Disney responded twice to the false reactions to Florida’s parents’ bill and now needs a white knight for a rescue.
Bob Chapek, Walt Disney CEO is going through a difficult week. His company was acquired by Walt Disney for reasons that are not obvious. The target of media bullyingConcerning the Florida legislation. Chapek released a corporate memo late Monday on this matter. It received a mixed reaction. The memo was criticized by select members of the press as well as employees. Chapek, who was taking verbal objection to the bill on Wednesday, issued a second observation, stating how The company reached out to Governor Ron DeSantis Over the matter.
The ongoing hysteria surrounding the bill’s passage in the Florida legislature has not ebbed. Some entertainment stars, members of social media, and particularly the press, have been under a massive assault. HR 1557The Parental Rights and Education bill. This has been wildly mischaracterized by opponents as anti-gay legislation, and the journalism sector has been entirely content to repeat the lie in calling this the “Don’t Say Gay Bill.”
This outright fraudulent narrative has been rampantly repeated, despite the journalists knowing full well that neither the word “gay,” nor any reference to “LGBTQ” appears Anywhere in this bill text. This bill focuses on parental involvement in school affairs. The section that creates this panic concerns what lesson content is appropriate for students aged 3 and under. Parents will be asked to decide how they want to deal with the matter. Only one mention is made in the bill to prohibit any discussion on sexual orientation or gender identity between grades K-3.
For an illustration of this mischaracterization, let’s say a first-grader said that he loves other boys but that his teacher was telling him that girls are the only ones he should like. This would violate the law. That is how it works. anti-gay?! Based on the language of the legislation this could just as well be dubbed the “Don’t Say Hetero Bill,” which would also be inaccurate, but qualifies under the same misbegotten standard of the media today.
Chapek and Disney are both victims of the emotional hype. He hasn’t even read the bill he is now opposed to. His missteps are starting to backfire. For one, the very thing he is opposing is something his company subsists on – content levels for age groups. Motion Picture Association of America assigns films ratings according to their content. It also assesses the appropriateness of these ratings for different age groups.
This law aims to clarify exactly what it means for schools. Take a look at Bob Chapek’s own streaming serviceYou can see that the entertainment standards set by his company are very high. Funny how content can be tailored and categorized based on age groups and what is declared proper when it comes to entertainment choices — but doing so in schools is somehow improper? Note the second rating on Disney’s chart, following All AgesRecommended Guide for parents – The very thing Florida law seeks to make legal!
The @WaltDisneyCoBob Chapek is against content standards in schools for children under five years old.
Is it okay for him to have the same standards? @DisneyPlus streaming options, and recommend parental guidance, but NOT in schools?https://t.co/MSOZFMWvUe pic.twitter.com/g9cQio34fO— Brad Slager – Digging into the CPAC 12-pack (@MartiniShark) March 10, 2022
Now, it seems that Disney and Chapek are becoming more hypocritical about this issue. While the Florida bill does not single out same-sex content to be removed, this is apparently something that does take place within Bob’s own company. Variety was reported that a letter sent out by “the LGBTQIA+ employees of Pixar, and their allies” stipulates that they have routinely been instructed to remove content from their titles that portrayed images or plot points of gay affection.
Pixar has witnessed many beautiful stories with diverse characters come back to Disney corporate reviews, shaved to pieces. Nearly every moment of overtly gay affection is cut at Disney’s behest, regardless of when there is protest from both the creative teams and executive leadership at Pixar. If creating LGBTQIA+ content were the only way to fix discriminatory legislation around the globe, it is being forbidden.
The distinction here is important – it is not Pixar dictating these alterations; it was from the parent company, Disney. This reality makes Bob Chapek’s lecturing all the more impossible to absorb. He opposes age-based lesson standards in schools but not with his company’s product, and he rails against non-existent silencing of gay content in a law while his company engages in that very practice.
Bob, Sunday was a much more productive day for you because you hadn’t made any comments about this law at that time. You will now need help from a team of writers to create a story that you can pull yourself out of this spiraling chaos.
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