupid words if its so offensive. African americans can make fun of white people anytime they want. Just watch television and the african american comedians. Im sick and tired of seeing white people treated like this is just a country they are allowed to stay in. Its their country too. Why is it okay for African Americans to make fun of whites but not okay for White people to make fun of Black? I means seriously, I hear white people called crackers, which is derogatory towards them. Its getting out of hand. When is a white person going to stand up and whine and scream racism about all the jokes and names they are called daily? You dont hear Native Americans whining about how bad they are treated and how they are made fun of, and yeah they are treated really bad and made fun of. This crap has went on long enough. Its time for people to start acting like people and grow up. This country has alot more problems to worry about than someone using the “N” word. I am soooo sick of hearing this same bunch of B.S. Dog plainly stated that he used that word because he was around African Americans and it was okay with them, and He thought it was a private conversation between his son and himself. Someone he obviously thought he could trust, He was trying to look out for his family.I cant believe his son would stab his own father in the back like he did for a few bucks. Wonder how much his mama is getting out of all this. Its just jealousy because of his career and his success and the wife he obviously loves. Dog works hard to get drug users, dealers and criminals off the streets( Thats says alot to me) which is so much more important than some stupid word that no one really needs in our vocabulary to start with. African Americans can help fix the problem by not using the word either. Thats what makes me sick about all this. Its the same old story, same old song and dance. GET OVER IT and move on….If you dont like the “N” word then everyone stop using it….Simple
and to clear this up, Im not at all racist….just human.
I am a white woman who married a black man 40 years ago. If I had made public all the comments that were made against me by the black people, individuals and community leaders, including being spit on, I wonder what would have happened. Three months ago my husband and I were in Boston waiting on the sidewalk, to get into a restaurant, a black man walked up to my husband and made horrendous comments about me. Should I have gone running and whining? Prejudice is the reasoning of the ignorant. Like I learned as a kid, Sticks and Stones will break my bones, but names will ever hurt me. I believe that being called a derogatory name because of my color, is like being insulted being of the shape of my toes. There are some things that are more important in life, like focusing on being productive in your daily life. Listening in on private conversations and going through peoples garbage are NEVER for the purpose of finding anything good. How many of us would want our private conversations made public world wide?
God Bless Dog!
God Bless Dog
WHY DID THEY INVADE HIS PRIVACY ON HIS PHONE? SOUNDS LIKE SONNY BOY NEEDED SOME FAST MONEY.
DOES HE HAVE A DRUG PROBLEM….
I AGREE WHEN ARE PEOPLE GOING TO GROW UP WORDS ARE ONLY WORDS AND YOU ALWAYS TRY AND PROTECT YOU KIDS NO MATTER WHAT DUMB THING THEY DO LOVE IS WHAT COUNTS AND PEOPLE ALWAYS SAY THINGS WHEN ANGRY GOOD LUCK DOG AND FAMILY GOD BLESS
If a tree falls in the woods and no one was there to hears it. did it fall ? Yes it was said in privacy but that does not make it right. His true feelings of blacks is out in the open. He is not racis but he is prejudice. I’m a black man and don’t believe “dog” is racist but nevertheless someone in position ( very influential due to his popularity) should not be promoting these thoughts. I believe dog is apologetic because he is about to loose millions as a result of his feelings. It seems as if “dog” believes “black people” are all right as long as they are not part of the family. Could someone tell me why he did not want he son to date black women? His feeling was genuine but that des not make him racist. I will no longer support him for I know that he feels that the white race is better than the black.
The black community is working hard to abolish the use of the N word. It’s in the news everyday, Mr Chapman knows that! I’ve Used the word in the past with my friends and is very sorry for doing so. I now realize the negative connotation and feelings towards it and it openly discouraging it.I’ve not used it in over 2 yrs. It’s degrading to the black community. If we let “dog” get away with it then it’s showing society that it’s all right. Many people in his position ( musicians /rappers mostly ) has vowed not to use it in their music anymore. We have made one step forward, let no one drag us back !
Hey Dog and Company, You are really terrific people. I think your apology was sincere and heart felt. A &E would be crazy to take you off the tube, because now you are more popular and will be more viewed than ever. God Bless You All!!! Sandra Dorsey, Atlanta, Georgia
Dog is a great guy.He is not a Racist. There is one racist that I see in this mess and the Imus Mess and that is REV al sharpton.He should get a real job!
Enough is enough! I hope A&E bring Dog back.I know several people that will stop watching A&E if they cancel his show!
Funnily enough, the show was aired on Bravo in the UK after all this happened, showing an episode that had been filmed beforehand. Dog and co. caught a Mexican fellow, and Dog said that although he was Mexican and didn’t speak English he would be treated as if he was “red, white and blue”. Hardly the sentiments of a genuine racist now, is it?
