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Netflix Pulls Production of ‘OBX’ From North Carolina Over State’s Trans Bathroom Law
The Wrap ^ | January 11, 2018 | Jon Levine and Jennifer Maas

Posted on 01/12/2019 8:39:19 AM PST by EdnaMode

Netflix has canceled plans to produce an upcoming series titled “OBX” in North Carolina after lingering concerns about the state’s trans bathroom law, a person familiar with the matter told TheWrap Friday. The network instead plans to host production in neighboring South Carolina, in a decision that was described as “final.”

The series has not been officially announced by Netflix and the company declined to comment on the matter. TheWrap has confirmed that 10 episodes of the show have already been picked up by the network and shooting is expected to begin in the spring.

The show is a creation of Jonas Pate, a resident of Wilmington, North Carolina, and chronicles the lives of four teenagers struggling through a hurricane in a fictionalized Outer Banks town.

The story was first reported by North Carolina’s local Wilmington Star News, which said that even though the bathroom bill was repealed back in March 2017, some elements left in place proved an insurmountable obstacle for Netflix.

“Pate said one specific piece of HB142 — a clause forbidding municipalities from passing an ordinance excluding them from the bill’s restrictions — is a sticking point for Netflix, one of the largest and most influential media companies in the world,” the paper reported. The clause expires on Dec. 1, 2020, but Pate said if state legislators can push for an immediate sunset, he thinks Netflix could reconsider bringing the show and dozens of crew positions to Wilmington.

The original law passed by the North Carolina’s state legislature in March 2016 forbid individuals from using public restrooms not in line with their sex assigned at birth. The statute proved extraordinarily divisive and resulted in a raft of bad publicity for the state and lost business opportunities. That same year, more than a dozen states introduced similar bills according to CBS News.

The law was eventually repealed by the Republican dominated legislature after reports — like this one from the Associated Press — showed the state stood to lose billions of dollars in revenue if it remained on the books. The decision from Netflix, however, indicates that the law’s lingering effects continue to have an economic impact in 2019.


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KEYWORDS: hollywood; hollywoodblacklist; homofascism; homosexualagenda; lavendermafia; lgbt; lgbtq; nc; netflix; northcarolina; obx; pinklisted; sc; southcarolina; trans; transgender; transgenderbathroom; transgenderbathrooms; transgenders
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Notice they moved the production to a neighboring red state and not to CA. They just love their tax breaks.
1 posted on 01/12/2019 8:39:19 AM PST by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

Boycott Netflix.

They are a Democrat propagandist front


2 posted on 01/12/2019 8:45:13 AM PST by Skywise
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To: EdnaMode

How many trannies are on that show?


3 posted on 01/12/2019 8:45:24 AM PST by Noamie
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The law was eventually repealed by the Republican dominated legislature after reports .. showed the state stood to lose billions of dollars in revenue if it remained on the books.

Among others, this kind of gutless sellout is one of the reasons I cheerfully rescinded my R voter registration in 2012 and re-registered as Independent.

All the money in the world won't purchase a farthing's worth of integrity.

4 posted on 01/12/2019 8:47:01 AM PST by tomkat
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To: EdnaMode

First world problem...deciding what sex you are and crashing a restroom


5 posted on 01/12/2019 8:47:35 AM PST by goodnesswins (White Privilege EQUALS Self Control & working 50-80 hrs/wk for 40 years!)
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To: Skywise

Got rid of Netflix last month, thankfully


6 posted on 01/12/2019 8:48:22 AM PST by goodnesswins (White Privilege EQUALS Self Control & working 50-80 hrs/wk for 40 years!)
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To: EdnaMode

Netflix reeks.


7 posted on 01/12/2019 8:49:41 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: EdnaMode

The Outer Banks are pristine. Why have Netflix trash it up?


8 posted on 01/12/2019 8:51:19 AM PST by punknpuss
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“The original law passed by the North Carolina’s state legislature in March 2016 forbid individuals from using public restrooms not in line with their sex assigned at birth.”

To my understanding, this is wrong. The state law was passed after a municipal law dictated that private businesses had to let men use their publicly accessible areas designated for women. The state law allowed private business owners to choose if they wanted men to use their women’s private areas. Target and Trump’s properties in NC still allow men to use their female excusive areas.

Freegards


9 posted on 01/12/2019 8:54:34 AM PST by Ransomed
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To: EdnaMode

South Carolina allows mixed sex bathrooms?


10 posted on 01/12/2019 8:57:24 AM PST by McGavin999 (Border security without a wall is like having a Ring doorbell without a door)
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To: EdnaMode

Well if they’re so torn up about progressive politics, going to South Carolina over North Carolina is like jumping from the frying pan into the fire, lol. Stupid lefties.


11 posted on 01/12/2019 9:02:07 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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Good Ol Boys in SC are MUCH tougher than the NC Guys.....


12 posted on 01/12/2019 9:06:26 AM PST by litehaus (A memory toooo long.............)
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To: Skywise
Netflix/schmetflix. Stopped giving my money to them because I didn't want to give 1/10th of a red cent to the obamas production company. and most of the content was sexy trash.
13 posted on 01/12/2019 9:15:30 AM PST by Ikeon (i may be wrong but I'm not lying. .....really....)
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To: McGavin999

“South Carolina allows mixed sex bathrooms?”

Texas does.


14 posted on 01/12/2019 9:15:31 AM PST by Blue House Sue
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Hopefully they have Men. women and Whatever. No way would I use a mixed sex bathroom.


15 posted on 01/12/2019 9:17:31 AM PST by McGavin999 (Border security without a wall is like having a Ring doorbell without a door)
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To: goodnesswins

Ditto...but last year.


16 posted on 01/12/2019 9:24:14 AM PST by 45semi (A police state is always preceded by a nanny state...)
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To: EdnaMode

Somebody needs to make a movie about little girls getting molested by cismen pretending to be falsely named trans woman in public ladies rooms....sure to get the pearl clutchers undies all scrunched up...go ahead libs, sacrifice your children to your delusions


17 posted on 01/12/2019 9:32:53 AM PST by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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The original law passed by the North Carolina’s state legislature in March 2016 forbid individuals from using public restrooms not in line with their sex assigned at birth.

A photo of two biological females in a women's restroom.


18 posted on 01/12/2019 9:37:08 AM PST by Drew68
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To: EdnaMode

If I ever see a male follow one of my (adult) grandchildren into a bathroom there will be hell to pay!


19 posted on 01/12/2019 9:43:47 AM PST by 48th SPS Crusader (I am an American. Not a Republican or a Democrat)
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To: EdnaMode

And...?


20 posted on 01/12/2019 9:55:59 AM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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