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newfmom29.bsky.social•4 days ago

Anyone who has visited any Disney Park can see Disney prides itself on diversity, equity and inclusion. 🏳️‍🌈

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ravrose.bsky.social•3 days ago

I think there's a misplaced comma there.

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nojusticenopeas.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yep. I had to read it twice.

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junesongbird.bsky.social•4 days ago

Lol. Who is the 1?

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djjakej.bsky.social•4 days ago

Costco proved DEIA is overwhelming more profit making! Target down 30%!

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djjakej.bsky.social•4 days ago

https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2023/11/28/three-reasons-the-case-for-corporate-dei-programs-is-stronger-than-ever/

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paresisting.bsky.social•4 days ago

Excellent

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lizsim.bsky.social•4 days ago

Come on America, you're fighting back and we admire you for making a stand against Trump and his band of thieves.

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cameo88.bsky.social•4 days ago

Honestly, thank you so much for saying that. Someone just told me with a straight face that no one cares about free speech as much as Trump. I needed this boost.

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katarina90.bsky.social•4 days ago

Just always try to remember that those people have been indoctrinated. It is a cult.💙

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andrea-littlefield.bsky.social•4 days ago

That's kinda true though. He care enough about it to want to take it away.

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cameo88.bsky.social•4 days ago

Oof

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scwr.bsky.social•4 days ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvULr2tTBGA

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consensus-reality.bsky.social•4 days ago

Mickey Mouse is woke?

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alwaysthinkhow.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yep, the Mouse has learned over the decades that All need to be welcomed.

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bngsplat.bsky.social•4 days ago

Weird, but I’ll take what we can get.

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katieghere.bsky.social•4 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/katieghere.bsky.social/post/3lkteunhmsk2v

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charlieoatley.bsky.social•4 days ago

They know how to keep the profits coming. Offending the majority of the population of the USA, is not the smartest Thing to do.

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dannymittleman.bsky.social•4 days ago

This is good as Walt Disney himself was not a paragon of wokeness.

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janeen123.bsky.social•4 days ago

Disney keep DEI!!

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c7kizer.bsky.social•4 days ago

i dont get these shareholders. "we want stock to rise" but "we also want unpopular decisions" then cry when stock goes down and blames someone else

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alwaysthinkhow.bsky.social•3 days ago

Disney shareholder rejected the hate and voted to keep HRC relations. The stock is getting hammered because of Tariffs and the massive decline of foreign visitors expected because of Republican policies.

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sgilley02.bsky.social•3 days ago

Good weird, though

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jack3loped.bsky.social•4 days ago

😏

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onioneyes.bsky.social•4 days ago

One of my favorite speeches given at the Human Rights Campaign award ceremonies.

https://youtu.be/crHHycz7T_c?si=0iB1ROvRLeW9Yo2p&t=308

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xtrahope1515.bsky.social•4 days ago

Disney's cartoon characters are All DEI, just like their customers. 👏🐭

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adrianlandfair.bsky.social•3 days ago

And thats why they are successful

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ranger013.bsky.social•4 days ago

I’ve noticed that ABC has become a bit more liberal recently. Maybe they want to be on the right side of history?

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devilofdallas.bsky.social•3 days ago

Never thought I’d need this again….

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theresistanceat.bsky.social•4 days ago

Isn't the Disney board appointed by the other NAZI... Ronni Death Sentence

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toni1457.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yay Micky

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renslaer.bsky.social•4 days ago

Interesting.

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dirtybunnie67.bsky.social•4 days ago

As a former gay employee of Disney (animator) I salute this.

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instafritando.bsky.social•3 days ago

I worked there 10 years. It’s not weird at all. The Mouse has always been a friend to DEI and Inclusion. Whether it was Eisner telling the Southern Baptists to fuck off or Iger telling DeSantis to go fuck himself.
Remember it was Iger/Disney that set off Musk in his famous rant during a NYT int.

