in 10 hours from start to finish the republican dominated legislature of north carolina, with the approval of their republican governor, made it against the law for cities in north carolina to enact anti-discrimination ordinances protecting the civil rights of lgbt people. the law also mandates restrooms are restricted to use by single genders determined by the birth certificate gender of the individual. the law also makes it impossible for cities to pass their own minimum wage standards. what a country!
a report from tuesdayâ
a good discussion of the act and the politics involved in its passageâ
could you point to where those posts are? i used the search feature and all i found was a comment about north carolina on a post from yesterday about the georgia law.
That was one of them, and I linked to a story in the Have you seen THIS? thread, so you wouldnât find that by searching. It probably did deserve its own thread.
The local news from GA on a bill aimed at this sort of discrimination indicates that the governor has been put into a tight spot, as the entertainment industry has threatened to pull out of the state (I donât know if that includes shows that are filming here, such as Walking Dead and Halt and Catch Fire). The NFL isnât happy about it⌠I donât think Deal will sign the GA law.
Shame on NC, though, especially for focusing on nullifying local lawsâŚ
I visit there frequently and have many friends there. Itâs a beautiful state, with mountains and beaches and forests all in the same vicinity.
Itâs really sad how Carolina culture is dominated by a âGood Olâ Boyâ meme, that rejects intellectualism in all forms. It reminds me of how some South American countries are said to be dominated by the âMachoâ meme. I know a very intelligent man, a superb artisan and scholar, who has not a bigoted bone in his body - but who nonetheless will sit silently while others spew ignorant, racist and sexist nonsense. Iâve confronted him about this, and he says simply âI have to live and work in this community. My family will be ostracized and I will be economically discriminated against if I start calling out all the falsehoods that are accepted here as truth.â
The best thing I heard in terms of countering this is for the NCAA / NFL / NBA and other big money sports orgs to boycott the state. You gotta hit 'em where it hurts â right in the sportsball.
The experience of Indiana, which faced losing the NCAAâs headquarters, and the boycott threats Georgia is facing from Disney and the NFL, which awarded it the Super Bowl, wonât be lost on North Carolinaâs business leaders.
Oakley put it more succinctly: In North Carolina, if lawmakers want to be pro-business, âthey canât be anti-LGBT.â
