FLORIDA GOV. DUHSANTIS ANNOUNCED THAT HIS DEPARTMENT OF MISEDUCATION ADOPTED NEW BLACK PEOPLE STANDARDS
Ladies and gentlemen, hold onto your seats because we have some breaking news! Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida, has just announced that his Department of Miseducation has adopted new standards for teaching history. And what do these standards say, you ask? Brace yourselves, folks, because this is going to be a doozy.
According to the new standards, slavery was actually good for black people! Yes, you read that right. Apparently, being stripped of your freedom, forced to work for no pay, and treated like property was actually beneficial for enslaved people. Who knew?
The standards go on to claim that enslaved people learned valuable skills while in captivity. Skills like how to pick cotton, how to survive brutal beatings, and how to live in constant fear for their lives. Oh, and let's not forget about the free room and board they received! Who wouldn't want to be locked up and fed scraps by their oppressors?
But wait, it gets even better. The standards suggest that being enslaved was actually a "personal benefit" for black people. Because apparently, being treated like subhuman garbage is just what every person dreams of. Forget about freedom, autonomy, and basic human rights – those things are overrated anyway.
Now, I know what you're thinking. "This has to be a joke, right?" Sadly, no. This is the actual stance that the Florida Department of Miseducation is taking on the history of slavery. And it's not just a minor footnote in the curriculum – it's a major part of what students will be taught.
So, what can we expect from this new curriculum? Well, for starters, we can expect a lot of confused and angry students. We can expect parents to be outraged that their children are being taught such blatant lies. And we can expect a lot of eye-rolling from anyone with even a basic understanding of history.
But hey, at least we can all take comfort in the fact that Ron DeSantis and his team of educators are doing their best to make sure that future generations are completely misinformed about one of the darkest periods in our nation's history. Because why learn from our mistakes when we can just pretend they never happened?
In all seriousness though, this is a truly disturbing development. It's one thing to have differing opinions on how history should be taught – it's quite another to actively promote falsehoods and propaganda. We can only hope that this decision is met with enough backlash that it's quickly reversed.
In the meantime, if you're a student in Florida, I suggest you do your own research on the topic of slavery. Don't rely solely on what your textbooks tell you – seek out other sources and form your own opinions. And if you're a parent in Florida, I suggest you speak up and let your voice be heard. Because if we don't push back against this kind of nonsense, we're all in trouble.
Florida Schools Will Teach How Slavery Brought ‘Personal Benefit’ to Black People https://news.yahoo.com/florida-schools-teach-slavery-brought-123130834.html
Florida Board of Education approves controversial Black history standards https://www.axios.com/2023/07/19/florida-education-controversial-black-history-standards
Florida Board of Education approves new Black history standards that critics call 'a big step backward' | CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/20/us/florida-black-history-education-standards-reaj/index.html
Florida Schools now teaching students that slavery brought "personal benefit" to Black people | Salon.com https://www.salon.com/2023/07/20/florida-schools-now-teaching-students-that-slavery-brought-personal-benefit-to-black-people/
