Ron DeSantis' Hypocrisy on 'Wokism' at Disney
Ron DeSantis' Revenge Dream is Nightmare Fuel for the People of Florida
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has said a lot about Disney, but one of his most frequent refrains is that Disney is making content that harms ‘our children’ via their movies and theme parks. ‘Groomer’ is an adjective that describes Disney according to some of his terminally online supporters.
This has been one of his many shifting and inner-connected justifications for waging war on The Walt Disney Company. It’s not about blatant retaliation for Constitutionally protected speech, he says; it’s about the kids. Or maybe taxes. What day is it again?
Perhaps the Governor should take this Labor Day and take a break from the campaign trail and visit one of Orlando’s favorite Halloween events, Universal Studio’s Halloween Horror Nights. If he did, he might realize that his crowing about Disney harming children seems even more disingenuous when compared to their competitor. I mean, have you seen Nightmare Fuel: Revenge Dream?
It’s a fantastic stage show that’s part of a fantastic event, but one that isn’t meant for children. Universal is up-front about that, placing numerous prominent content warnings on the event website, physical signage around the resort, and before Nightmare Fuel over the loudspeaker system.
However, Universal leaves it up to the parents to decide whether the event and show are appropriate for their kids as it should be. But if DeSantis was honest and ideologically consistent and not on a politically motivated warpath, we’d see numerous press conferences to drum up unfounded mass hysteria and the Florida State legislature called into a special session to address this ‘grave injustice being inflicted upon our children.’
But there’s been nothing done. Why? Because the Governor is a dishonest wanna-be dictator, drunk on his own power. It’s not about children. It’s not about taxes. It’s certainly not about the ‘will of the voter’ that DeSantis claims to hold dear. It’s about Ron DeSantis’ inability to take criticism and the lengths he’s willing to drag his state through for his very own doomed revenge dream.