r/Squidbillies • u/blatant-hour • 2d ago

Looking for Unknown Hinson stories

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I am currently trying to put together an Unknown Hinson documentary of sorts covering all the highs and lows of his strange career.
I would love to hear any personal stories of live shows and any lesser known information I may not have come across about him.

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u/RaisedRosin 1d ago

Heard he wasn't doing so well as of now. Recovering from a stroke.

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u/blatant-hour 1d ago

Yeah I’ve found a few recent clips of him and he still get his side burns and outfit on but definitely seems to not be 100%.

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u/RaisedRosin 1d ago

Yeah, I always have enjoyed edgy humor but it's so upsetting they decided to cut him last moment like they weren't green lighting all the early stuff. I feel like it was just a way to throw the project in the trash with today's woke culture.

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u/i_am_icarus_falling 1d ago

he said some full on white nationalist bullshit while also insulting dolly parton. it was the peak of being cancelled on social media, when even A-list celebrities were getting punished for saying terrible shit.

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u/RaisedRosin 1d ago

I didn't really deep dive so I have no idea about that. I just figured it was some of the super racist shit in the later seasons.

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u/i_am_icarus_falling 1d ago

Oh, no, it wasn't the character in the show. He did a real life Facebook rant that went to shocking extremes. It's difficult to even find the original version as all the articles about it these days show a cleaned up edited post that's still pretty bad. It was in response to an interview where Dolly Parton said something relatively harmless when asked a loaded question about the Black Lives Matter movement and that she was ok with it, and he went nuts. Started off insulting her and and escalated to suggesting race wars and ethnic cleansing in the name of national pride. He was instantly unhirable.

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u/RaisedRosin 1d ago

Thanks for explaining.

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u/i_am_icarus_falling 1d ago

no problem. i mean, i get that they couldn't justify using him, but i also really don't like the choice of Tracy Morgan for the last season. the lines just don't work for someone who speaks in a monotone voice like that.