{"id":1369911,"date":"2022-03-10T18:55:54","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T23:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1369911"},"modified":"2022-03-10T18:55:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T23:55:59","slug":"they-dont-say-a-word-desantis-slams-disneys-opposition-to-florida-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-dont-say-a-word-desantis-slams-disneys-opposition-to-florida-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018They Don\u2019t Say A Word\u2019: DeSantis Slams Disney\u2019s Opposition To Florida Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthey-dont-say-a-word-desantis-slams-disneys-opposition-to-florida-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1369911&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized Disney for its opposition to the state\u2019s parental rights legislation in a video shared by Fox News on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you have companies that have made a fortune off being family-friendly and catering to families and young kids, they should understand that parents of young kids do not want this injected into their kid\u2019s kindergarten classroom,\u201d DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kelly_laco\/status\/1502034502473846794\">said<\/a> in the video. \u201cThey do not want their first-graders to go and be told that they can choose an opposite gender.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf that\u2019s the hill they\u2019re [Disney] gonna die on, how do they possibly explain lining their pockets with their relationship from the Communist Party of China?,\u201d he added. \u201cBecause that\u2019s what they do, and they make a fortune, and they don\u2019t say a word about the really brutal practices that you see over there at the hands of the CCP.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/05\/china-russia-companies-uyghur-apple-oracle-disney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Western Companies Are Happy To Cut Ties With Russia, But Stay Silent On Uyghur Genocide)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Disney publicly <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/10\/disney-ceo-bob-chapek-dont-say-gay-florida-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">opposed<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2022\/1557\/BillText\/e1\/PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Florida bill<\/a> Wednesday that bans classroom instruction on sexuality and gender identity before fourth grade, requires transparency and parental consent for healthcare services offered at schools and bars school districts from requiring teachers to keep secrets from parents about decisions affecting children\u2019s mental and physical health.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In a video exclusively obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxNews<\/a> Digital. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovRonDeSantis<\/a> slams <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Disney?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Disney<\/a> saying \u201cIn Florida, our policies got to be based on the best interest of Florida citizens, not on the musing of woke corporations.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Op87xgsLzB\">pic.twitter.com\/Op87xgsLzB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kelly Laco (@kelly_laco) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kelly_laco\/status\/1502034502473846794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Disney\u2019s CEO expressed his disappointment with the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/09\/jen-psaki-florida-bill-parental-rights-education\/\">legislation<\/a>, which <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/08\/dont-say-gay-legacy-media-activist-slogan-florida-legislation\/\">critics call<\/a> the \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d bill, in a call with <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/03\/ron-desantis-wife-casey-free-breast-cancer\/\">DeSantis<\/a> Wednesday after he claimed Disney had been \u201cworking behind the scenes directly with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle\u201d to oppose the bill in a virtual shareholder meeting, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/10\/disney-ceo-bob-chapek-dont-say-gay-florida-bill\/\">according<\/a> to The New York Times.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udd25Gov. DeSantis on Disney: \u201cHow do they possibly explain lining their pockets with their relationship from the Communist Party of China? Because that\u2019s what they do, and they make a fortune, and they don\u2019t say a word about the really brutal practices at the hands of the CCP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christina Pushaw \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@ChristinaPushaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristinaPushaw\/status\/1502035106319450116?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2022<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The bill was passed in the state legislature Tuesday, and it awaits DeSantis\u2019 signature.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur policy\u2019s got to be based on the best interests of Florida citizens, not on the musings of woke corporations,\u201d DeSantis said.<\/p>\n<p>Disney did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Gov. 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