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nalanidesjard.bsky.social•3 days ago

#democracyisdying
This administration is STILL deporting people without due process. We MUST fight for our democracy right now!!!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/20/deported-because-of-his-tattoos-has-the-us-targeted-venezuelans-for-their-body-art?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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ryukothizz.bsky.social•4 days ago

As a former cast member, fuck Disney their union doesn't work for anyone that's not in social clique of their department.

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firescape1066.bsky.social•4 days ago

The fact that was even proposed is nauseating

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washington-wookiee.bsky.social•4 days ago

There’s a group running around buying up enough stock to put a vote to the shareholders. They’ve been going all over the country to different corporations trying to get these measures passed.

This is just another part of the coup.

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alwaysthinkhow.bsky.social•3 days ago

And they are failing. They tried with Costco and now Disney but shareholders said no way, we see diversity, equity and inclusion as a benefit and positive for our company.

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washington-wookiee.bsky.social•3 days ago

Apple & John Deere too. -failed

PepsiCo & CocaCola -passed it.

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firescape1066.bsky.social•3 days ago

Coca Cola is supposedly still on board, as of today?

https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/life/2025/03/20/18-companies-kept-dei-trump/82516442007/

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firescape1066.bsky.social•3 days ago

But they sound like they're not exactly standing on solid rock with their decision

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washington-wookiee.bsky.social•3 days ago

Hmm. Maybe they’re backing off.
(Pepsi vs. Coke ——again?🤷‍♂️).

I remember they were targeted for boycotts in December.

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jcmcbuff.bsky.social•4 days ago

With this news, I’m going to Disneyland! Not that I need an excuse, lol. 🏳️‍🌈

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bloomingrage.bsky.social•4 days ago

It's time to take patriotism away from the maga crowd. We need to flood every space and outlet with Country first!!!! Now is the time to take the flag back.

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adrianlandfair.bsky.social•4 days ago

YES! MAGA are not patriots! If they were, then they would be the ones who want our constitution and system of government and VETERANS respected!

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paillassedesigns.bsky.social•3 days ago

Sometimes you just gotta clarify.

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aetheln.bsky.social•3 days ago

That same organization that tried this shit with Costco hasn't succeeded once so far

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joodlesjj.bsky.social•4 days ago

The almighty dollar speaks volumes

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1wag.bsky.social•4 days ago

Weird because it's positive news?

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renslaer.bsky.social•4 days ago

weird because it's such an in your face, middle finger to Trump action. corporations won't survive without a solid rule of law.

and look what's happened to Tesla's brand thanks to Musk.

Hope more corporations show up and show out that they're done with his shit.

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wisewonders.bsky.social•4 days ago

Way to go Disney!!!

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kerr21212.bsky.social•4 days ago

Who would have thunk, we would be saved by Mickey Mouse from a Mickey Mouse administration. 😉

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grandmabb.bsky.social•4 days ago

That’s funny. When I was a high school class officer back in 1973 and our class president had a really dumb idea ( believe me) for music for Jr/Sr prom, I called him a Mickey Mouse president. He then called me a bitch and got in trouble for it, but thanks for the memory!!

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julesp1.bsky.social•4 days ago

Someone let Ron Desantis know

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rfscrewx.bsky.social•3 days ago

#DisneyPatriots 💙🇺🇸

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lovingkindness730.bsky.social•3 days ago

Ya Micky!!! Not sure if Micky has a middle finger but he flipped one off today.

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nilabisan.bsky.social•3 days ago

Especially after they caved to Trump and DeSantis.

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nancylevinestearns.bsky.social•4 days ago

😂🔥

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lvkathyj.bsky.social•4 days ago

Mickey and Minnie know what’s right! Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strengthens all organizations!

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harlanski89.bsky.social•4 days ago

Disney don't give 2 shits about any of that stuff, but they do know who their customer base is.

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adrianlandfair.bsky.social•4 days ago

Also their employees have a larger than typical percentage of lgbtq

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irishjawn.bsky.social•4 days ago

Not true - Disney went to war with Ron DeSantis over LGBTQ.

One of the Disney heirs in a leadership position is gay and fights for gay inclusion and representation.

