Toledo's NAACP letter to local rag re: Ted Nugent concert

[Holly_Hobby]

Ted Nugent has a long history in Toledo. He played in the Amboy Dukes at my husband's 8th grade graduation in 1968. Ted played our local sports arena many times over the years.

Ted's booked at our annual Rib Off and look at what the NAACP in Toledo has to say about it:

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Nugent at Rib-Off is wrong for Toledo

The Toledo branch of the NAACP and the Toledo Community Coalition are distressed over The Blade’s sponsorship of the Ted Nugent concert next month at the Northwest Ohio Rib-Off at the Lucas County Fairgrounds.

Given The Blade’s historic concern for the greater Toledo community, including its repeated positive and hopeful editorials about our city and its citizens, we find its invitation to Mr. Nugent to be unfortunate and of concern to all who are working to end racism in our area.

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Bringing Mr. Nugent — a racist, homophobe, Islamaphobe, and generally disrespectful man — to our city for an event is not in the best interests of our community, or in line with The Blade’s reputation. We understand that tickets have been sold and that contracts have been signed, making it impossible at this point to cancel his appearance.

But we hope that in the future, The Blade will better consider whom it invites to community events. Let’s covenant together to assure the citizens of the Toledo area that we will carefully choose performers who have compassion and community in mind, instead of hatred and bigotry.

RAY WOOD

President, Toledo Branch NAACP

REV. ROBERT CULP

Chairman Toledo Community Coalition

[Lint Head]

1. It's worth the lost money to cancel that pants crapping coward.