This week, Telemundo launched La Mesa Caliente, The Hot Table, an afternoon talk show hosted by four Latina television personalities who couldn´t resist discussing the new Florida Parental Rights in Education bill, labeled as ´Don´t Say Gay´ by activists; only one hostess, Mirka Dellanos, actually stood up for the role of parents in the education of their children; the other three chose to go along with has been aptly decried as the grooming of the youngest in a subject they cannot fully comprehend: sexuality and gender
While Dellanos fell for calling the bill “Don´t Say Gay”, she did point out that the “controversial" law addressed the trend seen throughout the nation of teachers “taking the liberty of teaching the children who are with them, in the classroom, about sexuality”, while parents “want to have the right to be able to teach their children what they want, the way they want, in their own home.”
MIRKA DELLANOS: And Florida passed a controversial law for the right of parents in education known as, listen to this, don't say gay. That's what it's called. This new bill prohibits teachers from talking about sexual orientation in elementary schools.
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we know that Florida has made this kind of decision because in the rest of the country it has been seen that many times teachers are taking the liberty of teaching the children who are with them, in the classroom, about sexuality. And there are many parents who disagree because they want to have the right to be able to teach their children what they want, the way they want, in their own home.
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VERÓNICA BASTOS: Well, I believe that there is an age where one can start talking to them, definitely at three years old, at four years old, at five years old; not necessarily the age, I think, where you should talk to them about this kind of thing.
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GISELLE BLONDET: What worries me are the children who are in school. That they do not have that freedom, that they already begin to show curiosity, or interest, right? in someone of the same sex even if they are very young
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ALIX ASPE: Many children at those ages begin to identify in a certain way. They have heard the word many times, and that it is now completely blocked, it makes me very sad.
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DELLANOS: … yes but the subject of sexuality and identity… identity is the most important thing for children. But that identity has to be established in the home
Fellow hostesses Giselle Blondet, Veronica Bastos and Alix Aspe went on to discuss how little kids under 9 could very well be attracted to children of their own sex – something they implied parent must go along with to prevent life-long trauma. However, and maybe unwittingly, they actually ended up confirming the validity of the bill. For example, when Dellanos said that she believed "that (talking about) the subject of sexuality to children under nine years of age" was a way of killing their innocence, Blondet added; “that depends on how much you're going to tell them.” Exactly what the bill calls for.
Bastos, for her part, also gave in with “at three years old, at four years old, at five years old, (it is) not necessarily the age, I think, where you should talk to them about this kind of thing”.
Nothing, however, prevented host Alix Aspe from parroting the progressive talking points with, “Many children at those ages begin to identify in a certain way. They have heard the word many times, and that it is now completely blocked, it makes me very sad.” Where in the legislation, may we ask, did Aspe read any mention of the word 'gay' or that the word gay “is now completely blocked”?
Hint: in the blocked minds of those who’d rather misinform to conform to the liberal bias in the news. Like we have said many times before, the nation’s Spanish-speaking audiences deserve better.
Click on expand to view the complete transcript of the segment mention above as it aired over Telemundo’s La Mesa Redonda on Wednesday, March 9, 2022:
MIRKA DELLANOS: And Florida passed a controversial law for the right of parents in education known as, listen to this, don't say gay. That's what it's called. This new bill prohibits teachers from talking about sexual orientation in elementary schools. Those who disagree say this could discourage children in the LBTGI+ community; and those who support it say that children should not talk about their sexuality at such a young age. The law was passed yesterday in the Florida state Senate by a vote of 22 to 17. So, we know that Florida has made this kind of decision because in the rest of the country it has been seen that many times teachers are taking the liberty of teaching the children who are with them, in the classroom, about sexuality. And there are many parents who disagree because they want to have the right to be able to teach their children what they want, the way they want, in their own home.
GISELLE BLONDET: This part is fine with me. What worries me are the children who are in school. That they do not have that freedom, that they already begin to show curiosity, or interest, right? in someone of the same sex even if they are very young
DELLANOS: They are children under nine years old.
CROSSTALKING
BLONDET: I understand. But it's amazing the conversations young children have. And, the problem I see is: depression, the bullying. They are made fun of, they feel lonely, and that's where the problems come into play. Depression that can lead to suicide, which you know that unfortunately, more and more young people are committing suicide because of it.
VERÓNICA BASTOS: Well, I believe that there is an age where one can start talking to them, definitely at three years old, at four years old, at five years old; not necessarily the age, I think, where you should talk to them about this kind of thing. Now, what I do want is for my daughter to grow up with absolute naturalness, that when she sees two moms who are going to pick up her little friend, or two dads, I want her to understand that there are families different from ours who are dads and moms, and like us at home. But I also think that teachers somehow have to explain that to them. And why does she have two dads and I have one, or why?
DELLANOS: That's the problem that maybe the situation here is not saying that the word gay shouldn't be used. They have to find... Now, I do believe that the subject of sexuality to children under nine years of age; please, we are not going to kill their innocence...
CROSSTALK
BLONDET: That depends on how much you're going to tell them.
CROSSTALK
ALIX ASPE: ... it's not that you have to talk about sexuality. Here we have to talk about identity. That made me very sad, that it was approved in the state of Florida, because to me it seems regressive, it seems that it has to do with oppression, with separation. Many children at those ages begin to identify in a certain way. They have heard the word many times, and that it is now completely blocked, it makes me very sad. And as a society I thought we were much further ahead. Now, I also believe that children should grow up in a microcosm of what the real world is like; in the real world there is everything, there are people who are gay, there are people who are lesbians, there are people who are bisexual. There are non-binary, there are many types of people
BLONDET: ... be inclusive
ASPE: Exactly. And the earlier you hear it, and understand it, that it is not only for children who identify as part of LGBTQ+, but also for others to be much more compassionate, to be more empathetic.
CROSSTALK
DELLANOS: I agree that one should be compassionate and give everyone love and affection, but I do believe that the subject of sexuality and identity is the most important thing for children. But that identity has to be established in the home, and through the home, like other things.
BLONDET: That parents, sorry, teachers can call parents to tell them that maybe their child is having a certain attitude, or that they look a certain way, I think it's very delicate.
DELLANOS: You don´t want them to be told?
BLONDET: No, I as a mother want to know everything that's going on with my kids. However, I think they also have to give them the space to go through the process, but wait, no, no, no, but wait, Mirka. The problem is that maybe your child comes and says something to you, or my children come and talk to me and I will know how to listen to them. But there are many homes where things are different.
CROSSTALK
BLONDET: ... maybe they don't communicate and it can make things worse.
BASTOS: You have to call things as they are. I find it absolutely discriminatory to say ´no´ to the word gay.
CROSSTALK
BASTOS: That's the problem. Teaching that to our children from a young age is absolutely terrible.