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seighless.bsky.social•4 days ago

Such a nonsense take. Most of these companies only began rejecting DEI type programs when they were threatened by the Trump administration.

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harlanski89.bsky.social•4 days ago

Those companies could've stood strong for their values, but instead they caved like a house of souffle cards. The only reason disney hasn't is because doing so will hurt their bottom line more than trumps bullying.

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daveclarkin.bsky.social•4 days ago

During my time as a lobbyist, I would explain to legislators the corporate pecking order:

1. Sales
2. Legal
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♾️ Goverment relations

But man, if sales gives it the green light and Legal has an axe to grind, I guarantee Government relations is on board and then look out.

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danieljhansen.bsky.social•4 days ago

Easy to say, but not true.

Bob Iger, while not wanting to confront Trump publicly, is definitely not a right wing sorta guy.

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harlanski89.bsky.social•4 days ago

Its true. If he cared, he would've supported Kamala in 2024, but he didn't. Centrists are just republicans that are to ashamed to call themselves republican.

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harlanski89.bsky.social•4 days ago

The second that being progressive starts hurting Disney's bottom line, they will switch at the drop of a hat, just like the tech industry did.

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alwaysthinkhow.bsky.social•3 days ago

It's only a few in Tech who support the Felon. Harris won an overwhelming victory in Silicon Valley. Even the wealthy precincts went for her.

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nickienicole.bsky.social•3 days ago

That's why we know the election could have been rigged because elon put a lot of money in when the repubs were down.

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ru486dx.bsky.social•3 days ago

there's become a rather large political disconnect between the leaders of tech companies and the regular workers there

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hard-a-lee.bsky.social•4 days ago

Disney always likes happy endings. Bravo, Disney.

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pirandellorj.bsky.social•3 days ago

They like money; and they don't like Elon Musk.

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emmasdogma.bsky.social•3 days ago

"...voted... to reject an anti-LGBTQ+ proposal, requesting that the company sever its.."
The entire statement contradicts itself; makes no sense unless you remove the comma.
The proposal was requesting the company sever ties. The vote rejected it.
Appears to be a grammatical error. Commas matter.

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radbradley.bsky.social•4 days ago

It's Resistance.

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1oldtrialatty.bsky.social•3 days ago

Completely on brand for Disney.

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noellefrazier.bsky.social•4 days ago

Huh, strange.

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tuttles.bsky.social•4 days ago

Nah. In the late 80's, Disney couldn't hire talented artists because of anti-inclusivity company policies. They had to move the art building off Walt Disney Studios because talented artist had tattoos, dyed their hair fun colors, & accepted LGBTQIA communities

Disney knows it needs talented artists

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adrianlandfair.bsky.social•4 days ago

Its almost like creativity flourishes with diversity...

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rroyh.bsky.social•3 days ago

I was a cast member for eleven years and what you just posted is not true

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tuttles.bsky.social•3 days ago

I was graduating from art school in LA back then. None of us wanted to work for Disney. It was an inside joke. There's a reason Disney gave health rights to gays in 1995. The company was suffering from lack of attracting the best art talent at their studios in Burbank.

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rroyh.bsky.social•2 days ago

Well I worked there as a designer for ten years during the ‘90s, many gay people in my department, all very talented and with a good sense of humor … art school grads want to seem edgy and hip though most are just judgmental and inflexible … I know ask was one too (1970s)

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tuttles.bsky.social•2 days ago

I did not bad mouth you, so I don't know why you saw the need to do so to me. Bye.

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rroyh.bsky.social•2 days ago

It’s just my experience with art grads … I interviewed many of them at Disney despite what you implied

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elayne1948.bsky.social•4 days ago

😳

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jreel.bsky.social•4 days ago

His message to MAGAts

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tukoandliza.bsky.social•4 days ago

Like we don't know the reason.

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renslaer.bsky.social•4 days ago

Duh but more importantly, it's a middle finger to Trump.

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lylatknight.bsky.social•4 days ago

Disney suddenly cares about my rights? Who laced my snack with acid???

