DeSantis: 1 / Disney: 0 — Disney drops lawsuit against Florida governor



Disney is no match for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R).

Last February, DeSantis signed House Bill 9B, which established the central Florida tourism oversight board as a replacement for Disney’s long-standing Reedy Creek improvement district. This put an end to the tax breaks and power that Disney held in the Sunshine State.

While Disney tried to sue DeSantis, the company just agreed to drop the lawsuit.

“It turns out when you do things like try to sexually indoctrinate children and confuse them, it turns out you’re held accountable in Florida,” Sara Gonzales says.

Blaze TV contributor Matthew Marsden has some wishes of his own for Disney.

“I hope they go bankrupt,” he says, adding, “I think they’re an evil corporation.”

Gonzales agrees, calling Disney “just garbage.”

“There’s no fixing it, because no matter how many people you have at a lower level who are good people or good at their jobs or whatever, the executives are making these decisions, and it affects the entire company,” she says.

What’s happening to Disney is what happens when ordinary people fight back against the wokeness infiltrating major companies that once seemed too big to fail.

“What we need to do is support other things and give them an alternative,” Marsden says.

Adam Johnson agrees, noting that what’s happened to many of the child Disney stars is good enough reason to stay away.

“Look at how all the Disney kids turned out right,” Johnson says. “That right there should have been enough information of who these people were at the core of them. Because those kids were around the people who were producing all these things.”

“I just can’t wrap my head around a stranger wanting to talk to my child about sex,” he adds.


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Woke hypocrites at Disney are expanding the company's dealings in 10 countries with explicit anti-gay laws



The Walt Disney Company is expanding its operations in at least ten explicitly anti-gay countries and regions.

This move comes despite the company’s insistence on laundering LGBT+ narratives into content for children in the United States and its commitment to repealing Florida’s recently passed — and widely supported — “Parental Rights in Education” law.

This past Tuesday, the transnational entertainment titan announced that it would be launching its eponymous streaming service, Disney+, in 42 new areas in Europe, Asia, and West Africa from May to June of 2022.

Nearly a dozen of the places where Disney+ will soon be offered have strict anti-gay laws.

These places include the countries Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudia Arabia, Tunisia, Yemen, and the region of Palestine.

It is not specified whether Disney is expanding its services to both territories considered to be “Palestine,” the Western Bank, and the Gaza Strip, as both are officially governed by the Palestine Liberation Organization.

In many of the entities to which Disney will soon be extending its services, homosexual acts are often punished with lengthy jail sentences, hard labor, and exuberant fines.

In countries like Saudi Arabia, where there is no formalized criminal code, homosexuals and transgender individuals are punished in far more draconian ways. These punishments include expensive fines, chemical castrations, and executions.

In Yemen, homosexuality is punishable by death.

Disney also recently announced that it would be creating a bevy of LGBTQ+-focused content for Disney+. This is move has come under increased scrutiny after the corporation proclaimed its indignation over Florida’s “Parental Rights in Education” law.

Disney explicitly stated that it is dedicated to getting the law “repealed by the legislature or struck down in the courts” while mischaracterizing the law as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

In a statement made after Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill into law, Disney said, “Florida’s HB 1557, also know as the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, should never have passed and should never have been signed into law. Our goal as a company is for this law to be repealed by the legislature or struck down in the courts, and we remain committed to supporting the national and state organizations working to achieve that.”

Statement from The Walt Disney Company on signing of Florida legislation:pic.twitter.com/UVI7Ko3aKS
— Walt Disney Company (@Walt Disney Company) 1648488131

Disney also sails its cruise ships to the Southern Caribbean island countries of Antigua, Dominica, and St. Maarten. All three of these destinations have legally banned gay marriage, and in Antigua and Dominica people can face several years in prison for engaging in homosexual activity.

The Walt Disney Company also continues to grow its business in China despite what the Guardian reported as the country banning depictions of gay people on television.

ESPN interrupts coverage of NCAA women's basketball tournament to hold moment of silence to protest Parental Rights in Education bill



During the NCAA women's basketball tournament on Friday, ESPN sports announcers interrupted the broadcast on two different occasions to protest Florida's Parental Rights in Education bill and other bills like it across the country.

