In fact, it’s been downright entertaining to watch some of these hard-right folks try to top each other’s anti-woke histrionics. So now, Disney – which has defined the term “family-friendly” for multiple generations – is being portrayed as a woke corporation out to brainwash kids, and DeSantis is concocting stoke legislation to cast himself as a defender of the masses. Which is funny, because I first became aware of the guy when a 2018 gubernatorial campaign ad featured him reading to his infant son a book from everyone’s favorite children’s author, Donald J Trump. Ironically, DeSantis has claimed he’s making this move because he wants to protect children from indoctrination. However, the action was taken so hastily it isn’t yet clear who will wind up footing the bill for the services previously provided by the corporation.
DeSantis, in a pretty clear case of retaliation, promptly sought to strip Disney of a special self-governing status in place for more than 50 years. The Disney corporation opposed this legislation, which some say ostracizes the gay community. The so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law signed by DeSantis in March outlaws “classroom instruction” in kindergarten through third grade on “sexual orientation or gender identity.” Now, I’m pretty sure there’s not a lot of sex ed in those early grades, but the legislation is vague enough so teachers could face punishment if they, say, share a book about a kid who has two dads.Īpparently, kids should not be made aware that sometimes kids have gay parents. In fact, recent legislation pushed through by Florida’s governor may be among the most transparent examples of stoke policies to date. Now Ron DeSantis has declared all-out war on Mickey Mouse for the Disney corporation’s advocacy for the gay community. Last year Ted Cruz complained about Sesame Street’s Big Bird encouraging people to get vaccinated against COVID. One of the more bizarre aspects of this effort has been an apparent obsession with iconic kiddie-culture characters. The more strident – if not downright shrill – GOP members have launched counter-attacks on so-called woke positions with what I consider "stokeism," intended to stoke outrage among their constituents and not really accomplish much else. They might want to consider how foolish their antics may seem to those who are more rationally minded.
Right-wingers in the Republican Party apparently think keeping their base fired up over what they consider ‘wokeism’ is the formula to take back power in Washington DC and elsewhere.
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