This week, The Walt Disney Company, which has approximately 200,000 employees spanning the globe, decided to radically reshape its politics in response to a tiny contingent of radical activists. According to The Wall Street Journal, Disney CEO Bob Chapek had steadfastly refused to embroil his company in the politics of the various states and countries where Disney did business; he correctly noted that the job of the company was to continue to make magic, not to do the political bidding of any favored coterie.
Then, the state of Florida passed a law that would ban the indoctrination of small children into left-wing perspectives regarding gender identity and sexual orientation. And all hell broke loose. Senior Disney executives began circulating letters stating that the company opposed the Florida legislation, which opponents had falsely labeled the "Don't Say Gay" bill (the bill doesn't mention the word gay once). And some employees threatened a walkout if Disney did not reorient itself toward their favored political position.
So Chapek caved. He sent a letter to staff stating, "You needed me to be a stronger ally in the fight for equal rights and I let you down. I am sorry." He then pledged a listening tour, the formation of a task force to cater to LGBT priorities, and opposition to a Texas measure that would prosecute genital mutilation or hormonal sterilization of children. The company also committed itself to injecting its radical left-wing values in content, including "new content for children and family" infused with those values. According to reports, Disney even went so far as to commit to including a lesbian kiss in its upcoming children's film "Lightyear."
Chapek is caving because this is what left-leaning corporations do: they listen to their most outraged left-wing contingent, and then parrot them. Instead of giving an answer proper to an employer besieged by employees threatening a walkout -- telling the employees to get back to work or join the unemployment lines -- major companies simply surrender. Meanwhile, parents who simply wish their children to be entertained without being indoctrinated watch in perplexed horror as radical activists design content for their children.
In order to combat this nonsense, those who oppose the hijacking of major companies by the Left must get organized -- and they must create alternatives. That's what we've tried to do at The Daily Wire. In 2021, Harry's Razors withdrew their advertising on one of our shows, citing a "values misalignment." What precisely was the problem? Our host had stated that men are men and women are women, and that sex is immutable.
So, we fought back. This week, we launched Jeremy's Razors, a razor company dedicated to the proposition that everyone, regardless of politics, deserves a good shave. We are here to provide you excellent products for you to use. And we will never slap our customers in the face thanks to the priorities of a woke few. That's why our motto is simple: "Shut up and shave."
If corporations decide to go woke, there must be competitors who assure that they will go broke. And we hope to fill that gap. We only hope others will follow our lead.
Ben Shapiro, 38, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of "The Ben Shapiro Show," and editor-in-chief of DailyWire.com. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers "How To Destroy America In Three Easy Steps," "The Right Side Of History," and "Bullies." To find out more about Ben Shapiro and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.
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12 comments:
Agreed. Last month I started dropping vendors when their employees starting listing personal preferred pronouns. Guess what? Two vendors told their employees that their job is to sell product and not to evangelize their nutty ideas.
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You cancelled those business arrangements over a perceived cultural difference? Nice! Cancel culture is where it's at. I hate it when people alleviate confusion by telling me which pronoun they prefer. I'll cancel someone for telling me which pronoun to use. I'll also cancel them if they use the wrong pronoun on me!
These snowflakes and their "pronoun preferences" and "safe spaces" and "cancel culture," right?
Is there anything more worthless and patronizing than a listening tour? He could have already fired the troublemakers and malcontents if he’d been listening in the first place. And I was thinking about signing up for Disney++…
Good luck to the right-wing nut jobs who think they are taking a stand. Those outraged can boycott and continue to embarrass yourself. For reference, see the antics of the American Family Association. In the end, it won't make a bit of difference and those involved will look like fools. Not that they care about that...shame means nothing to the crazies.
@ 8:18. That the same type of no shame to crazies that thinks we (anyone who does not follow the hard dive to the left) will buy the nonsense of the transgender movement like is being exhibited in the NCAA swim fiasco? Get in line with the most progressive 10% (or less) of the culture and shove it into every aspect of life (including this sick desire to normalize child abuse through the gender confusion game) or be called a "right-wing nut job".
I was watching my South Carolina Women's Basketball Sweet 16 game a few nights ago and low and behold DI$NEY and E$PN struck. The two female announcers stated they supported DI$NEY's position on women's sports and Title IX. After their rather long dissertation they said as a way of standing together with their team members they would go silent and not broadcast, now this was a notional broadcast on ABC (owned by DI$NEY).
Well, hell my decision was to continue to watch the game but thanks to the mute button I never enjoyed a game as much.
I don't object to people or companies having an opinion that differs from mine. With people you can debate but with companies your options are limited. Personal boycott, sell stock you own to raiders or just take it. DI$NEY put their entire company right into living rooms, bars, hotels everywhere nationwide and did not blink. They are so afraid of their own employees and what does that say?
12:05 Reading comprehension is fundamental. Take a class in the subject.
When my business needs a product, I need product information. I don't care about their stance on Trump, personal pronouns, the second amendment, etc. Personal politics has not a place in the business environment. However the social engineers seem to think such matters are supreme until it meets their own inconsistencies. See Coca-Cola attacking the Georgia Voter law while celebrating the Olympics in China.
Imagine , coming to the Disney channel , Trans Yoda . Heeeel Yeeeeah !
The root of them problem is the fact that so many of you are consuming this garbage to begin with.
Just stop watching TV. I stopped watching in 1984 when they aired the TV movie, Something About Amelia about Ted Danson having sex with his daughter.
At least the right is finally being honest about its infatuation with “cancel culture.”
I swear to God, the next time I hear those two words come out of a Republican’s mouth, those will be the last words I listen to from that person.
Typical GOP hysteria and projection from both Shapiro and commenters above. They portray themselves as victims when they are actually the offenders.
I believe at least seven of the above comments are written by Tom Head and arranged by that woman who controls his puppet strings.
I reckon Disney's decision, of late, is a signal to us all that the NAMBLA Nation is larger than we thought. Whoever did the biopsy on NAMBLA (some years back) determined it was benign. Seems exploratory surgery proved that conclusion wrong.
And this: "Personal politics has not a place in the business environment. However the social engineers seem to think such matters are supreme until it meets their own inconsistencies."
Sadly, the Facebook nation butts serious heads with the above quote. If you've not yet been in Facebook jail for stating your opinion or anything that disagrees with the Woke Nation...Your time is coming. You WILL BE shut-up and SHUT-DOWN for your thoughts and your speech.
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