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Today, Explained

Disney vs. DeSantis

Today, Explained

Vox

Politics, Daily News, News

4.3 • 10.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Once upon a time, a Magic Kingdom took issue with a ruler’s law and, well, everyone ended up suing each other. The Wall Street Journal’s Robbie Whelan explains the feud between the Walt Disney Company and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Serena Solin, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey and Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained  Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

And now, our feature presentation.

0:05.0

Who's the leader of the state who started in the heat?

0:13.0

R-O-N-D-E-S-A-T-I-S, weaponizing for it against a company.

0:21.0

R-O-N-D-E-S-A-T-I-S.

0:26.0

Once upon a time, a kingdom took issue with a ruler's law

0:31.0

and nearly everyone involved ended up suing and being sued.

0:35.0

The Walt Disney Company is suing Florida's Governor Ron Santis,

0:38.0

disney's now being hit with a counter-suit all of it on today's blind.

0:44.0

Now it's time to play our show above its rivalry.

0:51.0

R-O-N-D-E-S-A-T-I-S.

1:02.0

Hey, everybody. It's today. It's playing.

1:09.0

Robbie Whalen, covering Disney for the Wall Street Journal,

1:12.0

give me the last year of Disney versus Ron Santis. What has happened?

1:16.0

The last year has been arguably the most dramatic year in the entire 100-year history of the Walt Disney Company.

1:23.0

It all started in the early part of 2022 when there was a bill introduced in the Florida State House,

1:35.0

known as the Parental Rights in Education Bill.

1:38.0

The Parental Rights in Education Bill, what's been condemned as the don't say gay bill,

1:42.0

advanced curriculum that mentioned sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade,

1:47.0

or beyond if it isn't considered to be age appropriate.

1:50.0

The bill broadly prohibits school districts from encouraging classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in primary grade levels,

1:58.0

and it gives parents the right to bring a lawsuit against the school that they think is violated the policy.

2:03.0

Governor Ron Santis of Florida picked up on this bill,

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