Can I also say that the girlfriend was on Fox News saying that she and Dog didn’t know one another, and Dog had no grounds for saying anything about her character. That goes both ways though: if she doesn’t know him then she can’t say anything meaningful about Dog’s character either. (Funnily enough, that didn’t stop her doing so.)
He used the word in the same way a neo-nazi,klansman or hate-filled plantation oversear would use it. Black people do not use that word that way with each other. Anyone who doesn’t see the disctinction is a complete moron. What’s more, seems Dog has taught his little children to speak the same hateful bile. What advertiser would ever again want to be in any way associated with his “show?”
this is crazy. I am an ex criminaln for assault. I love beth, she is very strong and bold. What happens in vegas, stays in Vegas , right ! We’re behind you 100% budy.
From canada.
I am a housewife and I have watched Dog the Bounty Hunter for a while now. I feel that if I met him on the street I would not feel him to be a racist. I feel that it was a private phone call between a Father and a Son and should not have been taken as far as it has. Look at what Dog has done in his life now. I don’t think that the show should not be cancelled. He is taking steps to become a better person. He deserves another chance because he helps so many. We are all human and say things out of anger. Move on.
Dog & his family do so much good for so many people, including the people they arrest & have such a good impact on society. I feel Dog is a very good person & does not deserve this! His bad language is no comparison to all he does or all that he has done with his life & tries to do for his children!!
Whether anyone thinks the show should or should not be cancelled is irrelevant. He will never be on the air again after that tape. It was that ugly. Even if A&E wanted to put him on they’d have to do it commercial free, because no company will advertise on it.
And, unfortunately, he has made things worse for himself on this crying forgiveness tour of his. For him to suggest that he was using this word in a “brotherly” way is an insult to the intelligence of his viewers as well as his advertisers. He was lying in his coffin and then comes along and nails that coffin shut with his “apologies.” He is clearly an inveterate, anti-black racist. Now, what about his initial written apology? There he says that it wasn’t the girl’s color, but her character which concerned him. Well, on the tape he says if she were a whore of another race it wouldn’t bother him. Rather, what bothered him was that she is black. If he was so concerned about character why would he accept his son dating a whore?
And let’s not forget that he said if his daughter brought home a black guy he would say to her “F*** you.” Lastly, he was concerned about his young children using this word in the girl’s presence. Instead of cleaning up his act and setting the right example for his kids, he’d rather keep the girl away so she wouldn’t hear this language and “turn him in.” This guy is a total and complete scumbag. I never want to see his ugly mug on television again.
Are you all kidding me? He needs to go back to the trailer park where he belongs. Dog, the ride is over and you have been revealed for what you really are so stop the fake ass crying..no one believes it! End this show now!
the whole family is behind you Duane. Saw you on Larry King and my fave, Sean Hannity. You and Beth will get over this. Hang in there ! You guys are the best. You will overcome. Just don’t ever use the word again in public or private. We all feel so sorry for you. You are the Best and we are all human and say crap like this all the time without meaning harm to anyone. Sharon from Chicago
I was reading the comment from Richard and I forgot he said if his daughter brought home a black guy he say f-her. If it was just about character why would you say that. The man could be a Doctor or Lawyer. Dogg, I was trying to be behind you but you said too much stuff. I don’t care if the public want you back on the air. Some healing has to take place first. And white people say its nothing because I guess you are tired of hearing other whites paying for what they say or do. But someone has to be held accountible or we will go back to slavery days.
Regarding Dog – Based on everything I have seen about Dog I believe he has turned his life around from years ago. I think his show is an eye opener to people like myself that really don’t understand the world Dog lives in. I believe he should be forgiven so he can continue to help others. The fact that he is human and working around people they use slurrs on a daily basis. Let DOG and his family get on with the good things that they can do. They will have learned a lot by this less. DO WE THINK HE IS THE ONLY ONE TO DO THIS.
I am so sick of hearing things about someone being a racist, or being prejudice. It is always something. I hear black people calling each other the “N” word all the time. This is crazy that every time something happens here comes Sharpton to keep the trouble going.Dog is not a racist.!!!His spiritual advicer is a black man,that should tell you something.he helps so many people. if the police stopped all the people (that dog and his team pick up for jumping their bond)they would go to prison. Dog makes crush their pipes and get rid of their drugs. I have seen them take off their shirts and give to bounties so they would not have to go to jail without a shirt on. I have also seen them give them shoes. You should remember Andrew Luster and how Dog and his team were the ones that caught him.He did not know it was illegal to bounty hunt in Mexico. All of you who keep running him down need to think what could have happened, had Dog not caught him, he would still be hurting women, mothers,sisters, daughters,girlfriends.He also had a list of people he was going to (get)when he found them.Why can’t people thing of the good also when something like this happens.I love Dog and his team. They are kind and do a lot of good to help people, and no he should not had used the (N) word, but you all should stop it also. Also just what parts I have read in here I have counted 16 words you all call us.So let it go.We need more people like Dog.
