Today, the NAACP issued a ridiculous travel warning to the very dangerous region of…..Florida. Yes, you read that correctly. In the warning, the NAACP leadership claimed Florida has become hostile to Black Americans and democratic ideals. Was the recent reelection of Governor DeSantis not a “democratic ideal”? Apparently, free and fair elections are no longer “democracy” in the eyes of NAACP leadership.
“Under the leadership of Governor Desantis, the state of Florida has become hostile to Black Americans and in direct conflict with the democratic ideals that our union was founded upon.”
— NAACP President and CEO @DerrickNAACP
Take a stand with us. https://t.co/zsgLbNYL8t
— NAACP (@NAACP) May 20, 2023
Jeremy Redfern, Press Secretary for DeSantis, had a quick clap back for the inane advisory.
Here is your Vice Chair chillin’ in Clearwater, FL. pic.twitter.com/12JMAqvxAv
— Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) May 20, 2023
Heh! The Vice Chairwoman of the NAACP, Karen Boykin-Towns, looks like she had a wonderful vacation and felt comfortable and safe. Maybe Ms. Boykin-Towns missed the memo she was in terrifying enemy territory.
37.9 million visitors. A record.
Cope. https://t.co/JNEeKq6yLN
— Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) May 20, 2023
Redfern was not finished mocking this silly advisory just yet. He went on to post the record number of tourists who traveled to Florida over the last year. The one thing about facts, they don’t care about your feelings.
I’ll be taking a stand on a Florida Beach in a couple of months while on vacation. 🤣
— Laterrius Johnson (@Laterrius) May 20, 2023
Those are the best kind of stands! Toes in the sands and a cool drink in your hand. Take plenty of pictures and post them to Twitter so we can all share in the fun.
They must not be in touch with any real people pic.twitter.com/HNrACHkm88
— PhotographicFloridian (@JackLinFLL) May 20, 2023
Another Florida local was very puzzled at this warning as a huge urban music festival attracting hundreds of thousands of tourists is planned for next week. The ad discusses the fun of last year’s festival and encourages all people over 21 to attend.
Does this mean no Urban Beach Week? https://t.co/sPzhVfKIKE
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) May 21, 2023
Another member of Team DeSantis, Christina Pushaw, also wondered how this travel advisory would effect the upcoming Urban Beach Week.It will be interesting to see the turnout.
When I saw this tweet I asked my mother (a Democrat) does she feel discriminated against in Florida she said NO. In fact due to his policies my Dem mom wants to vote for him to be president.
— KRYSTAL in FL 🐊 🇺🇸 (@MsBradsher) May 20, 2023
I live here …. and this is an incendiary, untrue charge.
— Jim Stinson (@jimstinson) May 20, 2023
🤣all my black and brown neighbors and friends love Florida. I think you want to cause chaos with your lies. Direct conflict with democrat ideology which means we floridians treat all Americans like family. We don’t see color. https://t.co/TVHAURToZy
— Maggiemay (@Maggiem65468100) May 20, 2023
LOL. Ok. https://t.co/7a29ERRI9R pic.twitter.com/KhgzGYfeHP
— NiedermeyersDeadHorse aka NDH (@NiedsG) May 20, 2023
I scrolled through the responses looking for info that would help me understand why you made this claim. If a response supporting your position is there, I must have missed it among the overwhelming number of responses that refute or mock you.
— Indivisualist (@RIndivisualist) May 20, 2023
Most tweeps chimed in to disavow this dramatic travel warning and speak to their own great experiences traveling and living in Florida.
It’s odd. I was out and about today and saw people of all races, sexual orientations, religions, and economic backgrounds all together in the same places… in Florida.
It’s almost as if the NAACP is lying because they’re bought and paid for by the DNC. https://t.co/HtkSnR5o1o
— firstnamerandomnumbers (@firstnamerando) May 21, 2023
It does kind of feel like they are doing the bidding of the Democratic party and doing a spectacularly bad job at it.
From litigating Brown v. Board to this demagoguery. Wow, has NAACP fallen from its former glory. https://t.co/2C3nRCPr55
— Charlie (@CharlieBrandt44) May 20, 2023
https://t.co/utIiJtFAEP pic.twitter.com/tOmszroAc9
— Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) May 20, 2023
Redfern summed up the controversy with this final perfect tweet. The travel advisory is nothing but a stunt to put financial pressure on Governor DeSantis so he bends the knee to leftist politics. Don’t count on it.
This is hogwash! LMBO…..
As a BLACK Floridian…BLACK PEOPLE COME TO FLORIDA!!
All skin folk, ain’t kin folk😎. https://t.co/L9SK857zIa
— Denisha Allen (Merriweather) (@DenishaMweather) May 21, 2023
Ms. Allen says it best, all are welcome in Florida. The sun, sand and freedom await. Please leave your blue state politics at the state line.
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