THREAD: Media. Do Better!
"We are so divided today, so revved up, that even Disney is having a hard time bringing us together," a former Walt Disney Studios executive said.
"In trying to offend no one in this hyper-partisan moment, Disney has seemingly lost everyone."
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"We are so divided today, so revved up, that even Disney is having a hard time bringing us together," a former Walt Disney Studios executive said.
"In trying to offend no one in this hyper-partisan moment, Disney has seemingly lost everyone."
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https://twitter.com/michaelkasdan/status/1515756726456307716
I hate this "both sides" framing, which has become the de rigueur default for the New York Times.
In other words, blame the victim? Or blame "woke" culture.
Gosh, it's just so much *harder* these days.
GOOD!
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In other words, blame the victim? Or blame "woke" culture.
Gosh, it's just so much *harder* these days.
GOOD!
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This reminds me of #MAGA and @SouthPark's 'member berries
Remember the good old days when we didn't have to care about #homophobia and could just enjoy a nice #Disney cartoon?
That's an extremely narrow and - to put it as mildly as I possibly can - privileged response.
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Remember the good old days when we didn't have to care about #homophobia and could just enjoy a nice #Disney cartoon?
That's an extremely narrow and - to put it as mildly as I possibly can - privileged response.
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Newsflash: The Disney brand IS JUST A BRAND.
We live in the real world.
What companies do in the real world matters more than wishing on stars and living happily ever after.
And yes - despite "politics," there is a right and a wrong.
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We live in the real world.
What companies do in the real world matters more than wishing on stars and living happily ever after.
And yes - despite "politics," there is a right and a wrong.
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#Disney going along with and financially supporting Florida's hateful "Don't Say Gay" bill was wrong.
Bringing all these issues to the forefront IS A GOOD THING.
We need the media to be framing these conversations in a completely different way.
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cc @jayrosen_nyu
Bringing all these issues to the forefront IS A GOOD THING.
We need the media to be framing these conversations in a completely different way.
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cc @jayrosen_nyu
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