Disney to produce more gay content for
kids after staff backlash over company’s
silence over 'Don’t Say Gay' bill: CEO
Bob Chapek attempts to avert staff walk
out - but faces criticism from parents
Posted By: Ribicon, 3/22/2022 11:43:01 AM
Parents are pushing back after Disney announced plans for a task force to include more LGBTQ content in its films and TV shows as the company simultaneously faces a massive employee walkout over its response to Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill. In a town hall meeting on Monday, CEO Bob Chapek said the entertainment behemoth would put together a task force to ensure that more LGBTQ-awareness content is available for children. On Friday, reports emerged that Disney was reinstating a kissing scene between two women in the upcoming 'Toy Story' spinoff 'Lightyear'—after Pixar employees accused the parent company of cutting gay characters from films.
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A good first step would be for sane parents to stop feeding money to Mickey Rat, but it's an uphill battle because the US government itself is pushing this stuff hard. Look at the books available even for the youngest children in any public library; this is being financed by our patriotic agencies as part of our Great Leap Downward, using our tax dollars to do it.