Disney CEO Bob Chapek proved Friday that fealty to the woke mob is never absolute enough with his panned apology to LGBTQ employees over his response to Florida’s new Parental Rights in Education bill.
Chapek distributed a company-wide email Friday afternoon that was specifically directed at Disney’s “LGBTQ+ community” regarding their “pain, frustration and sadness over the company’s response to the Florida ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill.”
Email from @Disney CEO to employees apologizes for their silence towards the #DontSayGay bill, and says they will re-evaluate their political giving and are “pausing all political donations in the State of Florida pending this review.” pic.twitter.com/zn6fTuxMCN
— Rep. Anna V. Eskamani 🔨 (@AnnaForFlorida) March 11, 2022
In the apology, Chapek seeks forgiveness for failing to “understand how painful [Disney’s] silence was” on the Florida legislation, and assures his employees that he will use Disney’s influence throughout the nation to “combat similar legislation.”
“We are hard at work creating a new framework for our political giving that will ensure our advocacy better reflects our values,” Chapek wrote before declaring a stop to all political donations in Florida.
“I truly believe we are an infinitely better and stronger company because of our LBGTQ+ community,” Chapek went on. “I missed the mark in this case but am an ally you can count on – and I will be an outspoken champion for the protections, visibility, and opportunity you deserve.”
Chapek publicly admonishing himself and the actions of the company fell short of acceptability as many signaled it was too little too late, or too middling a response where only a hard-line demarcation of opposition would suffice.
“This is a CYA for Chapek,” one Disney staffer told Variety. “We should have gotten this apology on March 1, not weeks after – and after this bill has passed in Florida.”
“I’m done with memos promising action,” another said. “Also now he’s no longer donating money to good politicians in Florida?” Others were quick to point out the suspension of all political funding as a detriment to their goals as well.
I’m glad that @WaltDisneyCo has APOLOGIZED for failing to speak out against the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill, but why is Disney suspending political donations to Democratic legislators who OPPOSED the bill?
Sounds like Disney CEO Bob Chapek is trying to have it BOTH ways! 😡
— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) March 12, 2022
On top of that, he used the word “pause”.
Hence, he’s waiting for all this to blow over so that he can donate again to the GOP!
His apology was also week & too late…the “Don’t say gay” law already passed!
He also has said that he doesn’t want Disney to seem to be too Liberal!
— Michael “Super Mario” 🇺🇸+🌊+🎗🇺🇦+😷+💉x3 = 💙 (@MichaelSamario) March 12, 2022
Chapek’s inability to take a firm stance positively, negatively or neutrally on the matter until recently also dredged up concerns from Pixar employees who have accused Disney of preventing them from injecting their preferred content into their animated features.
“We at Pixar have personally witnessed beautiful stories, full of diverse characters, come back from Disney corporate reviews shaved down to crumbs of what they once were,” a letter from Pixar staff said before adding they “are being barred from creating” what they would consider “inspiring content.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) was quick to call out Disney from the other side of the argument as he inquired why a company that has “made a fortune off being family-friendly” would have a problem with a bill that wants to keep education age-appropriate.
In a video exclusively obtained by @FoxNews Digital. @GovRonDeSantis slams #Disney saying “In Florida, our policies got to be based on the best interest of Florida citizens, not on the musing of woke corporations.” pic.twitter.com/Op87xgsLzB
— Kelly Laco (@kelly_laco) March 10, 2022
“So, if you’re family friendly, understand that parents who are actually raising families want to have their rights respected,” DeSantis said before excoriating Disney for their connections with the Chinese Communist Party.
Christina Pushaw, DeSantis’ spokeswoman, took time to remind those in the public demanding action from Disney that it isn’t up to corporations to dictate how duly elected officials govern, further isolating Chapek and his ilk in his attempt to acquiesce to all parties.
One more time, for the folks in the back:
👏Woke corporations do not have veto power over bills passed by a legitimately elected state legislature.👏
If CEOs want to make policy, they should quit and try running for elected office in Florida on a “K-3 gender studies” platform. https://t.co/OrjgwRiIDa
— Christina Pushaw 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) March 11, 2022
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Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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