Dog will survive. He has worked very hard for 30 years to finally feel like he belongs where he is. No one has the right to take that away from him. We all make mistakes. Let he without sin cast the first stone. He has apologized to the point of degradation. Some people just enjoy kicking someone when they are down. Jeolousy probably has a lot to do with it. A & E should just take a stand and give him back his show. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. They have been through to much to let this take them down. Let us not forget the people Dog has helped capture and turn their lives around. He deserves more than a second chance. A lot of the black people who are crying over this, have not done half as much for the black community and their fellow man. Get over it and get a life.
Dog ino body is the epitome of right verses wrong.
If a black man says the N word nobody cares
what a double standard we have. Shame on blacks for using the word and being offended if whites do.
Forget the bull
Leave Dog on the air
I beleive very strongly that A&E should bring back Dog The Bounty Hunter! I look forward to watching it every week and now that he said the N word he lost his show! It is vey wrong a racist for the african americans to use that word and dog gets punished and ridicule for using it.
Please A&E bring it back! He is deeply sorry for that he is human and that needs to be forgiven! He has aplogized and apologized for what he said. If you are human and have feelings give him another chance for all us viewers who love his show. You are not only punishing him but you are also punishing all orf us viewers! I have not watched A&E since that has happened and I won’t until you bring him back on A&E!
I never watched A&E until I came across the ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter show’ one day. I stopped to watch and wanted to make fun of them because they looked so different from people in my life. I have grown to love the show and appreciate them for the difference they make not only in Hawaii but all over the world.
I believe that to Dog, Hunters girlfriend may be a “n—–” to him. What ever that word means in that world that he felt he was part of. I do not tolerate the N word and would never use it myself but I have heard it used by African Americans and they are never put under the scrutiny that Dog is being put under.
I hope this world has not gotten to the place where people have to sanitize everything they say (even in a place that they think is private) and that “freedom of speech” is only if its acceptable by the advertising executives.
A&E you have lost another viewer!
Could you imagine if every celebrity was held to this standard? We’d all be disappointed. I know what Dog was trying to say, I do not think he’s racist and the “N” word was used simply to describe this person not an entire race of people. Was it right, probably not, but Dog is an older guy from a different generation. Why would he spend an entire lifetime trying to rehab all colors of people if he was a racist? I know a black man who once said that the “N” word was used to describe a certain kind of person (or the way they are acting) in all colors. Like I said, it’s probably not appropriate, but if the word is not liked I recommend all people quit using it. I think Dog was angry during his conversation and we all try to say the most hateful words we can think of in situations like these. The “N” word is used all the time in so many different contexts that I don’t see how we can even know what it means. It’s simply a word, not an action. Think about it.
Who cares if he used the word nigger in a private phone conversation, mind your business about what other people do in private. You can say nigger anytime you want and not one white person cares…..
A&E we don’t listen to your private business calls. Who gives you the right to invade the privacy of Dog Chapman. It was a private conversation with his son. It wasn’t a public comment to any reporter. I am sure if you would seriously think about this you would realize that his son was mad and decided to get revenge on his dad. Now you have given this son permission to ruin his dad. I can’t believe you haven’t learned a thing about the Chapman family at all. How long have you had this family on your network??? Have you not learned that the Chapman Family is an awewome roll model for families all over America. We not only learn about how meth is taking over our citizens but we have also learned how to communicate and love as a family. We all get upset with family members and say things we don’t mean. I am sure if Dog could take it back he would. I do not believe that Dog would just hate his son’s girl friend over nothing. I am sure there is a very good reason Dog feels that this young lady isn’t the one for his son. I believe deep in my heart that Dog had a good reason for telling Tucker to not be with this girl. I do not believe it is over her color. I suggest you take another look at the situation before you loose a lot of viewers over a very bad choice. Put yourself in the Chapman family shoes and see how it would make you feel to have your privacy invaded.
Wait a minute I just read that some one feels that after what The Dog said that he should not be on T.V again. Hmm what about the black American that was fired from one show because he said something that was not very nice about a gay co- worker, but he is right back on T.V again on another show. So is there a double standard here or what. Give the Dog and Beth their show back and leave the family alone they have been thru enought God Bless th Dog’s family
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