{"id":421637,"date":"2022-03-26T00:36:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T21:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/disney-enters-oscars-weekend-in-chaos-over-dont-say-gay-bill\/"},"modified":"2022-03-26T00:36:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T21:36:35","slug":"disney-enters-oscars-weekend-in-chaos-over-dont-say-gay-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/disney-enters-oscars-weekend-in-chaos-over-dont-say-gay-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"#Disney enters Oscars weekend in chaos over &#8216;Don&#8217;t Say Gay&#8217; bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e5ea3275c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23e5ea3275c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/disney-enters-oscars-weekend-in-chaos-over-dont-say-gay-bill\/#%E2%80%9CDisney_enters_Oscars_weekend_in_chaos_over_%E2%80%98Dont_Say_Gay_bill%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Disney enters Oscars weekend in chaos over &#8216;Don&#8217;t Say Gay&#8217; bill&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDisney_enters_Oscars_weekend_in_chaos_over_%E2%80%98Dont_Say_Gay_bill%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Disney enters Oscars weekend in chaos over &#8216;Don&#8217;t Say Gay&#8217; bill&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Hollywood is prepping for its biggest night of the year at the Oscars on Sunday, but chaos at Disney is already looming large over the event \u2013 with internal discord and an escalating employee backlash at the Mouse House threatening to spoil the party.<\/p>\n<p>Disney is scrambling to contain the fallout over its response to a Florida bill that would bar teachers from discussing\u00a0LGBTQ\u00a0topics like sexual orientation or gender identity with students unless they\u2019re in the fourth grade or higher. <\/p>\n<p>The issue prompted an internal battle among company employees who are divided on whether Disney should get political.<\/p>\n<p>Left-leaning employees staged walkouts this week, arguing the company failed the LGBT community by initially failing to denounce the bill. <\/p>\n<p>A separate group of conservative employees urged the company to stay \u201cpolitically neutral\u201d \u2013 arguing Disney has created an \u201cenvironment of fear\u201d\u00a0for workers who don\u2019t adhere to \u201cprogressive orthodoxy.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bob-chapek-getty-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Bob Chapek\" class=\"wp-image-21664991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bob-chapek-getty-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bob-chapek-getty-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bob-chapek-getty-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Disney CEO Bob Chapek was forced to apologize after employees slammed his initial silence on the Florida bill.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The battle over Disney\u2019s political leanings reaches as high as the C-suite, with current CEO Bob Chapek <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/disney-florida-dont-say-gay-bill-1235103165\/\">reportedly preferring to stay out of partisan debates<\/a> \u2013 and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/03\/20\/disney-ceo-chapek-iger-falling-out.html\">chafing at interference<\/a> from his progressive-minded predecessor, supposedly retired executive chairman Bob Iger.<\/p>\n<p>The heated situation could overshadow the Oscars broadcast for ABC-owned Disney \u2013 with studios such as Marvel and Pixar and prominent celebrities such as actor Oscar Isaac and HBO host John Oliver among those who have pressured the corporation to take a stand.<\/p>\n<p>Disney attempted to stay out of the public debate over Florida\u2019s law, which detractors have dubbed the \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d bill. <\/p>\n<p>But the situation intensified on Feb. 24, when Iger tweeted that he agreed with President Biden\u2019s stance that it was a \u201chateful bill\u201d \u2013 even as Chapek-led Disney declined to take a public stance. Chapek reportedly felt undermined by his predecessor. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bob-iger-getty-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Bob Iger\" class=\"wp-image-21664995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bob-iger-getty-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bob-iger-getty-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/bob-iger-getty-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Former Disney CEO Bob Iger criticized Florida\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d bill while current company executives were still silent.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Disney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After days of mounting pressure from LGBTQ rights groups, Chapek broke his silence in the bill in an internal memo on March 7. He reiterated Disney\u2019s \u201cunwavering commitment to the LGBTQ+ community,\u201d but asserted that \u201ccorporate statements do very little to change outcomes or minds\u201d and often divide the public further.<\/p>\n<p>Chapek\u2019s initial memo infuriated many Disney employees. A group identifying itself as \u201cLGBTQIA+ employees of\u00a0Pixar and their allies\u201d said the CEO\u2019s words \u201crang hollow\u201d and accused Disney executives of actively censorship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNearly every moment of overtly gay affection is cut at Disney\u2019s behest, regardless of when there is protest from both the creative teams and executive leadership at Pixar,\u201d the employees said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>Within days, Chapek apologized for failing to be a \u201cstronger ally\u201d \u2013 adding that Disney would pause all political donations in Florida and donate donate $5 million to LGBTQ rights groups, including the Human Rights Campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Disney restored a same-sex kiss scene to Pixar\u2019s upcoming feature film \u201cLightyear\u201d \u2013 a reversal that came after the damning letter from Pixar employees. The company also held a \u201ctown hall\u201d-style forum on Monday in a bid to ease tensions among its workforce.<\/p>\n<p>The measures <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared to have little effect \u2013 with some Disney employees reportedly going over Chapek\u2019s head and complaining to Iger about how the company has responded to the Florida bill, CNBC reported.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-protestors-getty-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Disney protests\" class=\"wp-image-21665005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-protestors-getty-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-protestors-getty-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-protestors-getty-04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> of Disney\u2019s internal battle has dominated the entertainment industry ahead of the Academy Awards.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Los Angeles Times via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite Disney\u2019s efforts, employees still staged walkouts last Tuesday \u2013 with the protests\u2019 organizers declaring the company had placed them in \u201can impossible and unsustainable position\u201d\u00a0that required drastic action to achieve change.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Disney\u2019s increasing involvement drew criticism from a separate faction of employees who argued Chapek had the \u201cright idea\u201d by initially staying quiet. Disney has yet to publicly address that group\u2019s concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe frequently see those who share our opinions condemned as villains by our own leadership,\u201d the workers added. \u201cThis politicization of our corporate culture is damaging morale and causing many of us to feel our days with TWDC might be numbered.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-protestors-getty-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Disney protests\" class=\"wp-image-21665004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-protestors-getty-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-protestors-getty-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-protestors-getty-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Disney\u2019s internal critics say the company hasn\u2019t done enough to stop Florida\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d bill.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The happiest place on earth could face additional barbs during the Academy Awards broadcast itself, with the show serving as a potential platform for Hollywood progressives looking to browbeat Disney from the stage.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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