You are welcome to quit, go home and scream whatever slogans you wish. If this is more than you can manage, the front door is right there. We avoid political controversies, not least the promotion of sexually charged classroom lessons for boys and girls aged 5 through 8. Many of our customers - who pay your salaries - are parents who bring their kids to our movies and amusement parks, not expecting us to discuss sex with their children. Ron DeSantis officially ends Disney’s special tax status in FloridaĬEO Bob Chapek should have stood up to the Wokistani children on his staff and said: “We are a for-profit company, not a super PAC. Rather than repeat lies, it should have presented facts to its ignorant, enraged employees. Getty Imagesĭisney’s most brutal new markets are Saudi Arabia - where homosexuality can trigger chemical castration and capital punishment - and Yemen, where same-sex intimacy can trigger execution.Īs this controversy exploded, Team Disney sorely needed adult supervision. “Don’t say gay”? Try “Don’t be gay.” Disney said they hope Florida’s Parental Rights in Education law is struck down.
These places are not known for their pride parades.
Instead, they are desperate to discuss sexuality with kindergartners through third graders - ages 5 through 8. “It’s a lie, but it’s a lie because they have to lie because if they admitted what they were really for - sexualizing kindergartners and first graders - they know that would not fly with the public.”ĭisney said it wants “this law to be repealed by the legislature or struck down in the courts.” So Disney believes that it’s an unacceptable burden to ask teachers to instruct their students on (as the law states) “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” no sooner than fourth grade.ĭisney and its allies evidently cannot wait that long. Ron DeSantis (R–Fla.) told Fox News Channel’s Tucker Carlson. “The word ‘gay’ is not in the legislation,” Gov. Disney called HB 1557 “the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill,” even though the measure does not say “gay.” The Reedy Creek Improvement District exempted Disney from taxes and regulations imposed on other companies. Too bad its rotten corporate citizenship cost it these precious goodies.ĭisney lied about Florida’s recently enacted Parental Rights in Education law.
Let’s hope Disney enjoyed this cushy 55-year ride. This arrangement also empowers the Magic Kingdom to establish its own levies, ordinances and emergency services in and around its Disney World theme parks. The Reedy Creek Improvement District exempts Disney from certain taxes and regulations that burden other companies. Since 1967, Disney has operated its own mini-state, surrounded by Florida - much as the Vatican is encircled by Rome. Josh Hawley wants to strip Disney of copyright to Mickey MouseĪdult Disney fan told to ‘grow up’ for crying after hugging Goofyīill Ackman, Peter Thiel back investment firm taking on ‘woke’ capitalismįlorida lawmakers voted to end the Walt Disney Company’s special, self-government privileges, which it never should have received. Disney’s Q2 lifted by theme parks, streaming subscribers