Post by Vince524 on Feb 10, 2017 12:57:54 GMT -5
Some people are pressuring Toby Keith to be dripped from Naperville Ribfest.
Some Naperville residents took to social media over the weekend to protest country singer Toby Keith's scheduled opening-night performance at Naperville Ribfest, calling him "polarizing" because he participated in President Donald Trump's inauguration festivities.
The Exchange Club of Naperville, the host of Ribfest, announced Friday that Keith is scheduled to perform on the Ribfest main stage June 30. Some Naperville residents decried the choice too political, citing Keith's Jan. 19 performance at Trump's pre-inauguration concert in Washington, D.C. They also argue some of Keith's lyrics are inappropriate.
The Exchange Club's decision to bring Keith to Ribfest was "disappointing" as the organization raises money to help eliminate child abuse and domestic violence, Naperville resident Amy Kakkuri said.
"In the current political climate, it seemed overtly polarizing and political," Kakkuri said. "It would have been short-sighted for them to not expect this reaction."
www.newsweek.com/toby-keith-not-trump-supporter-544205
Keith didn't support Trump during the campaign. It doesn't sound like he supported Clinton either.
But Keith hasn't vocalized support for Trump. In fact, he has decried him as a media whore. "This is by far the best country you could ever live in, and we picked these two candidates to be media whores and go out there and take care of the world, huh?" he said in September at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas. He also called the election a "dumpster fire."
Yet, it's clear some people want to punish him for performing at the inauguration.