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Ron DeSantis vetoes millions in arts grants to defund “sexual” theater festivals
(www.lgbtqnation.com)
And yet child beauty pageants will still be up and running.
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Oh that's different! Those are much more pure and done by good Christians.
There's nothing more holy than parading your children in bikinis, makeup, and pushup bras for a bunch of old white men.
It is the way of the lord.
And Ron will be the judge.
I appreciate the sentiment but its irrelevant. We're allowed to make theatre about sex.
Freest country in the world my bunghole.
Not according to DeSantis. Only he gets to decide what kind of sexual expression we're allowed.
“You have your tax dollars being given in grants to things like the Fringe Festival, which is like a sexual festival where they’re doing all this stuff,” DeSantis said during a Thursday press conference, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
Hmm, I wonder what kinds of "sexual stuff" he's referring to.
the Tampa Bay Times reports that the governor’s spokespeople did not respond to questions about specific events he found objectionable.
Oh.
Florida Rep. Anna Eskamani (D), who attended this year’s Orlando Fringe festival, told the Times that she saw nothing “sexual” at the festival.
“It does feature drag queens and other forms of artistic expression that DeSantis has wanted to censor despite courts telling him otherwise!” Eskamani said.
So a man dressing in women's clothes is an inherently sexual act, according to these sexually repressed freaks.
Meatball Ron uses high heels btw.
So a man dressing in women’s clothes is an inherently sexual act, according to these sexually repressed freaks.
Why weren't these heroes around to defund all theater in Shakespeare's day? Think what they could have accomplished!
I await the DeSantis campaign to outlaw the films Some Like it Hot and Mrs. Doubtfire in Florida.
The arts are vital for a healthy society - their constant marginalization is deeply damaging.
That’s the point
These fuckers want fascism, not a healthy society.
Even the fascists loved art in the 1930s and 1940s. They just used it for their own ends. Goebbels knew how vital art was all too well.
These fascists are too stupid to understand that they could actually use public arts funding that way thankfully. This might be a better result in some ways.
dude federal authorities should totally investigate this fucker's laptop. i bet there's all sorts of illegal fucked up shit in there. sex is all he thinks about all day every day. there's no way he has normal porn habits.
I'm pretty happy that the 4th amendment is still somewhat working in protecting us from unreasonable search.
Now if the feds have reasonable suspicion and can get a judge to sign off on a warrant, go nuts!
spending all day talking about kids and sex and sexualizing kids is way more than enough suspicion in my book.
dude federal authorities should totally investigate this fucker’s laptop.
Its frustrating, because a Bush USA would have been so far up Ron's ass he wouldn't need those lifts in his shoes. But Obama and Biden just kinda shrug at this and let it slide.
Honestly, you might be able just FOIA him and find some shit.
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As he goes home and watches naked women and simulated sex on tv.
Things are only overly sexual when you learn that gay people exist, or a man performs art as a woman.
I'm guessing whatever porn he watches is a lot sicker than simulated sex.
That's too vanilla. I'm pretty sure Ronnie boy is into some kinky shit.
Two? People?!? Honey, you lost me!
Nah, he doth protest too much. I don't expect women are appearing in his "fantasies". Definitely finding Christmas presents if you catch my drift.
What a complete moron. Got to save some money for some kick backs.
He’s got his ass covered. This term he made sure Floridians have minimal insight into his spending as governor.
Sexual theater festivals? Gross. Where can I find them?
Sadly, you’ll have to go into the imagination of the Replublicans
Hell you could replace the word fascism with the word republican and every single fucking point would be the same.
He pocketing this shit and funding his little personal army with it too. He screams woke and takes the money.
“A small man in search of a balcony.”
And then gives tax breaks during July to go enjoy the arts.
What a dumbass.
I can see why. I hear in those Shakespeare festivals, they actually allow kissing during Romeo and Juliet!
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