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nosbig.bsky.social•4 days ago

Disney cast members and many fans are absolutely on the right side of history. I am pleasantly not surprised with the results of this shareholder vote. I am saddened by the company's settlement over ABC...

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dadman03.bsky.social•4 days ago

Well said.

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airgarcia.bsky.social•4 days ago

I would have told you first, never dose someone without telling them ;)

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john-y.bsky.social•4 days ago

https://youtu.be/dnIGtHNBL4g?si=WGsPPhjrN4ksSPEa

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airgarcia.bsky.social•4 days ago

Would love for someone to do the math and figure out what show that was, lol

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john-y.bsky.social•4 days ago

According to this thread on Reddit it was Nov 7, 1969
https://www.reddit.com/r/gratefuldead/comments/u8piwb/does_anyone_know_which_show_jerry_was_referring/?rdt=52047

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airgarcia.bsky.social•4 days ago

Will track it down on the archive! Wonder if it comes across he’s playing with urgency, lol

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slimjimshady.bsky.social•3 days ago

The 'ol "Fuck that shit." vote.

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irishjawn.bsky.social•4 days ago

Fxxx that 1%!

Like all American families, some in the Disney family are LGBTQ.

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rroyh.bsky.social•3 days ago

… some ???

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irishjawn.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes - some (from what I've read), not all, of Walt Disney's heirs are gay.

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pnwpirate.bsky.social•4 days ago

You do understand this sociological concept extends beyond Feminism?

These fast changes will have an equivalent rebound.

https://susanfaludi.com/backlash.html

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renslaer.bsky.social•4 days ago

you're missing the point.

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pnwpirate.bsky.social•3 days ago

How so?

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pnwpirate.bsky.social•4 days ago

Red Shirt Day was profitable for them.

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keunhae.bsky.social•4 days ago

Disney and DeSantis have been duking it out over anti-lgbtq laws in Florida for a few years now. Disney was late to the party re Florida’s 2022 don’t say gay law, but when they opposed to it, DeSantis punished them by stripping their special status re zoning etc. lawsuit settled 2024.

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keunhae.bsky.social•4 days ago

here’s a better description of what happened.

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mikeintlh.bsky.social•3 days ago

They fought to a draw.

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debscheetzam.bsky.social•4 days ago

That’s great!!!

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jackjack59.bsky.social•3 days ago

Fucking Disney....

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stephielynn204.bsky.social•4 days ago

Despite this vote they will still bend the knee in various ways, like killing certain scenes and shows (Tiana's Disney+ show for example).. 😔

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romeoecho.bsky.social•4 days ago

Wait, this is a GOOD thing, right? Or am I reading this wrong?

Comments to do be... confused and/or confusing

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kcreen1.bsky.social•4 days ago

Boycott

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bengaltig3r.bsky.social•3 days ago

Damn…was hoping to have a solid reason to cut Disney Plus from my budget…now I obligated to support them…woohoo

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tazsmom.bsky.social•3 days ago

I dropped them when they cancelled DEI, and I told them why, I'm not going back...

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dicatrio.bsky.social•3 days ago

They’ve already lost a significant portion of their customer base due to int’l travelers not wanting to come here. They can’t afford a domestic boycott. Also, it costs $$$$ to go to Disney now, so their potential customer pool is shrinking by the minute as we all go broke trying to buy groceries.

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emmyem24.bsky.social•3 days ago

I’ve been domestically boycotting them since they bent to DeSantis and the Don’t Say Gay nonsense. I’m happy to see this reversal. I wish it was for moral, not financial reasons, but I’ll take it!

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cascracroft.bsky.social•3 days ago

Assholes

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yunohoo.bsky.social•3 days ago

Good for you, mousey

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parksidesf.bsky.social•4 days ago

It’s a small world after all…

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alwaysthinkhow.bsky.social•3 days ago

Fun fact: The Small World ride was created for the World's Fair in New York. Proved to be so popular it was later added to Disneyland's Fantasyland area. And likely inspired Epcot in Disneyworld in Florida.

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lst1970.bsky.social•3 days ago

I couldnt make sense of it Fred.

