James Gottry, Jeremy Tedesco46 comments
The Walt Disney Company has long blurred the lines between fantasy and reality, creating alternate universes and new worlds through its theme parks and films. But now, Disney is seeking to completely abandon the encumbrances of reality by perpetuating the most fantastic of myths—that words are meaningless. And by claiming to stand on principle, Disney and its friends in Hollywood have served only to put the spotlight on their hypocrisy.
Disney, the Absent-Minded Oppressor
Disney’s latest fairy tale unfolded in Georgia, where the state’s House and Senate recently passed a bill to protect the religious freedom of its citizens. The Free Exercise Protection Act was crafted, in relevant part, to protect the free exercise of religion of religious officials, and to protect the property or religious institutions from infringement of religious freedom........In the last five years, Disney has produced or released several movies that were filmed in countries that penalize homosexual acts, with penalties ranging from fines to life imprisonment and even death......Not to be outdone by Disney, other studios and actors have raced to display their hypocrisy to the world.......Considering this impressively deep hypocrisy, it seems appropriate that the word “hypocrite” derives from the Greek word for “actor.” And just as you shouldn’t trust your health with an actor who is not a doctor but plays one on TV, neither should you trust the policy recommendations of a hypocritical company that lives in Fantasyland......To Read More
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