Posted on 02/15/2024 4:15:59 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
The Walt Disney Company has been hit with a federal civil rights complaint alleging the company’s DEI policies are unlawful and discriminate against white American men, Christians, and Jews.
America First Legal filed the complaint against Disney on Wednesday. The group cited publicly available documents published on Disney’s official sites as well as leaked internal documents showing how executives have made diversity, equity, and inclusion a central part of Disney’s hiring practices.
“It is sad and tragic that a company whose name was once synonymous with wholesome and charming childhood fantasies is now dedicated to spreading divisive bigotry. We urge Disney to cease and desist its unlawful and destructive conduct at once,” said Stephen Miller, president of America First Legal and former Trump administration official.
At the heart of America First Legal’s argument is that Disney has implemented de-facto quotas in its hiring, which violates employment law.
These quotas are often disguised as “diversity and inclusion policies” but in some cases, Disney has publicly listed actual percentages when it comes to hiring for its productions.
Among the published quotas is the goal that 50 percent of Disney’s TV series directors must come from “underrepresented groups.”
“It is patently unlawful to consider racial, ethnic, and sex-based characteristics in hiring, training, compensation, and promotion,” America First Legal said in its complaint. “Decades of case law have held that policies that impose racial balancing or quotas in employment, training, or recruitment, such as those presented on Disney’s websites, are prohibited.”
The complaint also cites a leaked internal Disney document that was published by Elon Musk on X.
The document is a Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQ”) on Disney’s “Inclusion Standards,” which describes the company’s intention “to increase training and development opportunities for members...”
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Alleging?
That is the exact point of DIE, to discriminate against white American men, Christians, and Jews.
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Jesus on trial, again.
What does your comment even mean?
I wonder if Trump is directing this in an effort to salvage his pro-Disney mistakes from last year.
Just as Asians and Jews aren't exactly under-represented in the Ivy League.
But when suing for discrimination against whites and Christians, it helps to toss in Jews and/or Asians as victims, to provide cover against accusations of racism or anti-Semitism.
Look at the latest ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ movie.
All the characters were changed to something other then white or dwarfs.....
Isn’t there a law to support such action?
RE: from “underrepresented groups.”
Like Asian NBA team members? Currently 0.4%
RE: Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQ”)
How did Disney fall from being a beloved family tradition passed on from generation to generation since the 1950s to being a disastrous, shameful woke purveyor of sexual perversion and deviance that is in danger of financial ruin and disdain by the American people?
One answer: It sort of seemed like kind of a good idea at the time.
Conservatives playing offense — for a change.
Now head over to United.
Especially when there's some evidence already.
after Walt died, who took over?
Equity...
Whew!
Are Asians, Hispanics and Jews under represented in the NBA and NFL?
You might as well sell your Disney stock now.
Choosing directors or any other leader for anything other than merit is a recipe for failure.
And you can be sure that whether Disney wins or loses this suit they will find a way to do exactly what they want.
I think that it is strange that I can’t find a single big media outlet that covered this story.
This is the closest I can find
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