As Louis discussed last week, the Oklahoma Legislature recently sent HB 1775 – a signature piece of 2021 Oklahoma race-baiting legislation – to Oklahoma governor Kevin Stitt's desk for signature. It's the one that will prohibit schools from teaching any race-based stuff that causes “discomfort, guilt, anguish or psychological distress” to (white) students, and ends mandatory diversity training.
When the bill arrived, the question wasn't if Stitt was going to sign the bill – being a paranoid, right-wing Evangelical, that was a given – but rather what mental gymnastics he was going to perform to justify it.
This video statement gives us the answer:
My statement on HB 1775. pic.twitter.com/2EgMh7A7xZ
— Governor Kevin Stitt (@GovStitt) May 7, 2021
In case you couldn't make it through the bullshit, this was my off-the-cuff TLDR from Twitter:
“My fellow Oklahomans. We need policies that bring us together... not rip us apart. Now let me tell you about this race-baiting, divisive bill I signed that does none of that, while also quoting MLK for a little irony. You’re gonna love it.” https://t.co/aX6XyMxbrf
— The Lost Ogle (@TheLostOgle) May 7, 2021