Ron DeSantis Slams 'Offensive' Critical Race Theory, Promises to 'Play Whack-a-Mole' Against It

Ron DeSantis aims to attack Critical Race Theory.

In education, it seems, CRT’s all the rage.

And while the cultural procession leading to that fact may have taken time, the controversial concept’s incorporation by schools appears to have happened quickly.

In a relatively brief amount of time, we arrived at stories such as these:

Southern School District Tells Teachers to Ignore White Parents’ Complaints Over Critical Race Theory – They’re Benefiting From Whiteness

Seattle Tells Its White Teachers to ‘Bankrupt’ Their Privilege and Acknowledge Their ‘Thieved Inheritance’

Someone not loving public education’s turn toward racial awareness: the governor of Florida.

Therefore, while signing a state tax cut package last week, Ron crushed Critical Race Theory.

In fact, he said he’ll be cracking down on CRT Chuck E. Cheese style — by playing “Whack-A-Mole all over” Florida to pound it where it pops.

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He also commented on cosmetics:

“You know, you can put lipstick on a pig, it’s still a pig.”

As for a plan to pummel the promotion of prejudice, Ron’s ready to go hog wild:

“So what we’re doing, the Department, the Florida Board of Education is meeting, and they are addressing this. And I told them they need to address this. And we’ve got to do it.”

“if we have to play whack-a-mole all over this state stopping this critical race theory, we will do it.” pic.twitter.com/zV5dLzcDVb

— Logan Hall (@loganclarkhall) May 21, 2021

The way the governor sees it, CRT’s an affront to folks footing the bill:

“I mean, first of all, it’s offensive. Here we are, celebrating tax savings. It’s offensive to the taxpayer that they would be asked to fund Critical Race Theory.”

Additionally, he said it’s fake news:

“[I]t’s also…based on false history, when they try to look back and denigrate the founding fathers, denigrate the American Revolution, doing all these different things that even very liberal historians say is not supported by the facts.”

He’d like education to go Old School:

“[I] think what we need is, we need the Constitution back in classrooms. We need to make sure civics is a priority, but it needs to be taught accurately. It needs to be taught in a fact-based way, not an ideological-based way.”

The man’s got his mallet in hand:

“[I]f we have to play Whack-A-Mole all over this state, stopping this critical race theory, we will do it.”

Florida’s not alone. As I covered last month, Idaho became the first state to ban CRT in schools.

Tennessee’s eyeing the same.

And on Saturday, the Texas Senate passed HB3979, which will 86 such curriculum from the classroom.

The issue looks to be reaching a boiling point.

Hence, tense scenes in Virginia’s Loudoun County in March:

This Loudoun County, Virginia teacher delivered withering remarks against Critical Race Theory indoctrination at the latest School Board meeting.

Here's what EVERY parent should know about this toxic, racist ideology: https://t.co/PP93a5BrKw pic.twitter.com/8wUY0BbLtH

— The Daily Signal (@DailySignal) March 12, 2021

#Loudouncounty parents brought the 🔥🔥🔥 at the school board meeting tonight.

This is a masterful takedown of #criticalracetheory pic.twitter.com/dHLyB2bLLH

— Ian Prior (@iandprior) May 12, 2021

That district’s good at making the news:

Virginia School District Tries to Deal With 'Secret Enemies List' of Parents Against Critical Race Theory https://t.co/kiE9Y8UFrE

— RedState (@RedState) March 23, 2021

Back to Gov. Ron, he told the crowd it’s wrong that taxpayers “would be asked to fund teaching kids to hate their country and to hate each other.”

Bottom line: