Yes, Disney represents a very American dilemma. they own a gigantic share of the entertainment marketplace and are hardly going to be especially edgy or controversial because they see themselves as all-powerful and, in the context of "entertainment," they might as well BE all-powerful. they're pretty cheap and not especially good to th…
Yes, Disney represents a very American dilemma. they own a gigantic share of the entertainment marketplace and are hardly going to be especially edgy or controversial because they see themselves as all-powerful and, in the context of "entertainment," they might as well BE all-powerful. they're pretty cheap and not especially good to the people who work for them (certain content creators who are considered "indispensable" are given very large "retainers" ((aka bribes)) not to go anywhere else. and the history of the founder is a sort of parallel history of the pseudo-conservative non-movement that's been at very least lurking behind the so-called GOP since at least 1932 (you left out Walt's well-attested taste for underage girls, which is so widely believed that the company saw fight to "debunk" it in a biographical documentary they produced). but it IS a company that is extremely gay-friendly and has been for a longer time, and to a greater degree, than many other entertainment megaliths. of course, this brouhaha DID follow the news that Disney had contributed to that dickweed De Santis's campaign, after which they got called out pretty loudly and were then obliged to double down on what their policy always was, although it wasn't necessarily highly publicized (these are very purely bottom line people who don't like taking chances). but they DID, in fact, double down on it. and they are, in fact, not backing down. so yeah, in this case it really does seem to be a case of "the enemy of your enemy is your friend," at least for NOW. and I like to thank anyone who quotes or otherwise refers to Hofstadter, who was one of forgotten names for much too long but who I find being quoted more and more frequently. and even if HIS name had fallen out of the general consciousness for awhile, the many great historians he trained (Eric Foner springs to mind) have tended to be very much front-and-center.
As a "Disney Disliker," the one thing I have always been amazed at is the vast number of gay acquaintances I have known to live in homes full of Disney Tchochkes.
Yes, Disney represents a very American dilemma. they own a gigantic share of the entertainment marketplace and are hardly going to be especially edgy or controversial because they see themselves as all-powerful and, in the context of "entertainment," they might as well BE all-powerful. they're pretty cheap and not especially good to the people who work for them (certain content creators who are considered "indispensable" are given very large "retainers" ((aka bribes)) not to go anywhere else. and the history of the founder is a sort of parallel history of the pseudo-conservative non-movement that's been at very least lurking behind the so-called GOP since at least 1932 (you left out Walt's well-attested taste for underage girls, which is so widely believed that the company saw fight to "debunk" it in a biographical documentary they produced). but it IS a company that is extremely gay-friendly and has been for a longer time, and to a greater degree, than many other entertainment megaliths. of course, this brouhaha DID follow the news that Disney had contributed to that dickweed De Santis's campaign, after which they got called out pretty loudly and were then obliged to double down on what their policy always was, although it wasn't necessarily highly publicized (these are very purely bottom line people who don't like taking chances). but they DID, in fact, double down on it. and they are, in fact, not backing down. so yeah, in this case it really does seem to be a case of "the enemy of your enemy is your friend," at least for NOW. and I like to thank anyone who quotes or otherwise refers to Hofstadter, who was one of forgotten names for much too long but who I find being quoted more and more frequently. and even if HIS name had fallen out of the general consciousness for awhile, the many great historians he trained (Eric Foner springs to mind) have tended to be very much front-and-center.
As a "Disney Disliker," the one thing I have always been amazed at is the vast number of gay acquaintances I have known to live in homes full of Disney Tchochkes.