DeSantis & Disney [ EDUCATION ]

Education , Sex Ed , and DeSantis .

 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed that Walt Disney Co. will “pay its fair share of taxes” — denying that local residents will foot the bill for the Republicans’ move to dissolve Disney World’s special self-governing district. DeSantis verses Disney is a classic case of political demagoguery . So what was all the fuss is about ? The  (1)>>Walt Disney Company is taking wokeness to a whole new level, threatening millions of children with political propaganda.It all started with  (1.1)>>DeSantis trying to give parents the right to know what is being taught in schools in regards to gender (  to say plainly sex education). The bill was not about just "don't say gay" at all , was not about that  ., but  Supporters hailed the need for parents, and not teachers, to have control over such discussions, part of a broader push to control the content of classroom lessons. To my understanding of the language of the bill there is nothing banning that. The concepts of homo/heterosexuality and general sexual education just can’t be part of the actual curriculum, until after 3rd grade.That’s quite early in my opinion. I can’t imagine how screwed up I’d be if I was taught about all these complex concepts that early age . (2)>>Even at a 3rd grade level should a child even know exactly what the hell the teacher is talking about in the fist place . Let alone the naughty thinking , the shock value of it. NOW  as far sex ed , look wait  till the 5 grade for proper "talks" . AS the STORY goes , the public education system has replaced the parent over the last 40 years . Parents don't talk talk about sex to their children in the first place , you know too embarrassing a subject . So public ed took over the sex talk as the nanny. So that is not just the problem too.  (3)>>The state curriculum has gone through various political influences that brought agendas , philosophies into the text book . One of which during the last few years has been "wokeism" . Now let's take a spin on this , originally woke had to do with "alert to racial prejudice and discrimination" that originated in African-American Vernacular English  " . You read it .  Race was FIRST  at the center of woke for a time , during the last four years, that changed vary rapidly  . Now the  (4)>>Woke culture has been hijacked by radicals who center around the cancel culture , even worse,  for example of some latest leftist material appears more  anarchistic in nature , was becoming  more , more part of the nations educational system. Which has become a pawn of ideology for grooming .  Now the (4.1)>>Critical Race Theory is just a "theory, not about black struggle anymore "" it's banning in Florida was just the beginning . HB 7, formally called the "Individual Freedom" measure, bans educators from teaching certain topics related to race and is designed, in part, to prevent teachers from making students feel guilt or shame about their race because of historical events. The bill was officially delivered to DeSantis he signed it into law at Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School in Hialeah Gardens. "We believe in education, not indoctrination," DeSantis said at a news conference. "We believe an important component of freedom in the state of Florida is the freedom from having oppressive ideologies opposed upon you without your consent."

