In another laughable non-issue being made into national news, Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is at it again with his attack on cartoons and homosexuality.

Talking out of turn about the influence cartoons have had on our children through the so-called "gay agenda," DeSantis was spewing more of his nonsensical hate during an event where he was backing Nevada Senate candidate Adam Laxalt.

In the video, DeSantis said this,

"One of the things that really bugged me were these Zoom videos with all of these people that are high up in Disney talking about how their intention to inject sexuality into the programming for these very young kids.

And so my wife and I, you know, we're thinking to ourselves, you know, when we were young you can watch cartoons without having to worry. Now, parents have to sit there and worry about, what are they trying to inject in? What type of ideology are they trying to pursue? And that is wrong."

Really? You and your wife have nothing better to do than to sit on your couch and worry about whether a CARTOON character might be LGBTQ+?

If you are not in the know, Gov. DeSantis has been a staunch advocate for Florida's gross and misguided "Don't Say Gay" bill, which would forbid any "instruction" on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.

The bill became even more controversial when DeSantis zeroed in on Disney and their CEO Bob Chapek after he pulled back support of the bill, following a walkout of Disney employees who see it as nothing more than blatant bigotry. (Which it is.)

Lest we forget, these cartoons from when DeSantis was a kid were not as wholesome as the close-minded Governor might remember.

Let's take Disney out of the equation, shall we, and really delve into these so-called better days of children's entertainment. Besides the rampant violence involving guns, comically large meat cleavers, and good old Acme-brand dynamite, did he forget that gender fluidity has always been a staple of kid's shows?

How many times has Bugs Bunny dressed as a woman in order to pull a fast one over on pro-gun advocates Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam? Hell, even Little Red Riding Hood had a Wolf in a lady's pajamas if you want to go way, WAY back.

Were these images offensive to some? Yes. Funny to others? Yes. The world was a different place back then, but to say this is a new thing that has been added to the landscape of children's cartoons is just plain ignorant.

The concept of cross-dressing - a slightly outdated term that refers to dressing outside of the constraints of the gender one was assigned at birth - has been a staple of animation and children's storytelling for years, and nobody called attention to it.

These lazy, unthought-out attacks on The LGBTQ+ community are nothing more than a hate-filled agenda set forth to garner votes in Florida - a state which makes most of its tourist money through a company that makes CARTOONS!

This is the same company DeSantis wants to strip of its special status, the one that allows Disney World to operate independently of the state. According to The Reedy Creek Improvement District, however, Florida cannot legally dissolve the Disney-dominated self-governing entity next year unless the state covers the estimated $1 billion in outstanding bond debt.

Talk about biting the hand that feeds you.

Bottom-line, this non-issue is nothing more than political stunt that seems to backfire on DeSantis at every turn. Rather than worrying about real issues like healthcare, crime, or infrastructure, he would merely like to focus on how a cartoon character identifies in order to rile up a small contingent of out-of-touch voters who might think this is a REAL problem, and not just the sad machinations of a popularity-starved politician.

Do better, Florida.

Tags: Ron DeSantis Bugs Bunny LGBTQ