Background on Florida's Parental Rights in Education bill

The Parental Rights in Education bill prohibits Florida school employees from engage in classroom discussions about sexual orientation or gender identity grades kindergarten through third grade. Florida HB 1557 has been inaccurately dubbed as the "Don't Say Gay" bill by Democrats, legacy media, and LGBTQ activists.

Some Disney employees were outraged by the bill protecting young children against sexual discussions that are not age-appropriate.

Some Disney employees have reportedly been organizing 15-minute daily walkouts and "sickouts," according to the Guardian. Disney workers will allegedly stage a full-day walkout on March 22.

The small faction of displeased workers put pressure on Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Chapek to take action.

During a conversation with shareholders earlier this month, Chapek said Disney executives were "opposed to the bill from the outset" but chose to work "behind the scenes" with Florida lawmakers to address their concerns and "disappointment."

Florida's governor defends the bill

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis responded with a statement, "Governor DeSantis has always been open to hearing from Floridians and having conversations about legislation — as long as those discussions are grounded in facts, not false media narratives."

"Anyone who has questions or concerns about the Parental Rights in Education bill is encouraged to read the bill, rather than the distorted coverage in the mainstream media, which regurgitates false partisan talking points," the statement declared.

"Disney is a family-friendly company that creates wholesome entertainment for kids," DeSantis said. "The same Florida parents who take their families to Disney also support parental rights in education, because they do not want their young children exposed to inappropriate content about sex and gender theory at school."

During a campaign stop in Boca Raton earlier this month, DeSantis proclaimed, "In the state of Florida, we are not going to allow them to inject transgenderism into kindergarten."

In a video exclusively obtained by @FoxNews Digital. @GovRonDeSantis slams #Disney saying \u201cIn Florida, our policies got to be based on the best interest of Florida citizens, not on the musing of woke corporations.\u201dpic.twitter.com/Op87xgsLzB
— Kelly Laco (@Kelly Laco) 1646947906

ESPN announcers protest bill with a moment of silence

Disney is the parent company of ESPN. In solidarity with the Disney employees protesting, three ESPN announcers interrupted the broadcast of the NCAA women's basketball tournament to hold a moment of silence to protest the Parental Rights in Education bill.

During the broadcast of the tournament matchup between South Carolina and Howard University, ESPN announcers Courtney Lyle and Carolyn Peck protested the legislation with a two-minute moment of silence to start the second half.

"There are things bigger than basketball that need to be addressed at this time," Lyle said after halftime. "Our friends, our family, our coworkers, the players, and coaches in this community are hurting right now. At 3 o'clock, about eight minutes ago, our LGBTQIA+ teammates at Disney asked for our solidarity and support, including our company's support in opposition to the Parental Rights in Education bill in the state of Florida and similar legislature across the United States.

“A threat to any human rights is a threat to all human rights," Peck said, before telling the basketball audience they would be taking a "pause" during the broadcast to "show our love and support for our friends, our families, and our colleagues."

Today during the Women's NCAA Tournament, ESPN's Carolyn Peck and Courtney Lyle remained silent for two minutes in opposition of Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill.\n\n"There are things bigger than basketball ... Our LGBTQIA+ teammates at Disney asked for our solidarity and support."pic.twitter.com/d0xISZvNUh
— The Recount Alt (@The Recount Alt) 1647633512

During the ESPN halftime show of the same tournament game, sports anchor Elle Duncan also participated in a moment of silence in the middle of the broadcast.

"Because of legislation happening in Florida and across other states as well that are targeting our LGBTQI+ communities, many of our colleagues here at ESPN have planned and organized a walkout that will be happening at 3 p.m. Eastern today," Duncan said during the halftime show.

"And to be honest with you, we thought we were gonna come here today and really celebrate a sport that has meant so much and done so much, including for so many in the LGBTQI+ communities, but we understand the gravity of this legislation and also how it is affecting so many families across this country and because of that, our allyship is going to take a front seat and with that, we're going to pause in solidarity," Duncan said before having a moment of silence.

ESPN interrupted its coverage of women\u2019s NCAA tournament for a moment of silence to protest the \u201cdon\u2019t say gay,\u201d bill. So is @espn\u2019s official policy as a company that public schools need to teach kindergarten through 3rd grade kids about sex?! Insanity:pic.twitter.com/cJjQAMQVZL
— Clay Travis (@Clay Travis) 1647639343