What TikTok says about Nazi flag-wavers at Disney theme park in Orlando, protesting gay pride
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On Saturday, a group of around 15 people gathered along a busy road outside of Orlando's Walt Disney World park to wave red and black flags with swastikas and hold up at least one sign endorsing Gov. Ron DeSantis for president.
Videos of the demonstration circling on social media have elicited responses from content creators. Among voices of Florida TikTok moms, scared for their children, there are also members of the LGBTQ community in California, preparing to expect a similar demonstration for Disneyland After Dark Pride Nites (set for tonight, June 13, and Thursday night, June 15).
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Here's what TikTok has to say about the Nazi protest at Disney World.
"Why isn't the media talking about the fact that literal Nazis are camped out in front of … Disney World right now?"
"Imagine planning a trip to Disney World for months and you go up there and you see homophobic n-a-z-i signs," TikTok news creator Ariana Afshar (@arianajasmine___) said in a video posted on Sunday.
"Their whole point for doing this, according to them, is to protest gay pride."
Popular TikTok creator TizzyEnt (@tizzyent) typically responds to news revolving around DeSantis and his supporters. And Saturday's protest was no exception.
In a video he posted Sunday, he references a screenshot of the protesters planning the gathering online, pointing out that the alleged reason for the protest didn't align with the phrases the protesters were screaming.
"This is them planning it, and announcing it: 'Boots on the ground activism,' according to them," the TikToker said. "And then their whole point for doing this, according to them, is to protest gay pride."
"You mouseketools stand on the outside of Disney property and wear your masks and sunglasses to hide."
"F*** Florida 'snotzees.' And f*** all 'snotzees,'" TikTok creator and former Disney World cast member @dappermanatee said in a video posted Sunday.
"You fly your flags and intimidate people, all while you say: 'Oh, it's all about protecting the children,'" the TikToker said.
"These people are getting louder and bolder."
One self-titled Disney adult and Mickey ears-crafter (@littlestbowshoppe) posted a video Monday, explaining her worry that a similar protest would be likely at Disneyland's Pride Nites this week.
"They were there to protest gay pride, immigrants and basically anything else they don't like."
One creator said that the Nazi-sympathetic demonstration outside of Orlando's most famous theme park gave him PTSD from an encounter he had in Orlando years ago.
"When I was 17, I moved to Orlando, Florida, for 3 months," creator Che Guerrero said in a TikTok he posted on Monday. "And that was the first time I ever saw a Nazi flag."
Lianna Norman covers trending news in Palm Beach County for The Palm Beach Post. You can reach her at lnorman@pbpost.com. You can follow her reporting on social media @LiannaNorman on Twitter.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Video of Nazi flags at Disney goes viral. TikTok creators respond