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 (1)>>Walt Disney Company is taking wokeness to a whole new level. DeSantis and the Florida GOP are angry at Disney for opposing the recent "Don't Say Gay" bill (after initially trying to play both sides). Go woke, go broke.  IThe weeks-long public feud has upended the once cozy relationship between Florida and Disney. It's also just the latest salvo in the political right’s battle against “wokeness.”BUT  usually don't wish misfortune on anyone but in Disney's case, I would be quite happy to see them come tumbling down.They're threatening the RCID's special status, but popular sentiment overall seems to be that it's all bluster and no teeth. Nothing would ruin central FL more than Disney deciding to sell off their assets and leave the state - they are the single largest employer in Florida - so it seems like the threats are more to show their supporters that they "oppose Disney being woke" and less actually following through on the threats of trying to ruin the relationship between the company and the state.People are often shocked that Disney runs everything there, from the local police, the fire department, the hospital. You even hear jokes about "Disney jail." But Disney World is huge. It's the size of a county. So it makes sense, if you control an area of land the size of a county, it needs county police, fire fighters, ambulances, etc. The new law, set to take effect in June 2023, will cost Disney tens of millions of dollars a year. The Disney-DeSantis dust-up marks a sharp escalation in the GOP push to get corporations to stop mixing politics and business. Disney employees rose up in opposition to the new law, prompting Disney’s CEO to apologize for not fighting against its passage. Governer DeSantis responded by pushing for the end of all of Disney’s historic special treatment.DeSantis is a rare republican, unafraid to break republican rules. In Florida, he was the first to realize that it works. The governor’s fight is not going to close the magic kingdom, Epcot, animal kingdom, Hollywood Studios. The company has already announced plans to transfer 2,000 California employees to Florida because of economics. That’s not going to change either, and with $102 million in the bank, DeSantis probably thinks he can win re-election without Disney’s deep pockets. (1.1)>>DeSantis trying to give parents the right to know what is being taught in schools .  Most Americans support Ron DeSantis’ Parental Rights in Education bill when shown the actual text. Most Americans want this, including most Democrats. Speaking at Classical Preparatory School in Spring Hill DeSantis said the bill will give parents more control and authority over how their children learn about sexuality and gender identity."The last couple years have really revealed to parents that they are being ignored increasingly across our country when it comes to their kids' education," DeSantis said.SB 1834 "Parental Rights in Education" passed its latest vote in the Florida Senate's Education Committee with six yeas and three nays. The House version of the bill, HB 1557, also is under consideration.And now DeSantis passes a bill that says public schools can’t teach kids about sex as part of the curriculum until they’re in 4th grade and it’s being falsely labeled as “anti-LGBT.”Get the picture? They’re after him 100% for political reasons. They’re desperately trying to find a “gotcha.” Nothing to do with “authoritarianism” or “bigotry.” Zero. They’re scared he’s going to take Queen Kamala’s throne in 2024. They know DeSantis is the one Republican candidate that is extremely popular among conservatives yet doesn’t give them ammunition like Trump does. That’s the ONLY reason they’re doing this. (1.2)>>The bill was not about just "don't say gay" at all , was not about that  . Perhaps you should read the Parental rights bill its only 7 pages. There is no such thing as a Don’t say Gay bill and the Parental Rights bill does not even mention Gay or any other group. Why even chime in on a subject you know nothing about? You are misinformed as are so many with big mouths.“Classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 OR in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.”Any sensible person agrees, no need to teach anything about sex/Gender Identity in K-3, maybe even K-5. Fox News and the like keep screaming “liberals want to teach sex-Ed to K-3!!! REEEEE!!”…   (2)>>Even at a 3rd grade level should a child even know exactly what the hell the teacher is talking about in the fist place .  MAY BE  it's not unreasonable to limit or even prohibit discussion of sex -- be it heterosexual or homosexual -- or gender identity until students are older. Certainly it's not unreasonable to believe children in kindergarten through third grade are too young for such a curriculum. Who knows what a child at k-3 level has the capacity to understand subjects that should be taught later . Changes to school sex curricula over the years have seen updates to include same-sex relationships, different contraceptive devices and methods, HIV and AIDS education, healthy relationships and the importance of consent.Children cannot make choices without parental consent first . (3)>>The state curriculum has gone through various political influences that brought agendas , philosophies into the text book .  But public institutions funded with public dollars do not exist to groom activists for particular causes, shame children for their immutable traits, or deny them their agency or their childhood.Recently, the nation’s two largest teachers’ unions, the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers, announced that they had jumped on the bandwagon. At its annual meeting earlier this month, the NEA adopted a proposal stating that it is “reasonable and appropriate for curriculum to be informed by academic frameworks for understanding and interpreting the impact of the past on current society, including critical race theory.” More, the organization pledged to “fight back against anti-CRT rhetoric” and issue a study that “critiques empire, white supremacy, anti-Blackness, anti-Indigeneity, racism, patriarchy, cisheteropatriarchy, capitalism, ableism, anthropocentrism, and other forms of power and oppression at the intersections of our society.” American schools are ‘going down the tubes’ because they have been ‘infected’ with ‘woke culture’ that has ‘sacrificed the idea of excellence’ by ‘indoctrinating’ students, according to a leading critic. Vivek Ramaswamy spoke out in response to two separate controversies that impacted elite New York City prep schools where parents complained their children were being brainwashed with BLM  ideology.Unfortunately, the job of academic leftists in training young activists is getting easier and easier.  That is because public schools are doing more and more to condition students to accept a wide array of leftist notions — notions that make them highly receptive to further leftist teaching and calls for them to act against perceived enemies of the social justice agenda.(4)>>Woke culture has been hijacked by radicals who center around the cancel culture. In previous discussions about woke school curriculum I've seen a hundred comments from Dems claiming the things we are claiming happens never happens. Then these videos show up. Though straight from the source they claim it's disinformation. Woke-ism has been hijacked simple . Woke first appeared (1930s) to inspire oppressed Black Americans to stay alert to the social headwinds they face ("stay woke"). The Black Lives Matter movement embraced it as a slogan to remind its followers to stay vigilant. Campus radicals (woke police) latched on, and began chiding anyone who misspoke and shutting them down. Backlash came hard from the right, who countered by attacking anyone even remotely progressive as "woke" - thereby disregarding their views entirely as being so out of touch as to be ignored.Weaponizing wokeness by the radical left is as reprehensible as haters being deliberately offensive on the radical right.It's seemed to me that "woke" is the latest version of being PC or politically correct. Don't see a link to your article, but I think like a lot of the meaning is based upon the context in which it is used. I've also seen it used in reference to advertising with the expression, "get woke, go broke". Companies trying to use a social message to appeal to their customers but it ends up having a large and negative backlash.(4.1)>>Critical Race Theory is just a "theory, not about black struggle anymore".Disney’s critical race theory–based diversity program, which taught employees that America was founded on “systemic racism,” separated minorities into racially segregated “affinity groups,” and encouraged white employees to complete a “white privilege checklist.”Disney’s plan to indoctrinate children was a response to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent bill keeping sexual orientation and other related topics out of the classroom between the ages of kindergarten and third grade in Florida.  Disney believed it had the right to be the children’s moral voice on topics of sexuality. Disney executives' progressive LGBTQ agenda became known as the execs pushed a "not-at-all-secret gay agenda" at the company which also saw the execs state they are eliminating all mentions of "ladies," "gentlemen," "boys," and "girls" in the Disney theme parks in order to create "that magical moment" for children who do not identify with traditional gender roles.According to Hold the Line founder Sean Feucht, who helped plan the California rally:“They’re going to feel this in their earnings reports, and they’re also they’re going to feel this as people cancel their subscription as they raise their voice. It always starts small… but I feel like there’s a snowball that’s happening.”“This is the year of the parents in America, 2022 is the year of the parents. And this is another opportunity for us to rise up and to hold the line.”Many Americans agree with Feucht’s concerns. More specifically, parents expect their children to be safe at school and learn safe and child-appropriate material. To that end, they oppose any efforts to sexualize their children.We’ve reached a strange crossroads in the culture wars. It is not enough to have equality or respect for others. Also, Disney is marching ever forward with their modern-day, aggressively-woke agenda by labeling sweet and innocent “Tinker Bell” as “problematic” because she “perpetuates negative stereotypes.” “Tinker Bell” isn’t the only beloved Disney character to be publicly shamed by the company for merely living her truth. “Captain Hook” was slammed by Disney for being his authentic self as well. Here are the specifics on why Disney is so offended by each of these characters, but not the massive revenue that these characters generate for the company on an annual basis.  It is not enough for Disney to include a gay or transgender character in their features — now there must be 50% representation in films. Children must now be subject to left-wing propaganda even as they seek only to enjoy a movie or show.