Ron DeSantis knows he’s not the governor of college sports, right? I ask because he yesterday he declared Florida native Emma Weyant the winner of the NCAA Division I title in women’s swimming. Which is interesting because she actually placed second. And I may not be a sports person, but I'm fairly certain that second place isn't first place.
Wait--uh...yeah. Yeah, the math checks out. |
Pictured: the sack in question. |
"NOW THEREFORE, since she is a native Floridian from Sarasota, I, Ron Desantis, Governor of the State of Florida do hereby declare in Florida that Emma Weyant is the rightful winner of the 2022 NCAA Division 1 Women's 500-yard freestyle, congratulate her on yet another significant achievement, and express pride that she is a Florida resident."
-Ron DeSan--oh please, no one
is proud of being from Florida
But of course this isn’t about college women’s sports. In fact, I’m pretty sure if Lia Thomas didn’t win the Division I title, which she did, Ron DeSantis wouldn’t give a shit. Instead this is all a part of a larger culture war being waged by the American right who, in a struggle to stay relevant in a world that’s moving past their hate-filled, grievance-fueled outlook, are working hard to convince their base that trans people constitute some kind of threat to their made up vision of the 1950’s that never was.
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