It's time for mainstream media outlets to end the racist dog whistles and #DropDeSantis!

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    It's time for mainstream media outlets to end the racist dog whistles and #DropDeSantis!

    Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis went on Fox News the day after his primary win and made a racist, dog-whistle comment about his Democratic opponent, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum. In a naked attempt to stoke white fears, DeSantis told Fox viewers not to "monkey this up” by electing Gillum as the first Black governor of Florida.

     This openly racist siren call must not be tolerated. We know Fox News won’t do anything to reel in racial slurs on their network - we’ve already seen Laura Ingraham, Fox & Friends and other shows either excuse DeSantis’ comments or disgustingly blame Gillum for acknowledging the comments were racist - so it’s up to mainstream media like CNN and MSNBC to stand for integrity and deny this prejudice a place on their platforms by refusing to host DeSantis on their shows.

    Here is the Petition:
    Dear CNN and MSNBC,

    The recent comments by Ron DeSantis were inflammatory and invoked a deep seated racism that has come to the forefront in the country since the election of Donald Trump. This wasn't an accident or a "misspeak." DeSantis' camp has shown a clear pattern of pushing bigoted remarks on Fox News as demonstrated by comments made earlier this summer by Mr. DeSantis' top fundraiser after he asked a Black pundit if he was out of his "cotton-picking mind."

    DeSantis and his team do not deserve access to a national news platform to push racist dog-whistles and white nationalist talking points that are meant to marginalize Black people. We demand you show that racist dog-whistles have no place on your networks by prohibiting Mr. DeSantis from appearing on CNN or MSNBC.