"On Monday, Disney shut down its “Reimagine Tomorrow” program, which was used to highlight stories and talent from underrepresented communities. The initiative promised 50% of regular and recurring characters across the Disney universe would come from “underrepresented groups.”
"It also quietly rolled back other DEI programs this week.
"The Reimagine Tomorrow program sparked outrage in 2022 when a company-wide Zoom call was leaked on social media.
"At the time, one Disney executive touted her “not at all secret gay agenda,” while another boasted that the company was scrubbing the words “ladies, gentlemen, boys, and girls” at its theme parks to avoid alienating transgender children."
But alienating the 99%+ of people who are not trans makes business sense. Even Americans who think genital mutilation is cool is not going to dramatically change the equation. Even many ordinary Democrats think this is at least silly.
How about picking stories that are interesting or at least fit into the Disney story model. Person with disadvantages rises up against impossible odds to become successful.
Oddly enough, the Horatio Alger stories fit that model, although without magic wands or Fairy Godmothers. Fortunately, some of us have lived Horatio Alger stories because in America, you can go as far and as fast as your wits and ambition can carry you
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