Members of the Florida Republican Party have rallied against Disney to defend the Republican-led “Parental Rights in Education” bill, noting that Orlando’s vacation destination may see boycotts by politicians. In interviews with Fox News Digital, several Republican lawmakers said Disney had “woken up” a lot in opposition to legislation banning teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity in kindergarten through third grade. Critics have christened the effort “Do not say gay.” “Corporate America is under this mantle of arrogance where they believe they are playing God with morality and sexuality and a host of other realities in this world, and somehow, if you do not agree with their interpretation, then you are guilty. “Hate rhetoric,” Florida MP Brian Mast told Fox News Digital. DESANTIS MAKES DISNEY “WAKING UP” AFTER CONDEMNING DRAFT RIGHTS OF THE CEO’s PARENTS Mast likened Disney’s recent opposition to the bill to Coca-Cola and Major League Baseball, which moved the All-Star Game out of Georgia last year to protest the state election law as well as Twitter and Facebook’s efforts to censor conservative voices. He said conservatives are better than liberals at avoiding companies trying to overturn their views, and that Walt Disney World in Florida could face lost tourism. ORLANDO, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 30: Rededication Moment Overview and Disney Enchantment debut during the 50th Anniversary of the Walt Disney World Resort Resort “The Most Magical Celebration” at the Magic Kingdom on September 30, 2021 in Orlando, Florida. (Gerardo Mora / Getty Images / Getty Images) “There is a real belief in really boycotting companies that are trying to cancel you out on the conservative side,” Mast said. Under pressure from LGBTQ activists and progressive officials – some of whom resigned in protest – Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s finally criticized Florida law, cut off all political bidding on Florida and apologized to them. . “I needed to be a stronger ally in the fight for equal rights and I disappointed you,” Chapek said in a statement in March. 11. “I’m sorry”. Disney cast member Nicholas Maldonado is protesting his company’s stance on LGBTQ issues as he joins a Walt Disney World workers’ departure Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (AP Photo / Phelan M. Ebenhack / AP Newsroom) As Disney employees left to demand more LGBTQ support, conservative officials silently wrote an anonymous open letter saying the company had become “an increasingly inconvenient place to work” for employees whose political and religious views were not explicitly progressive. . They described a “fear environment” for right-wing workers and treated them as “bad guys”. “Disney has turned its family-friendly company into an activist machine that perpetuates an entire left-wing propaganda agenda,” said spokesman Greg Steibe, R-Fla. “What they are doing is incredibly dangerous as their company is mainly available to families and children.” DISNEY EMPLOYEES GO OUT TO REQUIRE MORE LGBTQ SUPPORT Steube added: “Even their employees have noted that Disney has no room for religious or political conservatives. I hope people remember this when choosing where to spend their hard-earned holiday money.” FILE PHOTO: A screen shows the logo and symbol for the Walt Disney Company on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, USA, December 14, 2017. REUTERS / Brendan McDermid (REUTERS / Brendan McDermid / Reuters Photos) A spokesman for Mike Waltz, R-Fla., Said “these companies need to stay out of politics.” He described as “hypocritical and disgusting” the fact that companies such as Disney and Coca-Cola invoke states such as Florida and Georgia, but continue to operate in China despite human rights abuses and government censorship. “They will succumb to an authoritarian regime that has zero diversity and, in fact, commits genocide against ethnic minorities,” Waltz said. “They will do whatever it takes to keep this business going, but they still want to preach social justice here at home … It’s really hypocritical and disgusting.” The Parental Education Rights Bill bans Florida school employees or third parties from instructing the class on “sexual orientation” or “gender identity” in kindergarten until the third grade. Account, which passed the House and Senate and is awaiting the signature of Florida Gov. Ron De Sandis, has been called the “Do Not Say Homosexual” bill by Democrats who have said it bans any discussion about being gay in state schools. President Biden called the bill “hateful.” But DeSantis and his supporters say there is nothing in the bill to stop anyone from saying they are gay, but rather about age-appropriate education about sex and sexual orientation in schools. “For years, children have been exposed to the teachings of gender identity and sexual fluidity in the Florida classroom,” said Byron Donalds spokesman R-Fla. “If you think schools should impose these teachings on elementary school children, you are the controversial one – not me.” A spokesman for Carlos Giménez, R-Fla., Said Disney was increasingly out of touch with Florida values if the company believed it was appropriate for the state to teach sexual orientation and gender identity to children 5, 6 and 7. years. “In Florida, we stand up for our parents and our families,” Gimenez told Fox News Digital. “Maybe it’s time for Disney to rediscover its core values and stop trying to calm the left.” DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES – 2021/11/22: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference at Buc-ee’s Travel Center, where he announced his proposal for tax relief for more than $ 1 billion. Floridians in response to rising gas p ((Photo by Paul Hennessy / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images) / Getty Images) However, Lois Frankel spokeswoman D-Fla said she was “not worried” that Disney’s stance would affect tourism in Florida more broadly. GET FOX BUSINESS IN ENGINE BY CLICKING HERE “Tourism is such a big industry in Florida and families love to come here,” Frankel told Fox News Digital. “So from where I sit in Boca Raton, Florida, I don’t think the average person looks at it carefully. My view is a coincidence. However, someone in Orlando may see it differently.” Disney did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
