Gov. Ron DeSantis Calls Disney 'Woke' Over 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Pushback

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Gov. Ron DeSantis Calls Disney 'Woke' Over 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Pushback
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You can watch DeSantis lashing out below

This clip is basically DeSantis' response to Disney's balancing act ... and to everyone else who's up in arms about this, it seems. He's defiant, and doubled down on this sentiment in an email sent out to donors and supporters shortly thereafter -- again invoking"woke."worth a read in full

. While there are different sections and components, the big sticking point has to do with what students in kindergarten through 3rd grade can or can't learn. Essentially, this will ban classroom instruction -- either from a teacher themselves or a 3rd-party -- on sexual orientation and/or gender identity in those earlier grades -- while allowing for"age-appropriate" learning in higher grades ... with parents looped in at every juncture.

For some, this is being viewed as potentially discriminatory and dangerous -- although RDS insists ... it's just giving parents a right to have a say on what their kids are taught.

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