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    Bruce Springsteen cancels North Carolina concert over 'bathroom law'

    Bruce Springsteen is the latest to shun North Carolina over its so-called "bathroom law."

    The legendary musician announced Friday that his upcoming show in Greensboro, North Carolina, has been canceled in "solidarity" with those protesting the measure.

    Springsteen and his E Street Band were slated to perform at the Greensboro Coliseum this Sunday. The roughly 15,000 ticketholders will all be eligible for a refund.

    The newly enacted law requires individuals to use bathrooms that correspond to the gender on their birth certificate, and has drawn fierce criticism for excluding legal protections from gay and transgender people.

    "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," Springsteen said in a statement.

    "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. As a result, and with deepest apologies to our dedicated fans in Greensboro, we have canceled our show scheduled for Sunday, April 10th," Springsteen said.

    "Some things are more important than a rock show," he added, "and this fight against prejudice and bigotry — which is happening as I write — is one of them."

    Springsteen's decision was applauded by Ellen DeGeneres and singer Nils Lofgren

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    North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act late last month after the state's General Assembly went into a special session to push through the legislation.

    The measure has been met with denunciations and boycotts in the weeks that have followed. Earlier this week, PayPal nixed its plans to open a global operations center in Charlotte, a facility that was expected to employ 400 people.

    Springsteen is no stranger to activism. His music, colored by a working class ethos, often focuses on the struggles of everyday Americans. He publicly supported Barack Obama in both 2008 and 2012.

    The Greensboro Coliseum is scheduled to host other marquee acts in the coming months, including a Dolly Parton concert in June and Justin Bieber in July.

    Andrew Brown, a spokesman for the venue, said that no other performer has threatened to pull out over the measure.

    "Obviously we're concerned, but this is the first cancelation we've had," Brown said.

    http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/08/medi...led/index.html

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    Wonder if he, like PayPal, does business with countries that execute gays?

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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    Bruce Springsteen is the latest to shun North Carolina over its so-called "bathroom law."

    The legendary musician announced Friday that his upcoming show in Greensboro, North Carolina, has been canceled in "solidarity" with those protesting the measure.

    Springsteen and his E Street Band were slated to perform at the Greensboro Coliseum this Sunday. The roughly 15,000 ticketholders will all be eligible for a refund.

    The newly enacted law requires individuals to use bathrooms that correspond to the gender on their birth certificate, and has drawn fierce criticism for excluding legal protections from gay and transgender people.

    "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," Springsteen said in a statement.

    "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. As a result, and with deepest apologies to our dedicated fans in Greensboro, we have canceled our show scheduled for Sunday, April 10th," Springsteen said.

    "Some things are more important than a rock show," he added, "and this fight against prejudice and bigotry — which is happening as I write — is one of them."

    Springsteen's decision was applauded by Ellen DeGeneres and singer Nils Lofgren

    Bruce Springsteen cancels North Carolina concert over 'bathroom law'-screen-shot-2016-04-08-11-20-18-pm-jpg

    North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act late last month after the state's General Assembly went into a special session to push through the legislation.

    The measure has been met with denunciations and boycotts in the weeks that have followed. Earlier this week, PayPal nixed its plans to open a global operations center in Charlotte, a facility that was expected to employ 400 people.

    Springsteen is no stranger to activism. His music, colored by a working class ethos, often focuses on the struggles of everyday Americans. He publicly supported Barack Obama in both 2008 and 2012.

    The Greensboro Coliseum is scheduled to host other marquee acts in the coming months, including a Dolly Parton concert in June and Justin Bieber in July.

    Andrew Brown, a spokesman for the venue, said that no other performer has threatened to pull out over the measure.

    "Obviously we're concerned, but this is the first cancelation we've had," Brown said.

    http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/08/medi...led/index.html
    living n nc like i really care....

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    Fine, don't go to N.C.!

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    Quote Originally Posted by curly sue View Post
    Fine, don't go to N.C.!

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    Quote Originally Posted by curly sue View Post
    Fine, don't go to N.C.!
    Yep...Your loss, North Carolina's gain.

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    This is what I posted on a friend's FB post about this...

    Well, that proves he's an idiot. Why can't these people understand it's a matter of protecting the majority, rather than the minority. There are far too many who are set on harming the innocent who will take advantage of these laws and it's not bigotry on the part of those who wish to protect them! How much brain power does it take to come to an understanding of this???

    There then ensued a thought line that trans people don't assault children, that we need to protect trans people, etc. Which I agree with. They are lost people who need Jesus and should not have to live in fear.... This is my second reply in the conversation....

    [name removed] it's NOT about how many trans people who have assaulted children. It's about the pedophiles who WILL (and already HAVE) taken advantage of these laws to enter washrooms/ change rooms to expose themselves, watch children change, etc.
    Pedophiles are diabolical AND patient. They can often have multiple, even into the hundreds of victims in their lifetimes.... and in case you haven't noticed, the men being caught abusing children and having hundreds, thousands of pictures and videos in their computers are getting younger and younger....
    To believe that they won't take advantage of these laws is naive at best. All they have to do is SAY they identify. Not good enough. It puts too many women and children at risk. WAY too many.

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    Thankfully, some stores have the "family" restrooms. Every time I think about this issue, all I can see is the new Bruce J in the ladies room. It would be uncomfortable to me.

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    Again...I think everyone is arguing 2 sides of the issue. We, the conservative are saying, "no boys in the girl's bathroom". (Part 1 of the bill), The nation at large is saying, "EVERYONE has rights i.e. employment" (Part 2 & 3 of the bill)

    Charlotte was stupid to say that anyone could go into the bathroom that they "identified" with. And NC legislatures were stupid to write a bill that took away employment rights from people. They should have stopped with Part 1, and I don't think there would be this big hullabaloo.

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    Well, in NC you may as well just use the bushes.

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