Joy Reid Claims DeSantis Is Turning Florida Into ‘Disney World, But in Hell’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) may be popular enough in his state to win reelection by a landslide. But some who oppose his policies argue the state is becoming a hellish backwater. A state where members of the LGBTQ+…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) may be popular enough in his state to win reelection by a landslide.
But some who oppose his policies argue the state is becoming a hellish backwater. A state where members of the LGBTQ+ community and minorities are not welcome. A place where lunatic hateful right-wingers are frolicking around with guns all over the place.
At least, this is the image MSNBC’s Joy Reid tried to convey to her viewers on Tuesday night.
“ turning Florida into a right-wing paradise where the focus isn’t on healthcare, or jobs, or taxes or infrastructure, or I don’t know hurricane or flood insurance in one of the most natural disaster-prone states in the country. You know, normal governor stuff,” Reid said. “But rather on the right wing culture wars.”
She went on, “Not only is he banning books about history and any mention of the existence of gay people from Florida schools, he’s barring public high schools from teaching AP African American studies.”
This would be a good time to mention DeSantis is not banning “any mention of the existence of gay people” in schools.” This is a line opponents of the Parental Rights in Education Act — which they have dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” — like to repeat.
But the law prohibits instruction about gender identity or sexual orientation in the classroom from kindergarten to third grade. It does not ban the mention of gay people.