NASCAR: Indiana law fosters intolerance, exclusion
Source: Orlando Sentinel
Perhaps Indiana Gove. Mike Pence and state lawmakers should revisit the “religious freedom” legislation. They’ve officially lost NASCAR , a sport that, despite its growing diversity, still has a strong conservative base.
“NASCAR is disappointed by the recent legislation passed in Indiana,” said NASCAR Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer Brett Jewkes, in a statement released Tuesday.
“We will not embrace nor participate in exclusion or intolerance. We are committed to diversity and inclusion within our sport and therefore will continue to welcome all competitors and fans at our events in the state of Indiana and anywhere else we race.”
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Good news. There are fewer sports more dependent on corporate sponsorship than NASCAR. The heartening thing from this entire mess is how corporations are now willing to take a stand on the issue of gay rights and discrimination. This is truly a sea change in America.
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being what is called politically correct by conservatives and how they always attacked the progressive side for being what they called politically correct really doesn't mean much and trying to have it both ways, because of the simple fact of costs, doesn't wash.
Unless you do something, like lets say move the race to New Hampshire for that week, just so that the people and the business of that state of Indiana get the message---just my opinion, it boils down to greed and the association with the greed, you can talk the talk but can you do the walk.
The people of the state voted these people into office and they knew exactly what they were getting into because they wanted this or they would not have voted them in, because they voted in discrimination like right to work for less, and now this religious bigotry
and I certainly don't support it. I know a hell of a lot of fellow NASCAR fans that do not in any way support it, and do not deserve to be tarred with that brush.
As for some of the other posters saying, basically, that if NASCAR doesn't cancel the Brickyard immediately (even though it does not race until Jul 26) then NASCAR is just full of it? Hey, I don't hear any of you saying that if the Indianapolis Colts, or the Pacers don't cancel their games, then the Colts/Pacers are full of it. Why not?
(edited for clarity on who or what was being called "full of it"
