Posted on 04/08/2016 1:58:01 PM PDT by dennisw
Bruce Springsteen will no longer be performing in North Carolina this weekend.
In response to the state's passage of the controversial House Bill 2 -- often referred to as the "bathroom law" -- the "Born in the U.S.A." rocker announced in a statement to fans that he is canceling his concert on Sunday in Greensboro in support of the LGBT community.
Saying that the law "dictates which bathrooms transgender people are permitted to use," the statement noted,"The law also attacks the rights of LGBT citizens to sue when their human rights are violated in the workplace. No other group of North Carolinians faces such a burden."
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"To my mind, it’s an attempt by people who cannot stand the progress our country has made in recognizing the human rights of all of our citizens to overturn that progress," the 66-year-old musician continued. "Right now, there are many groups, businesses, and individuals in North Carolina working to oppose and overcome these negative developments."
"Taking all of this into account, I feel that this is a time for me and the band to show solidarity for those freedom fighters," he added. "As a result, and with deepest apologies to our dedicated fans in Greensboro, we have canceled our show scheduled for Sunday, April 10th."
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Way to go North Carolina!
Those who support allowing sexual deviants and perverts into bathrooms with their young girls can all cancel events and visit to North Carolina.
In the end, having fewer and fewer of them there will be a blessing to North Carolina.
Just think.
They’ll have to go elsewhere to listen to this self-important, narcissistic, pretentious blowhard groaning and gasping.
You’ll never be able to even tie Buddy Holly’s shoes, Bruthy.
To bad....he likes the queers what can you say
You never liked this phony with his antiAmerica "Born in the USA"? You are pissed at this New Joisey blow hard? Have a cocktail and let'r rip!
We both just called Broooocie a blowhard ...great minds etc etc...
We were thinking of going to the west coast later this summer. Our plans have changed, North Carolina it is!!!
LOL!
And the pretentious blowhard has the effrontery to call himself “the boss”, as if he was some kind of big shot.
What a pretentious jerk.
Lots of cool mountains and cool mountain air and Asheville (never been there) is nice place
> To bad....he likes the queers what can you say
With a name like Bruth, what can you expect?
I am liking North Carolina more and more.
Really am considering moving there.
They obviously have figured out the solution to human vermin control.
Ok.....that’s not really a thoughtful comment. The point isn’t liking or disliking gay people. This is a free country. People can be whoever they are. Let’s agree on that.
The point is men should use the men’s room and women should use the women’s room. If you are against this simple courtesy, as Bruce is, you have a screw loose in my opinion. The Boss obviously has a screw loose.
Toss the Boss!
Asheville’s full of aging hippies & moonbats. Been there.
Bruce Steenspring is so yesterday.
Devastating! (not)
OK. I’m boycotting Bruce Springsteen.
If only NC had acted sooner, I would have moved there instead of Georgia.
Seriously? These idiots are upset because of a law that says men must use the men’s room and women must use the women’s room? With all the issues in the world, this is the one they choose to make a statement about? We’re living in bizarre times.
He’s not The Boss of me.
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