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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.
211 0 ReplyIronically 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
89 0 ReplyIt’s not about the point. It’s bout how you can spin it.
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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?
43 0 ReplyI'm buying a ton of Disney stuff right now to throw on the bonfire tonight.
31 0 ReplyThere are valid reasons for hating on Disney though.. like what they've done to Star Wars.
20 0 ReplyAgreed. Want to add that (in my opinion, at least) Lucas's Episodes I, II & III didn't do the series any favors either. :-(
7 0 ReplyThey 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.
30 0 ReplyTerry Crewes would be perfect for the role
21 0 ReplyThen what kind of absolute unit can even be cast for daddy Tritron?
7 0 ReplyTritron obviously will be a femboy
20 0 ReplyFinally, roles opening up for me 😳
Watch Disney cast the rock 🙃
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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.
23 0 Reply🎶 You’re not going to hire a white man to play the little mermaid. 🎶
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“No way in hell are we hiring a white man to play miles morales”
18 0 ReplyThere’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.
16 0 ReplyLots of writers and other crew have agents. It's not clear from the article if that's what's being referred to though.
1 0 ReplySure, but they also said role. Which can just mean job position, is more commonly used for casted actors.
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