Ron DeSantis, the Republican governor of Florida, has come under attack for using the fictional character from the hit TV series in an anti-LGBT ad in his US presidential campaign without asking permission.
The Republican governor of the US state of Florida, Ron DeSantis, has again come under fire for his campaign’s use of videos promoting his anti-LGBTQ policies.
This latest review came from the popular BBC dramaPoor disguiseHis characters appear in the video posted by DeSantis’ presidential campaign Twitter account.
The premiere moitié of the video utilise of the courts clips de l’ancien president american Donald Trump alors qu’il pretend soutenir la communauté LGBTQ avec de la musique pop joyeuse en arrière-plan et des clips de passage d’un drapeau arc-en- sky.
The second half of the video shifts to a more serious tone with clips from Twitter and excerpts from various laws DeSantis has passed against the LGBTQ community as he grins in the background.
In two very brief clips, Peaky Blinders character Tommy Shelby, played by Irish actor Cillian Murphy, appears in a montage filled with clips of gladiators and military propaganda.
The Peaky Blinders team was quick to respond on Twitter: “On behalf of the Peaky Blinders Associates – Steven Knight, Cillian Murphy, Karen Mandbach Productions, Tiger Aspect Productions and Banjay Rits – we confirm that the footage of Tommy Shelby used in a video posted by Ron DeSantis was obtained without permission or permission. OFFICIAL LICENSE We do not endorse or endorse the video’s narrative and strongly disapprove of using the content in this way.
Santis defense
The video was released amid a growing conservative American campaign against gay rights and celebrations. He highlighted some of Trump’s past statements supporting LGBT people, including his statement that he would be fine with trans women someday at the Miss Universe pageant, which Trump owned up to at the time of those statements.
DeSantis, in an interview Wednesday on conservative commentator Tomi Lahren’s podcast, didn’t address accusations that the video was homophobic, but said the intent was to “identify Donald Trump as a true trailblazer by bringing gender ideology into the mainstream where it entertained male rivalry.” “. Women in beauty contests.
Repeat offenders
This isn’t the first time artists and musicians have criticized Republican politicians for using their content.
Donald Trump made a list More than 21 musicians who asked him not to use their music or stay away from it.
From REM to Adele And RihannaSome of the most famous artists of our time have issued official letters of complaint and even several cease and desist letters.
Phil Collins, John Fogerty and Eddy Grant, among others, threatened the former US president with legal action after he played their music at his campaign rallies and other public venues.
Eddie Grant filed a $300,000 copyright lawsuit in 2020 against Trump over his unauthorized use Electric Street Song. In December 2022, the former US president was forced to testify in court in reference to the most successful lawsuit against Trump over his misuse of artists’ music.
Complaints against politicians using artists’ music date back decades before the advent of social media campaigns.
One of the first, if not the first, confrontations of this kind occurred in 1984 between Ronald Reagan and famous singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen.
Ronald Reagan, who was then running for re-election, used Springsteen Born in the US. Springsteen later said that while it is good for people to feel good at home, he believes his music is being manipulated and exploited by politicians.
