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riversedge

(71,956 posts) Sat Jan 21, 2023, 11:37 AM Jan 2023

Hi Folks, Ron DeSantis here: Florida high school students are now prohibited from reading about Sydn [View all]

I wonder when Florida folks are going to wake up?? Or do they NOT care??

Hi Folks, Ron DeSantis here: Florida high school students are now
prohibited from reading about Sydney Portier, Ray Charles, Jackie Robinson, Michael Irvin, Muhammad Ali, Esther Rolle, Bo Diddley, Martin Luther King, Frederick Douglas or Rosa Parks: Black people born in Florida.

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Hi Folks, Ron DeSantis here: Florida high school students are now prohibited from reading about Sydn [View all] riversedge Jan 2023 OP

his ignorant bigoted face BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2023 #1

Backpfeifengesicht. Elessar Zappa Jan 2023 #2

100%!! n/t catchnrelease Jan 2023 #24

lol BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2023 #58

I know. yardwork Jan 2023 #6

Maybe black sports players should refuse to play in Florida? Baitball Blogger Jan 2023 #3

Why do they play in Mississippi and Alabama? gab13by13 Jan 2023 #5

Because the culture or racism is firmly embedded in those two states? Baitball Blogger Jan 2023 #7

Good thought Joinfortmill Jan 2023 #19

athletes at 5 fla unis could destroy desantis if they protested their schools supporting RW radio certainot Jan 2023 #36

And his grandfather arrived in the US in the 20th century malaise Jan 2023 #4

He's an exceptional kind of racist, isn't he? Baitball Blogger Jan 2023 #8

You nailedd it malaise Jan 2023 #13

+1 2naSalit Jan 2023 #27

No, he's been found out and his crappiness known by just about anyone sentient. CTyankee Jan 2023 #43

Let Me Assure You, Ma'am The Magistrate Jan 2023 #9

Isn't that the truth malaise Jan 2023 #11

Exactly. Not a single one of mine either. paleotn Jan 2023 #52

Italians were treated horribly when they first started Javaman Jan 2023 #10

You would think he'd understand malaise Jan 2023 #12

+1 2naSalit Jan 2023 #28

Ditto the Irish -- they weren't well received either vlyons Jan 2023 #15

The Irish have always maintained links with African-Americans malaise Jan 2023 #22

Because we drank with each other!😜 rubbersole Jan 2023 #49

LOL malaise Jan 2023 #50

The Scotts claimed to have named themselves after a Princess Scoti fr haele Jan 2023 #63

Fascinating malaise Jan 2023 #64

Ugh, I'd rather not. Joinfortmill Jan 2023 #20

how long can he keep getting away with this? barbtries Jan 2023 #14

The mediocre will always try to erase those with talent. Cracklin Charlie Jan 2023 #16

In four years, when students graduate from the Florida Republican high schools, Florida Lonestarblue Jan 2023 #17

Guy's a menace. He's gonna destroy FL Joinfortmill Jan 2023 #18

Yikes! Mike Nelson Jan 2023 #21

Has the NAACP filed a law suit yet? vlyons Jan 2023 #23

He is an ugly inside and out kimbutgar Jan 2023 #25

FFS Floriduh, you could have had Charlie Crist at governor. DO BETTER! OMGWTF Jan 2023 #26

We tried snowybirdie Jan 2023 #29

Deathsantis is an asshole LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2023 #30

FL's Hispanics greatly outnumber FL's blacks. And are predominantly conservative. Hortensis Jan 2023 #31

Yes the largest group in Florida malaise Jan 2023 #34

Cuba didn't end slavery until 1886, when it was ended by markodochartaigh Jan 2023 #39

You nailed it malaise Jan 2023 #40

Exactly. And of course once markodochartaigh Jan 2023 #48

Yes indeed malaise Jan 2023 #57

Ugh. llmart Jan 2023 #32

The Trinidadians have a nice saying malaise Jan 2023 #35

Ha! Sounds like something my father would have said. llmart Jan 2023 #37

Bwaaaah malaise Jan 2023 #41

Because they are always full of shit? n/t whopis01 Jan 2023 #59

Punchable face. Or dart board graphic at least. Hmmm ... there may even be a market for such dart KPN Jan 2023 #33

All of the college entrance exams should include a bigger section on true US history. mjvpi Jan 2023 #38

That could have an effect over time. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2023 #55

From now on atreides1 Jan 2023 #42

He's gotta be in the KKK. Fucking nazi Evolve Dammit Jan 2023 #44

Some Florida folks do care atreides1 Jan 2023 #45

The little tinpot dictator will get his ass sued on free speech grounds Warpy Jan 2023 #46

He must have seized power in spite losing the gubernatorial election Orrex Jan 2023 #47

A lot of people don't realize how close we are to Fascism. Oneironaut Jan 2023 #51

This is why I wouldn't want to split up the country bc too many, Black people would be stuck down t electric_blue68 Jan 2023 #56

Does FL's edict mean that these black folks can't be mentioned, or can't be presented as heroic? TheRickles Jan 2023 #53

It is impossible and will be widely ignored. Ligyron Jan 2023 #61

Hope you're right, at least about the unenforceability part. TheRickles Jan 2023 #62

Desantis does whatever ... Xoan Jan 2023 #54

What does he want to ban next? DFW Jan 2023 #60