Not to mention by their own definitions DEI favors Republicans. They are the least qualified and get all the handouts after all...

Conservatives are cartoonishly evil and should be dealt with using cartoonishly overwhelming force.

How DARE Delray Beach engage in "Compliance" with the Law!

-LITERALLY Ron DeSantis!

Like let's say it isn't malicious compliance just for the sake of argument. They wrote a law that pretty much says if they even suspect dei they can rain hellfire down. What did they expect? Is every small city supposed to guess at is this dei or not? Just see what a judge says? Of course they aren't, it's much safer to cancel

"These evil librulz are following our draconian laws to their natural conclusion and making us look stupid! That's not fair!"

Cry about it, loser.

He may be out of the governorship, but he’s absolutely in the running for president

Having donors decide who gets a parade has its own drawbacks. And I wonder what happens if someone wants to sponsor a parade for something De Santis doesn't like. Such as gay pride lol. Or, well, use your imagination.

Geeze, these people are as sude as a sledge hammer.

Poor little ronny with his big boots!

Whenever the pride parade is happening here, I leave the city, not because I hate the politics or message, but because I dislike crowds.

My point is that you can just not be in the city when events you dislike takes place there.

Go for a hike in the woods, head to the airport and do some planespotting, take a trip to a neighbouring town and explore, buy a camera and go take artistic photos outside of the city, go canoeing in a local river, do something else, but don't ruin other people's day just because you can't accept that love can take a lot of different forms.

"Y'all done smoked yourself republican."

So be it. They don't want the city finding those things, so the city shouldn't fund them. Even if the parade proceeds with private funding, it's still a win for equality.

Narrator: He was.

Hey we don’t use that kind of language around here

I don't think he was running. But it's another R taking over.

He's out come January. We got another Republican unfortunately, but he can't possibly be as evil as DeSantis.

They're trying to bring back the St Patrick's day parade with private funding while leaving the other stuff cancelled.

Why couldn’t they have ousted DeSantis as well????

Can’t win em all I guess…

When I lived in Louisiana, they had a St. Pattricks Day parade. Along with green beads they also threw heads of cabbage and potatoes. I liked the people of Louisiana far better than those I met in Texas. The place is so racist, it doesn't discriminate.

They are so close to just outright saying it.

Would never expect the us to be racist against the IRISH, what's next? The Italians? The Japanese?

The announcement drew frustration from people who viewed the parade as a cherished community gathering.

That's what Pride is, it's just not your community. Sorry you voted against your own interests like everyone said you were doing.

This is an interesting suggestion. I would be inclined to agree on the surface, but that's because I'm a special kind of pedantically pragmatic individual.

Example: Christmas is a time to get together and appreciate your family. Yeah, well you should get together and appreciate and spend time with your family regardless of what flavor greeting cards happen to be on the shelf.

That said, there's something to be said for having broadly recognized periods of celebration. Should they be as overly commercialized as they are in the US? Should they be tied to specific religious traditions? Maybe not, but let's not ban all holidays. Maybe we elevate Arbor Day and get a week off work at the Winter Solstice?

The legal definition of hispanic is literally "almost everyone who claims to be Hispanic is and it includes no one who doesn't"

I think you're supposed to put "Caucasian" since the definitions of ethnicities is wonky. Like people from the middle east are legally Caucasian, because a judge was too scared to say that Jesus wasn't white lol

But you could be an indigenous American too if you want. You have a fair claim as a Latina

Not like anyone is really going to verify it, and if they do the slightest justification will hold up. Like you said, the whole system is wonky and has that old school race science feel

This law doesn't apply to federal holidays.