A nonprofit charity’s float in the Stuart Christmas Parade is making rounds on social media because of its divisiveness.
The float featured a Brightline train with the tagline, “Grandma got run over by a Brightline,” a spin on the 1979 Christmas song “Grandma got run over by a reindeer.”
The float belonged to the Philip DeBerard Family Foundation, run by a Stuart personal injury attorney.
The float won two awards in the Dec. 5 parade: judge’s choice and classic Christmas large float.
Some social media commenters have loved its dark humor while others are offended or conflicted by joking about Brightline fatalities.
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Gianna Montesano is TCPalm’s trending reporter. You can contact her at gianna.montesano@tcpalm.com, 772-409-1429, or follow her on X @gonthescene.
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