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(68,868 posts) Wed May 7, 2014, 01:52 PM May 2014

HGTV calls off show starring twins who hate gays, Muslims, divorce, and public schools [View all]

Source: Raw Story

But the cable network, which is owned by Scripps Networks Interactive, announced it had dropped plans for the show less than two hours after Raw Story called seeking comment about the twins and their political activism.

“HGTV has decided not to move forward with the Benham Brothers’ series,” the network announced Wednesday afternoon on its Facebook page.

David Benham led a prayer rally, Charlotte 7:14, organized with his twin brother outside the 2012 Democratic National Convention to protest “abortion on demand,” “no-fault divorce,” “pornography and perversion,” “adultery,” and “demonic ideologies” taught at public schools and universities.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/07/meet-new-hgtv-reality-stars-who-hate-gays-muslims-divorce-and-public-schools/

The right decision, but haven't they heard of Google?

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HGTV calls off show starring twins who hate gays, Muslims, divorce, and public schools [View all] geek tragedy May 2014 OP

I will bet that if HGTV didn't have a big gay viewership they would have aired it. Arugula Latte May 2014 #1

Hey, they thought, if we can have "Property Brothers" why not geek tragedy May 2014 #2

LOL!!! savalez May 2014 #20

Wow, what's their show called, "The Aryan Boys"? I got the creeps just looking at them. catbyte May 2014 #3

They look like the kids from daligirl519 May 2014 #8

exactly what i got when they first began airing the bigotry brothers. nt hopemountain May 2014 #17

The moment you mention demonic you loose the argument weissmam May 2014 #4

"lose" bullwinkle428 May 2014 #16

maybe twas like "loosing the Kraken"--loose their idiocy. nt griloco May 2014 #19

Yeah, but meanit May 2014 #26

You should educate yourself about 'Godwin's law'. ronnie624 May 2014 #31

conservatives are finding the free market can also work against them wyldwolf May 2014 #5

yep, bigots find themselves an insular minority nt geek tragedy May 2014 #6

When I've had enough of MSNBC during the day OKNancy May 2014 #7

This is another big WTF... SoapBox May 2014 #9

Really. meanit May 2014 #27

It's like this, they got approached at some cocktail party Warpy May 2014 #29

That's what I'm saying BrotherIvan May 2014 #32

Let me guess. Another Duck Dynasty brouhaha in the works from the usual suspects. blkmusclmachine May 2014 #10

Nah, they nipped this one in the bud before the geek tragedy May 2014 #11

Only because of public pressure Blue_Tires May 2014 #12

I dunno, though, does that crowd even watch HGTV? nt geek tragedy May 2014 #13

The twins' father is an idiot LibertyLover May 2014 #14

the nuts didn't fall far from the tree nt geek tragedy May 2014 #15

Father is a Vile Anti-Abortionist dem in texas May 2014 #24

I didn't know Duck Dynasty was on HGTV. marble falls May 2014 #18

Who the fuck thought THIS was a good idea? hatrack May 2014 #21

Sarah Palin had twins??? nt msanthrope May 2014 #22

I didn't know the name, FreedRadical May 2014 #23

What happened to PasadenaTrudy May 2014 #25

They just hoped that WE haven't heard of Google. Warpy May 2014 #28

So they were thinking about having the bigot bros on a home and gardening show.. what Cha May 2014 #30

Well, there's always TLC. wickerwoman May 2014 #33