The culture wars are firmly centered in Florida, where the Florida Department of Education recently rejected more than 50 math books from next school year’s curriculum, claiming that some of the books referenced critical race theory.
The irony is that many opponents of critical race theory don’t know that it is taught at the college level, not in grade school, and certainly is not present in fifth-grade math books.
It’s easy for the powerful to ignore the racism that has long defined politics in Florida, but when The Walt Disney Co. remained silent as DeSantis and his minions came for the LGBTQ community, the company’s employees staged walkouts in Florida and beyond.
At issue was the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” law, which forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten through third grade. Disney CEO Bob Chapek condemned the legislation, and declared that the company would no longer make political donations in Florida, where Disney has long given lavishly to mostly Republican politicians.
Now Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing his state’s legislature to revoke the special status that allows Walt Disney World to operate a private government over its Florida properties. On the surface, this fight looks to be centered on morality. In truth, it is a fight about money.Click here to read the entire column on Inquirer.com
Photo: Governor-elect Ron DeSantis speaking with attendees By. Gage Skidmore
