Are conservatives boycotting Disney now?

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Anonymous wrote:Just, to say again: I don't understand what the Republicans are trying to get out of this. I guess some airtime on Fox - maybe that's reward enough? But what are they trying to extract from Disney, with this idiotic gambit?

I don't think many people are mad about internal emails sent to employees denouncing the education bill. Many parents are mad about the video with the producer bragging about adding queerness to children's programming. Disney had built up a lot of trust among parents for producing wholesome entertainment suitable for innocent children. I would imagine they want to send a message about that. I know people who have canceled Disney plus. I never subscribed but at friends' houses I've seen their new stuff and frankly it looks depressing. If I'm putting on a movie for my little children I want it to be joyful.

Inclusivity IS joyful. You're just ignorant.

I know this will land nowhere with people who are hell bent on hating the gays, but whatever. My kid came out to me two years ago. She was scared and crying. I said girl, you be you. I love her and have zero issue with her being gay. When she sees ANY gay character, Disney or otherwise, lead or supporting, main story or not, she LIGHTS UP. She feels seen and heard and included in life. So PP, you absolutely nailed it when you said inclusion is joyful. I wish more of you anti-gay folks actually could see the kids you’re harming. They just want to be happy, just like you do. And it makes them happy to see themselves represented.

That’s why DeSantis going this hard at a company for daring to say gay people matter is pure evil.

Why didn’t you actually read the bill before posting that?

I did. I live in Florida. My kid is directly affected by this. It's written in that lovely legalese that's nice and vague for folks, and admittedly it requires a little bit of reading between the lines. But no worry, DeSantis has been quite vocal about what the law is designed to do. No wading through the legalese is even necessary to figure out what the intent is. He's let everyone know what the end game is. They aren't shy about letting us all know what their goals are. Maybe you should listen to them actually speak about how they want this law used and if you then read the law with their actual, spoken, enumerated intentions in mind, you'll see that it's all allowable under this law. It's lipstick on a pig.

Perhaps equally problematic is the swift, negative consequences that are coming crashing down on a company for daring to disagree with him on this. THAT'S what's happening. You can bury your head in the sand all you want, but ignorance is no excuse for people like you.

Your kid is under the age of 3rd grade and has come out as being gay?

Ah, I get it. You're willfully burying your head in the sand and actually think this only applies to kids K-3. Read it again. Certain parts only apply to K-3. The entire bill applies to "students." What's in the rest of the bill you seem to agree with, so I will stop engaging with you now.

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