NBA unsure of LBGT ordinance's impact on All-Star game (NC)

[struggle4progress]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Some of the biggest names in business in Charlotte are reacting after the legislature's vote voiding Charlotte's non-discrimination ordinance ...

The NBA released the following statement on Thursday:

"The NBA is dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all who attend our games and events. We are deeply concerned that this discriminatory law runs counter to our guiding principals of equality and mutual respect and do not yet know what impact it was have on our ability to hose the 2017 All-Star game in Charlotte."

American Airlines, the largest carrier at Charlotte-Douglas International said in a statement, "Laws that allow such discrimination go against our fundamental belief of equality and are bad for the economies of the states in which they are enacted" ...

http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/corporations-react-to-voiding-of-charlottes-lgbt-protection-ordinance/100174508

[edhopper]

1. The NBA

needs to say there will be no game if this law remains.

[Omaha Steve]

2. x 2

[Zorra]

3. Yep. nt

[Bluenorthwest]

4. NBA has been source of several anti gay slur events and they need to step up and stop the

mealy mouthed maybes.

Rajon Rondo's homophobic slur shows how prejudice runs deep

The Kings point guard insists he didn’t mean to offend, but his nasty remarks reveal how anti-gay rhetoric remains ingrained in the sports culture. We must do better
Rondo has since “apologised” and the Kings have also released a statement that condemned his remarks. But Rondo’s mea culpa reeks of the kind of fire-quelling public-relations language designed to limit or mitigate any damage done to his brand.

According to the official report, Kennedy and referee Ben Taylor claimed that Rondo’s tirade included the phrase: “You’re a motherfucking faggot … You’re a fucking faggot, Billy.” This entirely negates his apology. Slurs of that kind are, by their very nature, meant to offend and disrespect Kennedy.
https://www.google.com/search?q=nba+player+homophobic+slur&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=nba+player+homophobic+slur&start=10


Fake apologies are nothing but another insult. Every breathing human knows that.