Phil Robertson’s suspension from Duck Dynasty in the wake of a new GQ interview in which Phil makes numerous negative comments about homosexuality and says black people in the South never complained “pre-entitlement” has angered some of the show’s conservative Christian fan base, and now there is an online petition that is being marketed with the hash tag #IStandWithPhil calling for his reinstatement. Keep reading for more information on the petition, which now has well over 16,000 signatures (it had just under 10,000 when I started writing this post).

We posted earlier about Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson’s sure-to-be controversial quotes from his new interview in GQ on topics ranging from politics to race to homosexuality, and his harsh comments on the latter have gotten him suspend from filming any more episodes of Duck Dynasty by the show’s network A&E. Keep reading for A&E’s official statement as well as Phil Robertson’s statement in response to the news that he has been suspended from the show indefinitely.

Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson has taken the muzzle off in a recent interview with GQ. Read the already controversial top quotes from Phil about homosexuality, Christianity, race in America and more.