Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Phil Robertson ''GQ'' interview controversy
It would be UNDUE to merge this to the Duck Dynasty or Phil Robertson articles. This article easily meets  through extensive national and international coverage. ''Every'' major news outlet in the U.S. covered this. It should be noted that the scope of the article is not just about the interview, but Robertson's suspension from Duck Dynasty, the campaign by fans to restore him, and his ultimate vindication when he was returned to the show. Both his anti-gay and his racial segregation comments earned distinct coverage. This series of events is the subject of a lengthy section on the Duck Dynasty page and a discussion on the talk page over trimming that section is ongoing (Talk:Duck Dynasty#GQ section needs condensing). If that section is trimmed, the most sensible route will be to provide a summary there linking to this full article.  doesn't apply here, as this is hardly routine coverage. A close reading of  actually supports keeping this article. The interview and its fallout received coverage that was both  and . Individual news sources have covered many of the various facets of this, including the threatened boycott of Cracker Barrel after they pulled DD products from their shelves. The Governor of Louisiana has weighed in on this and a politician even http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-duck-dynasty-alabama-lawmaker-20131227,0,5849897.story?track=rss#axzz2pJ12lf2j proposed a resolution supporting Robertson.  is evident as a continual stream of media has addressed this since the interview came out (just a few days ago there was another http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/01/16/source-networks-upset-with-ae-for-caving-on-phil-robertson-duck-dynasty/ Fox News article
— User:Gobonobo, 16:32, 23 January 2014 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:GNG||WP:NOTNEWS||WP:EVENT||WP:DIVERSE||WP:INDEPTH||WP:CONTINUEDCOVERAGE (Wikipedia:Notability)