N.C. governor says NBA All-Star game decision is 'Total P.C. BS'
CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said the NBA's decision to move its 2017 All-Star game from Charlotte is "total P.C. BS."
"I'm disappointed," McCrory said while speaking on WFAE's Charlotte Talks radio program Friday morning. "I strongly disagree with their decision. To put it bluntly it's total P.C. BS. It's an insult to our city and an insult to our state."
The NBA said it was moving the game because of House Bill 2. HB2 nullified Charlotte's expanded nondiscrimination ordinance that extended legal protection for gay, lesbian and transgender individuals. It also requires transgender people to use the bathroom that corresponds with the gender on their birth certificate in government buildings.
McCrory said he believes the NBA is practicing "selective outrage" over the issue. He also said he disagreed with the criticism of HB2 by the state's leading college basketball coaches, including Mike Krzyzewski, who said the legislation is "embarrassing."
"I disagree with those three coaches," McCrory said. "I doubt they have read HB2. I haven't (read) their playbooks either. I do think there is a politically correct elite that is having selective outrage."
The NBA is considering moving the game to New Orleans. McCrory said he spoke with NBA Adam Silver by telephone yesterday and said that decision doesn't make sense because Louisiana is one of 22 states suing the federal government over the Obama administration's decision to allow transgender students to use bathroom and locker room facilities in public schools that corresponds with their gender identity.
_The Charlotte Observer
