Latino media quickly jumped on the disinformation bandwagon regarding Florida´s new ´Parental Rights in Education´ bill, seizing upon the far catchier ´Don´t Say Gay´ moniker adopted by activists to describe the legislation that gives the parents of children from kindergarten to third grade enforceable rights as to their education, and in particular, on the subject of sex and gender.
Naturally, any news about Ron DeSantis the Republican Governor of Florida provokes convulsions from Latino corporations media. At the Spanish-speaking newscasts, the journalists were so intent on defending the ´oppressed´ LGBT community, that they stuck to passing a lie as truth, since there is NOWHERE in the bill where it says “DON´T SAY GAY”:
Of note: out of the national newscasts aired over Univision, Telemundo, CNN En Español and Estrella TV, only CNNEE actually took the time to explain the details of the “controversial” portion of the law that has been taken completely out of context, or simply ignored by the other channels. Even so, they stuck to Don´t Say Gay in their reporting.
It is important to be clear about the meaning of “word”. GayIt is not in HB1557. What has wreaked havoc among progressives is that the law Discussing sexual identity or orientation is limited to discussions that are age-appropriate for students. That means that they can only be discussed from kindergarten through grade 3.
It also requires district school boards to adopt procedures that comport with certain provisions of law for notifying student’s parent of specified information, and most importantly, reinforces the fundamental right of parents to make decisions regarding upbringing and control of their children.
In light of Hispanic families’ deep-rooted traditional family values, bill like HB1557 is a welcomed relief. What with the free-for-all taking place in the nation´s schools, and which became evident when the lockdowns brought the classroom into the living room, with parents actually SEEING what their children were being taught – it was high time for mom and dad to take over.
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