{"id":424147,"date":"2022-03-30T18:19:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T15:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/disney-producer-cops-to-adding-queerness-to-animated-shows\/"},"modified":"2022-03-30T18:19:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T15:19:57","slug":"disney-producer-cops-to-adding-queerness-to-animated-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/disney-producer-cops-to-adding-queerness-to-animated-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"#Disney producer cops to &#8216;adding queerness&#8217; to animated shows"},"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-6a291bf40dac9\" 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-6a291bf40dac9\" 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-producer-cops-to-adding-queerness-to-animated-shows\/#%E2%80%9CDisney_producer_cops_to_%E2%80%98adding_queerness_to_animated_shows%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Disney producer cops to &#8216;adding queerness&#8217; to animated shows&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDisney_producer_cops_to_%E2%80%98adding_queerness_to_animated_shows%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Disney producer cops to &#8216;adding queerness&#8217; to animated shows&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A Disney executive producer admitted she has been pushing a \u201cnot-at-all-secret gay agenda\u201d for children\u2019s animation, even as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the so-called \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d law this week.<\/p>\n<p>During a Disney staff meeting about the law \u2014 which bars Florida teachers from discussing topics like sexual orientation or gender identity with students unless they\u2019re in the fourth grade or higher \u2014 executive producer for Disney Television Animation Latoya Raveneau touted Disney\u2019s efforts to feature LGBTQ storylines. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my little pocket of Proud Family Disney TVA, the showrunners were super welcoming . . . to my not-at-all-secret gay agenda,\u201d Raveneau said in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1508912865293619202?s=20&amp;t=wyv445jyzeM81sbM3S8uqg\">leaked video<\/a> obtained by journalist Christopher Rufo. \u201cMaybe it was that way in the past, but I guess something must have h<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>ened . . . and then like all that momentum that I felt, that sense of \u2018I don\u2019t have to be afraid to have these two characters kiss in the background.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"786\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-exec-gay-adgenda-01.jpg?w=786\" alt=\"A still of the Twitter of Christopher F. Rufo  which says:&#10;@realchrisrufo&#10;SCOOP: I've obtained video from inside Disney's all-hands meeting about the Florida parental rights bill, in which executive producer Latoya Raveneau says her team has implemented a &quot;not-at-all-secret gay agenda&quot; and is regularly &quot;adding queerness&quot; to children's programming.\" class=\"wp-image-21713465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-exec-gay-adgenda-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1572 1572w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-exec-gay-adgenda-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1179 1179w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-exec-gay-adgenda-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=786 786w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-exec-gay-adgenda-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=393 393w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-exec-gay-adgenda-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\"\/><figcaption>Journalist Christopher Rufo posted a leaked video of Latoya Raveneau talking about advocating for LGBTQ storylines in Disney animated shows.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">@realchrisrufo\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI was just, wherever I could, adding queerness,\u201d Raveneau added. \u201cNo one would stop me, and no one was trying to stop me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The leak of Raveneau\u2019s comments came as Karey Burke, president of Disney\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Entertainment Content, vowed to drastically increase inclusivity in its productions, promising that at least 50 percent of its characters will be LGBTQ or racial minorities by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Burke made the pledge in a company-wide Zoom call Monday that was later <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1508926408332034049\">posted to Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-exec-gay-adgenda-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A demonstrator holding a sign takes part in a protest as Disney's employees demonstrate against Florida's &quot;Don't Say Gay&quot; bill, in Glendale, California,\" class=\"wp-image-21713657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-exec-gay-adgenda-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-exec-gay-adgenda-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-exec-gay-adgenda-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A demonstrator takes part in a protest as Disney\u2019s employees demonstrate against Florida\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d bill, in Glendale, California.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Disney execs made their comments after Florida Gov. DeSantis on Monday signed the Parental Rights in Education bill, dubbed the\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d\u00a0bill by critics.<\/p>\n<p>Disney CEO Bob Chapek slammed the legislation after weeks of staying silent, and attempted to lobby DeSantis to kill it. A group of California Disney employees\u00a0staged a walkout\u00a0last week to protest the measure, wearing rainbow colors, holding signs with pro-LGBTQ slogans, and shouting, \u201cSay Gay,\u201d as they marched down the street.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis ripped Disney for its stance, saying it \u201ccrossed the line\u201d as a big corporation throwing its weight around in state politics. DeSantis likewise blasted Disney\u2019s hypocrisy in pushing domestic social-justice causes\u00a0while pursuing business in China \u2014 a regime notorious for human-rights abuses relating to the Uyghur Muslims, Hong Kong and Tibet, among others.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"930\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-exec-gay-adgenda-09.jpeg?w=930\" alt=\"Disney has reportedly reinstated a gay kiss in its upcoming Toy Story spinoff amid the criticism. Hawthorne (voiced by Uzo Aduba), a character in the film Lightyear, has a relationship with another female character in the film&#10;&#10;Pixar has reportedly reinstated a same-sex kiss in the upcoming Toy Story prequel Lightyear.&#10;&#10;Back in 2020, the highly-anticipated film was announced during the annual Disney Investor Day event. &#10;&#10;The film, which stars Chris Evans as Buzz Lightyear, is set to explore the origin story of the beloved action figure. &#10;&#10;The movie is also expected to feature an array of new characters, including a queer space cadet named Hawthorne (Uzo Aduba).\" class=\"wp-image-21713605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-exec-gay-adgenda-09.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 930w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-exec-gay-adgenda-09.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=465 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\"\/><figcaption>Hawthorne, a queer space cadet will be featured in Disney\u2019s upcoming \u201cToy Story\u201d spinoff, \u201cLightyear.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Disney\/ Pixar<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DeSantis told supporters in Boca Raton earlier this month that Florida\u2019s policies must be based on the \u201cbest interest of Florida citizens, not on the musings of woke corporations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Raveneau said that when she joined the Mouse House, she assumed the company would try to keep LGBTQ elements out of content for younger audiences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love Disney\u2019s content. I grew up watching all of the classics. They have been a huge informative part of my life, but at the same time, I worked at small studios most of my career, and I\u2019d heard whispers. I\u2019d heard things like, \u2018They won\u2019t let you show this in a Disney show.\u2019 So I was a little sus[picious] when I started, but then my experience was bafflingly the opposite of what I had heard,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-exec-gay-adgenda-12.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"Disney's statement on Florida's &quot;Don't Say Gay&quot; law.\" class=\"wp-image-21713661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-exec-gay-adgenda-12.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-exec-gay-adgenda-12.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/disney-exec-gay-adgenda-12.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Disney issued a statement condemning Florida\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d legislation. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">realchrisrufo\/ twitter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Raveneau is executive producer on the upcoming Disney Junior musical <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>, \u201cRise Up, Sing Out,\u201d featuring the music of The Roots, which \u201ctackles the subject of coming together to fight racism and celebrate black culture!,\u201d according to her LinkedIn profile. <\/p>\n<p>She is also director on the upcoming animated series, \u201cThe Proud Family: Louder and Prouder,\u201d a coming of age animated series, featuring LGBTQ and racially diverse characters.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\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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