Desantis seeks to punish Disney for disagreeing with him

A lot of those lost D+ subs were from losing the contract for cricket in India. Those subs are less than $1 a month.

 

Very scary stuff for student. No, not the guns.



https://insidethemagic.net/2022/11/strange-world-officially-banned-countries-diversity-af1/

According to Deadline, there are currently about 20 international markets in which The Walt Disney Company is not releasing the film:

This includes all of the Middle East, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Vietnam, East Africa (Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya), West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana), Maldives, Nepal and Bangladesh. (Naturally given the current geopolitical context, the film was not submitted to Russia). ​

The LGBTQ+ references in Strange World apparently cannot be simply cut out — as they are supposedly plot-related. As a result, Disney has decided to double down on their stance of supporting this diversity by refusing to cut out a significant chunk of their story:

Strange World features a key character, Ethan (voiced by Jaboukie Young-White), who has a crush on another boy in the movie. This is an inherent part of the storyline. Unwilling to make any edits that would impact storytelling, Disney thus made the preemptive decision not to submit the movie to censorship authorities where there may have been challenges.​

 

Snitches get stitches...

Strange World was laughably bad and flimsily written. They even added a 3 legged dog. Level 10 vegan status.

 

@Salvy

failed! 2 billion dollars

nobody wants woke characters
You pay all that money for the hotel you better get cheebaka and Han Solo breh

 

She should get fired for having terrible tastes in cartoons
That’s super garbage
Old school bugs bunny and looney tunes is the proper route @Invisible Fan
@Salvy
@ROXRAN

 

Imagine thinking u are still sticking it to Disney when they decided to shut down plans to build a billion dollar campus in florida and create new jobs for Floridians.

So much winning.

 

I'm just glad there are children with good parenting, report that weird $hit asap.

 

Good work, lil fascist. First you lose your biggest city, then you cost FL a billion dollar facility plus 250m in paychecks being spent in your state a year.

Disney is scrapping plans for a new $1 billion Florida campus

CNN —
Disney on Thursday upped the ante in its battle with Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, and it cost his state 2,000 white-collar jobs.

Disney is scrapping plans to build a $1 billion office complex in Florida, citing “changing business conditions,” according to a memo provided by a Disney spokesperson.

The decision comes at a time when the company is openly feuding with DeSantis, who is expected to officially enter the 2024 GOP presidential race next week, CNN reported Thursday.

A spokesperson for DeSantis said it was “unsurprising” that Disney would cancel the project “given the company’s financial straits, falling market cap and declining stock price.”

Disney, along with the broader media industry, is grappling with a difficult advertising environment and a massive writers strike. Earlier this year it announced it would be cutting 7,000 jobs as part of a cost-cutting effort.

Separately, the company confirmed Thursday that it would shut down its Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser resort at Disney World just over a year after it opened.

The popular attraction “will take its final voyage” at the end of September, Disney said, adding that it is working with guests to rebook reservations for later in the year.

The campus in Lake Nona, Florida, in the greater Orlando area, was expected to add 2,000 jobs, many of which were set to be relocated from California.

“It is unfortunate that Disney will not be moving forward with construction of the Lake Nona campus,” Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings said in a statement. “However, these are the consequences when there isn’t an inclusive and collaborative work environment between the state of Florida and the business community. We will continue to work closely with our valued partners at Disney.”

The head of the state’s Democratic party slammed the governor’s “unhinged personal vendetta against Disney” for costing Florida 2,000 jobs and millions in additional revenue.

“DeSantis has single-handedly and decidedly made Florida an anti-business state,” said Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried in a statement. “Unfortunately, today’s news isn’t a shock for those of us who have been living through his reign of terror, and Floridians are already paying a high price.”

Disney (DIS) and DeSantis have been sparring for over a year about controversial legislation the governor signed that restricts the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. Critics have labeled the law “Don’t Say Gay.”

The fight has intensified in recent months after DeSantis moved to take over the company’s special tax district setting rules for Disney World and surrounding areas. DeSantis has tried to install a hand-picked board to oversee the district. Before the Florida government selected the board in February, Disney had reached agreements with the outgoing board that limited the power of DeSantis’ appointees.

The two sides are now locked in a legal battle, with Disney arguing in its federal lawsuit that the actions by DeSantis and the state of Florida were a violation of its First Amendment rights to free speech.

Last month, Disney CEO Bob Iger told shareholders at its annual meeting that he believed DeSantis’ actions to punish Disney, one of the state’s largest employers, were “anti-business” and “anti-Florida.”

And on a call with investors following its quarterly earnings report last week, Iger suggested that DeSantis and Florida’s legislature was putting at risk the company’s plans to invest $17 billion in Florida, and create 13,000 jobs, over the next 10 years.

“Does the state want us to invest more, employ more people and pay more taxes or not?” Iger asked rhetorically during that investor call.

Following those comments, Disney did not respond to inquires as to whether it was changing those Florida investment plans. Thursday’s announcement was perhaps a first step in changing those plans.

Disney’s stock rose slightly after its announcement

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Disney is showing Meatball Ron how PR is done.

 

Beau seems to always be on point for a person that isn't a Democrat...

 

If you sat down and had a few beers with the guy he would probably tell you he’s a left leaning true Libertarian, not that fake snake flag gun nut ****.

 

I could see it now...

 

@Salvy
Wow Indiana jones is going to bomb

 

Good, they deserve it!

 

Disney PR bashing Meatball Ron again. Disney may have spent this money in Cali, regardless of Meatball Ron. But why waste taking a shot?

Disneyland Renovation Plans Could Bring $253 Million To Not Florida

 

I don't know why she still has a job. Either dirt or some amazing sex tricks that I can't conceive of.

 

She cranks out the woke
George Soros must be a huge shareholder

 

Oh what a m night shamalan surprise ! Not

we saw a Kathleen Kennedy Star Wars movie before
We know the plot already Obi Wan

 

@Salvy
@ROXRAN

Breh, why is her skin different on the China poster?