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materaki.bsky.social•4 days ago

Disney knows not to cut of it’s nose to spite it’s face. Large contingent of customers and employees are LGBTQ+ members and/or proponents.

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lauriemac916.bsky.social•3 days ago

Also the incredible experience our young people have meeting/working/creating at Disney with others from all over the US & the world that are different from themselves.
Disney does need to pay them better & lower the rent to those kids, but the friendships they make can last a lifetime.

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marvstanly.bsky.social•4 days ago

Bet DeSantis is having a fit

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laurahasdogs.bsky.social•4 days ago

What will it take to derail this assault on our government? No one wants this other than the 9 billionaires and the 20% of the brain damaged MAGA that still foams at the mouth over genitals.

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maryhyd.bsky.social•3 days ago

Couldn't resist.

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laurahasdogs.bsky.social•3 days ago

😅😅😅

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julie921.bsky.social•4 days ago

Disney owns ABC. Maybe they will start covering the protests now!

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nickienicole.bsky.social•3 days ago

We can hope.

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prime157.bsky.social•3 days ago

Until then, we just have to use hashtags.

Here's the ones I know and use:

#USProtests
#StandUpFightBack
#WeAreTheFlood
#TheGeatAwakening
#TeslaTakedown
#WednesdaysAtBernies
#3E

Please let me know if anyone knows more! I'm trying to keep track and bolster all of the movements I can!

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mc305marg.bsky.social•3 days ago

Read it twice…

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earthgurlintn.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thank you, Mickey!🩷🩷🩷🩷

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ritadp.bsky.social•3 days ago

Votes against😃

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jwacker1j.bsky.social•4 days ago

Right on mickey

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maryteresa.bsky.social•4 days ago

Disney knows how to read the room ~

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hoogrection.bsky.social•3 days ago

Go Mouse!👍

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barbbanfieldrn.bsky.social•4 days ago

Besides not wanting to trip the BOYCOTT wire alienating consumers, they know that the creatives they employ who actually create the magic in the ‘Magic Kingdom’ are disproportionately lgbtq. Disney is smart not to bite the hands that feed you.

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alwaysthinkhow.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yep, joining the Dark side would have a massive employee moral problem in Burbank and most likely Orlando too.

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drudnerbraha.bsky.social•4 days ago

Walt must be turning in his grave. Walt stood for what was good and had visions of acceptance and goodwill. Corporate greed and the Republicans have destroyed what once was a beacon of American joy. Republicans manage to screw up just about everything.

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alwaysthinkhow.bsky.social•3 days ago

Walt was very classic conservative. He hated hippies. In the late 60'ies boys and men with hair touching their collars were turned away from Disneyland. For less $ we had a dinner dance with The Drifters for Grad Night.

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drudnerbraha.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes, I remember reading about his conservative ways. His beliefs in no way align with the conservatives of today. He had a special place for children and I appreciate that about him.

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jeffnoboro.bsky.social•3 days ago

Seems lots of conservatives enjoy special places with children! Its sad!

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drudnerbraha.bsky.social•3 days ago

The rise in child sexual abuse among Republican conservatives is off the charts lately. It takes a very sick and deranged human to forever destroy the life of a child.

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blaski.bsky.social•3 days ago

You seem to be misreading the post - the shareholders voted to PROTECT their pro-LGBTQ stance, not stop it.

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drudnerbraha.bsky.social•3 days ago

You're right. It appears I misread the way it's written. I saw sever its relationship with HRC and took it from there. Thanks for setting me straight! 💙

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blaski.bsky.social•3 days ago

If you want to delete yours, I'll delete mine too

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drudnerbraha.bsky.social•3 days ago

I'm going to leave it and hope you leave yours as well. We are all human and that makes us who we are. I'm an optimist at heart and appreciate people like yourself that take the time to diplomatically explain the errors one has made. We're good♥️.

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blaski.bsky.social•3 days ago

It is so easy to misread when there's so much awfulness going on. We are primed to think that more bad things keep happening. Nice to see a story when people make the better, kinder choice.

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