• TachyonTele@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    I was curious so I found the article:
    https://insidethemagic.net/2024/06/disney-executive-caught-saying-company-wont-hire-white-men-rl1/

    The quote is exactly what normal people assume it is, out of context and not the entire quote.

    Twentieth Century Television Senior Vice President Michael Giordano was caught on a hidden video saying that Disney explicitly does not hire “white men” for specific roles.

    For specific roles. That’s pretty fcking obvious. You’re not going to hire a white man to play the little mermaid.

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      Ironically if they did hire a white man to play The Little Mermaid, the hard right nutjobs would be screaming that it was part of a “woke trans agenda” to normalize crossdressing and eliminate the traditional American male from society lol

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      So, you’re saying they’re sexist and racist, and we should all be enraged and immediately donate to our favourite bigots?

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          There are valid reasons for hating on Disney though… like what they’ve done to Star Wars.

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            Agreed. Want to add that (in my opinion, at least) Lucas’s Episodes I, II & III didn’t do the series any favors either. :-(

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              They expanded on the world building and action superbly, but Lucas isn’t a people person, and it shows

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            Or the fact that they donate a shit ton of money to conservative politicians.

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      Personally, I would love to see the little mermaid played by a big, burly man.

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      You’re not going to hire a white man to play the little mermaid.

      Don’t you tell me what to do.

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      There’s no way we’re hiring a white man for this role. They’d be very careful how they’d message that to agents.

      Furthering that, they use the word agent. Specifically referring actors.

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        Lots of writers and other crew have agents. It’s not clear from the article if that’s what’s being referred to though.