Coeur d’Alene Casino Cancels Ted Nugent Show

Coeur d’Alene Casino Cancels Ted Nugent Show

I mean one look at the photo and you're screaming, “Who thought that was a good idea?”

Ted Nugent was scheduled to perform at the Coeur d’Alene Casino in Idaho on August 4th, but after the casino received complaints about things Ted Nugent has spoken on in the past, they decided to cancel the show.

The Spokeman-Review reported that complaints about the booking grew Monday after the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Hatewatch blog called attention to the appearance, labeling it a “PR disaster.”

“The decision is stirring controversy for a tribe that has proudly involved itself in human rights causes and contributed thousands of dollars to fight racism,” wrote Hatewatch blogger Bill Morlin, a former reporter for The Spokesman-Review.

Nugent sometimes wears an Indian headdress on stage and mocks those campaigning to change sports team names such as Redskins and Savages, Morlin wrote.

Recently Nugent has posted a photo of himself in a headdress in front of a white buffalo on his Facebook page. Many natives called him out, including Lance Browneyes. Nugent attacked Browneyes online but then quickly deleted the offending comments. But as we all know, anything that goes on the Internet lives forever. Screenshots of the comments below.

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Eh, good riddance. I am sure the casino will find a more worthy act to fill the Nuge's shoes.

About Toyacoyah Brown

Toyacoyah Brown is an enrolled member of the Comanche Nation, currently living in Chicago. She received her B.A. in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma and an M.A. in Media Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. When she's not scouring the Internet for fun things to share with PowWows.com readers you can find her digging for vinyl in her local record store or curling up with a good book.




5 Comments on “Coeur d’Alene Casino Cancels Ted Nugent Show”

  • Avatar for Tinker

    Tinker

    says:

    What the he’ll were people thinking..He has been an idiot all through his career. ..
    They should have never haired him in the first place…

  • Avatar for robbie

    robbie

    says:

    ted’s split personality is getting to be more tragic everyday
    one who recognizes true accuracy of humanity can observe the battle in ted’s disposition and mentality ,as said he comes with divided hands and shattered integrity

  • Avatar for steve

    steve

    says:

    a total and utter twat.. with little or no respect..funny you are not..just a bad excuse for a person..shame on you..discusting..is all i can think of you.

  • Avatar for virgil burnett

    virgil burnett

    says:

    i am sure the apache elder gave the gift as an honor not as apparel, and if so it would be wrong for him to wear it.

  • Avatar for Yergorg Sartiop

    Yergorg Sartiop

    says:

    Not Amerindian but I support. It would have been much more mediatised if Nugent would have wore a Fedora , Boudin , eating bacon on stage while deniying holocaust. Good thing , cancel this

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