No one cares what you think, Ron.

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.

The winner, Lia Thomas, is trans and Ron DeSantis has opinions about whether or not trans women should be allowed to play women’s sports. But the good news for everybody is that Ron DeSantis isn’t in charge and a sack full of his opinions is worth the sack. It does track however given the GOP's policy with regards to results they don't like: question their validity and then storm something. Anyway, while the Governor's proclamation carries about as much weight as his opinion sack, it's still a shitty move on the part of a shitty human being.

"Hear ye, hear ye, whereas Ron DeSantis
is a small, petty, insecure man lacking basic
 human empathy, I do hereby declare that
 he can shut his transphobic word-hole."

-Me, making an equally

valid proclamation

After a series of transphobic "WHEREAS" statements describing Lia Thomas as a male identifying as a woman and about how the NCAA is eroding women's sports, the proclamation goes on to say:

"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.

"What I'm saying is that your mediocrity isn't your fault. It's because of
trans people. So remember, vote DeSantis. I promise to re-enforce your
worldview, no matter how many at-risk communities I have to vilify."

-Ron DeSantis, the "Don't Say Gay" guy