California Governor Gavin Newsom attacked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after a group of migrants were dropped off at a Sacramento church, likening the move to “kidnapping.”
26.05.2023 - 02:39 / perezhilton.com
Is it really a surprise to anyone that the same people who are trying to censor LGBT and Black history through the banning of books are the same ones PROMOTING white supremacy and Nazism? Because there seems to be a theme going here!
As Perezcious readers will recall, Amanda Gorman‘s acclaimed poem The Hill We Climb, which was written for and performed at President Joe Biden‘s inauguration, was partially banned in a Florida public school due to its “hate messages”. If you’ve ever read or heard the poem yourself, you know that’s a bunch of BS. So what happened?
Well, under Governor Ron DeSantis‘, who just officially announced his run for president btw, FL schools have gotten really ban-happy. Under their new rules, just one parent complaining can put a piece of literature under review, and everything has to pass the review board to stay within reach of children. And it was just ONE mom who demanded the poem be removed from the school’s library for its hateful nature and the fact it’s “not educational.”
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If it wasn’t obvious enough why someone might object to a poem by a young Black woman, the mother even accredited the poem to Oprah Winfrey and not Amanda. Plus this same mom ended up getting ANOTHER title banned, a book about famous Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes. She didn’t claim Love To Langston was “not educational” this time — no, her entire reasoning was that it was too educational. She wrote simply “CRT” — or Critical Race Theory. Yes, because even talking about Black history or the accomplishments of a Black person is the dreaded “CRT.” Gross. Author Tony Medina tweeted about the issue on Tuesday, including a copy of the
California Governor Gavin Newsom attacked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after a group of migrants were dropped off at a Sacramento church, likening the move to “kidnapping.”
A recent episode of Vice newsmagazine series, which contains a report about Florida governor and GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, was removed from the schedule ahead of its previously announced premiere on Showtime.
Casey DeSantis is the Walmart Melania” was just too much for Kayleigh McEnany and the hosts of the Fox News show “Outnumbered,” who rose up to defend the besmirched honor of the beloved… retail giant.To be fair, McEnany and her colleagues did speak well of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ wife and briefly defended the first lady’s “Where Woke Goes to Die” leather biker jacket fashion choice that Daily Beast columnist Katie Baker took issue with Monday.
Paramore brought Florida congressman Maxwell Frost out for ‘Misery Business’ at their show in Washington DC last night (June 2) – check out footage below.The band traditionally bring a number of fans onto the stage to sing the last chorus of their 2007 hit. In Washington DC, it was the turn of Frost, who, at the age of just 25, became the first member of Generation Z to be elected to the US Congress.
a New Hampshire Journal podcast, called her one of Trump’s “greatest selections” in a backhanded compliment but in certainly more favorable terms than the former president had when he nicknamed her “Milktoast.”“Donald Trump, even his greatest supporters have acknowledged, had a tough time picking good people,” DeSantis said on the podcast published Friday. “He had a lot of terrible personnel decisions.
Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The Obama-appointed judge who was overseeing Disney’s lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recused himself on Thursday over a relative’s ownership of 30 shares of Disney stock. The case was transferred to Judge Allen C. Winsor, an appointee of President Trump who previously upheld the state’s Parental Rights in Education law. That law, known to its critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” law, is at the center of the Disney-DeSantis controversy. Disney sued DeSantis in April, alleging that the state had engaged in a campaign of retaliation against the company over its opposition to the bill. The state rescinded Disney’s special governing district in Orlando, and then reconstituted it under the control of five DeSantis appointees.
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Governor Ron DeSantis insists his recent remarks attacking U.S. Senator Ted Cruz should not be viewed as an endorsement of the biblical call for gay people to be executed.
Thursday report, writing: “Some presidential candidates struggle to nail their message. Ron DeSantis is struggling to nail his NAME.
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This year’s Gay Days, the annual LGBTQ+ pride event that draws tens of thousands to Walt Disney World and other attractions around Orlando, is taking place amid concerns over the ultimate impact of a series of new laws championed by Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis promised to “destroy leftism in America” and leave woke ideology behind in his Memorial Day appearance on “Fox and Friends.”When asked why he chose to declare candidacy for the Republican Party in the 2024 presidential election now instead of waiting for former president Donald Trump to serve a second term and then run, the governor replied that everyone knows if he is nominated, he will beat Biden and then serve two terms.“I will be able to destroy leftism in this country and leave woke ideology on the dustbin of history. At the end of the day, I’ve shown in Florida an ability to win huge swaths of voters that Republicans typically can’t win — while also delivering the boldest agenda anywhere in the country,” DeSantis said.
Well, this is infuriating!
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wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. The request to ban “The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem for the Country,” which includes Gorman’s now-famous spoken word “The Hill We Climb” that she recited at the 2021 inauguration of Joe Biden was made in March, per a complaint Gorman also posted on Twitter. In the ban request the complainant claimed “The Hill We Climb” contains content that is “not educational,” and that it is “indirectly hate messages.” They also stated that the subject matter is “not for schools” and it can “cause confusion” and “indoctrinates students.” On the document, the complainant stated that Oprah Winfrey was the “author/publisher” of the book though the poem was written by Gorman. “Book bans aren’t new. But they have been on the rise—according to the ALA, 40% more books were challenged in 2022 compared to 2021,” Gorman continued.
Amanda Gorman is speaking out after it was reveal that her poem, “The Hill We Climb”, which was read at Joe Biden‘s Presidential Inauguration, was banned in Florida.
Sophia Scorziello editor A Florida school has banned its elementary students from reading Amanda Gorman’s poem, “The Hills We Climb,” which she read at Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration. The poem was one of several works banned at the Miami-Dade County school after a single challenge by a parent who complained that they referenced critical race theory, “indirect hate messages,” gender ideology and indoctrination, according to the Miami Herald. Gorman made a statement Tuesday on Twitter, where she wrote: “I’m gutted. Because of one parent’s complaint, my inaugural poem, ‘The Hill We Climb,’ has been banned from an elementary school in Miami-Dade County, Florida.”
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Tool‘s Maynard James Keenan protested Florida’s new anti-drag ban on stage at the band’s Daytona Beach gig last night (May 21).On Sunday, the band played the Welcome To Rockville festival, and Keenan appeared on stage in drag, protesting the new bill that became law this week.The law, signed by Governor Ron DeSantis, prohibits minors from attending drag shows amongst a number of other anti-trans policies.This year’s Welcome To Rockville was an all-ages festival, meaning that Keenan was technically in breach of the new law for his actions.See footage from the show, in which Keenan wore a blonde wig, red lipstick and fake breasts, below.Maynard of TooL (a perfect circle and puscifer also) is an absolute legend. Performing last night, in drag at their Florida show.
If the feud between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was going to be escalated yet again, parks chief Josh D’Amaro didn’t seem like he would be the one to do it.