Detroit Strip Clubs: Pugh’s chat about strippers, civil rights posted online
February 17, 2010 at 5:48 pm | In Detroit strip clubs | No CommentsPugh’s chat about strippers, civil rights posted online
City Hall is all abuzz today about City Council President Charles Pugh’s curious analogy likening “discrimination” against strip clubs to discrimination against African-Americans and the “civil rights movement.”
Pugh’s quip came during an interview Tuesday on the Christian radio station WLQV-1500 AM. Given the opportunity to clarify his comparison, Pugh plunged ahead, saying all laws that target a class of people or business are wrong — be it banning booze at go-go clubs or those against African-Americans who had “the audacity to come in the front door.”
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Update: It’s Councilman Andre Spivey’s turn today to defend the ordinance, as he’s due to appear at 4 p.m. on WLQV-1500 AM. Spivey, himself a pastor, has been criticized by some ministers for saying the city shouldn’t be too “self-righteous” and ban alcohol at strip clubs.
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