“If you have been discriminated against by Disney or its subsidiaries (ABC, ESPN, Marvel…), simply respond to this tweet to receive legal support,” the richest man in the world wrote this Wednesday, Elon Muskon his own social network, X, in a true declaration of war against the entertainment giant, in free fall into the progressive abyss.
The tweet replicated and expanded on another from Musk himself that has caused a huge impact on networks and could be the final nail in Disney’s coffin. Musk writes: «An anonymous source just sent me this from Disney. It is mandatory and institutionalized racism and sexism! “This” is a table where the so-called “inclusion criteria” of the North American company are collected for which it illegally discriminates against men, white and heterosexual.
The internal document includes criteria graded from “A” to “D” that detail a series of requirements for Disney content, such as requiring that at least a majority of “regular and recurring written characters come from underrepresented groups.”
Disney has been incorporating characters from “minority” or supposedly “oppressed” groups into its television shows, movies, and attractions in recent years in an effort to be more “inclusive.”
The company also recently had a dispute with the governor Ron DeSantis and Florida, with ongoing lawsuits sparked by their opposition to parental rights legislation that limits discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in public schools.
The bottom of the document clarifies that candidates cannot be asked their “race, religion, color” or other real or perceived social traits.
While Criterion A focuses on ensuring that the “on-screen” aspect of Disney entertainment includes “underrepresented groups,” Criterion B ensures that producers, staff, and other personnel come from underrepresented groups. Criteria C and D also address “other key roles” at Disney that are made up of underrepresented groups, including a majority of line producers/department heads, a majority of “general team or project staff,” a majority of directors of episodes, among other categories. For each Criterion to be met, a certain number of categories must be met. For example, for Criterion A to be met, at least three of the five “areas” related to underrepresented groups must be met.
The adjective “underrepresented” is a marvel of hypocrisy, since “protected minorities” are more than represented in relation to their population proportion in the United States.
“Disney sucks,” Musk added in the afternoon, in response to the company reportedly considering replacing Disney. Johnny Depp in the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie by a black woman. Musk also announced that anyone who has been “discriminated against” by Disney, ABC, ESPN, Marvel or other subsidiaries can reply to his post to get “legal support.”