Posted on 08/02/2022 3:01:21 PM PDT by Ennis85
Disney is once again affirming its commitment to woke-ism. The company, built on providing entertainment for children, appears to be more committed to indoctrinating children than entertaining them. In March, Disney crusaded against parents by publicly opposing Florida’s Parental Rights Bill. In April, their desire to insert themselves into politics led Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to sign a bill removing Disney’s tax privilege and self-governing status.
Disney’s woke history has picked up steam in recent years. A Disney executive admitted to routinely adding queerness to children’s programming. They have made it clear that their desire is to ‘transform culture.’ A leaked internal document revealed Disney’s push to white employees to donate to BLM and to ‘not question’ their black peers. TRENDING: Teenage Pro-Life Activist Brutally Attacked While Knocking on Doors to Talk to Kansas Voters (VIDEO)
Their woke version of Buzz Lightyear was a total flop. Disney’s latest woke move comes via The Disney Channel and the introduction of its first-ever trans character. Juliana Joel will play Nikki, a recurring role on Home, a reboot of the popular show That’s So Raven. Juliana Joel shared the following on Instagram:
"1st out Trans character on Disney Channel? I can finally share that I’ve joined the season 5 cast of Raven’s Home on Disney Channel !
A personal story I shared with Raven on set:
Growing up as a kid in Florida (like many other kids) I dreamt of being on the Disney Channel, specifically on That’s So Raven. It was my favorite show & Raven Baxter was my best friend in my mind. It was my escape from what I was going through internally. Coming from a typical Puerto Rican family, I didn’t think being an actor was possible esp for someone like me, I thought you had to be born into that world. Fast forward to becoming an actor I then told myself I wasn’t young enough to be on Disney anymore & even if that wasn’t the case I’m TRANS! I’d never seen an out trans actor or character on the Disney Channel. EVER. Needless to say I cried in my dressing room after walking onto that set the first time. It was a moment where it hit me that I not only get to live out my childhood dream on a version of my favorite show…I get to do it as my authentic self and with a character that is openly trans. But it was really more than just being on the show. With all of the anti-trans hate and narratives in media and society, it was a win. I claimed a dream and space for myself while so much of the world is trying to erase me & my community. And now I get to be that person I wish I had to watch on TV growing up. So never tell yourself it can’t happen because it can, in ways you never dreamt possible.
Massive shout out to @norireed the writer of this episode who created my character Nikki. She is such a talented, badass person and comedic genius.
And of course thank you to the entire cast & crew for being so welcoming, every episode was such a blast to be a part of. Go check out the crazy talented main cast of the show." Disney’s woke agenda is taking a toll on its bottom line. A Trafalgar Group poll from April revealed that almost 70% of respondents are “less likely” to do business with the company because “news reports reveal Disney is focusing on creating content to expose young children to sexual ideas.” In the spring, company stock prices cratered by nearly $50 billion.
Get woke, go broke.
No, I wasn’t referring to the Flintstones. About two decades off.
Outside of Snagglepuss or Hokey Wolf, I’m drawing a blank.
I discontinued Disney plus awhile back.
That wasn’t good enough, so I recently turned off cable. Now, mostly we watch reruns through my $20 one time purchase of a ROKU. 70s and 80s sitcoms are current favorites. It’s fun to watch what life was like when people were generally happy.
Wbill Jr recently had a chance to go to Disney. “No thank you, I’m not interested”. He’s a really smart kid.
I’m sure that our little bit won’t put Disney out of business….. but I get several email offers a day for discount hotels in Orlando that I never saw before all this wokeness sprung up. Guessing that there’s probably a correlation there.
And BTW, Disney plus was $10 a month and cable was $110. That’s $1500 a year for something we only kept mostly due to inertia. We would watch out of habit, that’s all. And usually, see the same things over and over.
$1500 in after tax dollars takes a lot of time to earn.
It used to be Disney material was supposed to be safe. Who is going to watch Disney movies etc.?
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