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| Disney Debuts New LGBTQ Pride Children's Collection |
| 2022-05-19 |
| [Newsmax.com] As corporate America readies rainbow filters for company logos for Pride month in June, Disney launched a new LBGTQ Pride Collection of merchandise aimed at children. From rainbow backpacks and pins, to children’s T-shirts and tumblers with reusable straws, Disney’s new collection has it all for the child who likes Marvel, Mickey or Star Wars, but wants to be an LGBTQ ally. For the family with four-legged, furry children, Disney has rainbow-colored pet collars and leashes. "The Disney Pride Collection was created by LGBTQIA+ employees and allies at The Walt Disney Company and is a reflection of their incredible contributions and place at the heart of the company," the company said on its website. "We stand in solidarity with our LGBTQIA+ community everywhere." "The Walt Disney Company will be donating all of our profits from the Disney Pride Collection sales now through June 30, 2022 to organizations that support LGBTQIA+ youth and families," the company continued. "This includes sales of Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars Pride Collection merchandise." In the United States, profits from the sale of items in the collection will be donated to the Ali Forney Center, GLSEN, LGBTQ Center OC, Los Angeles LGBT Center, PFLAG National, SF LGBT Center, The Trevor Project and the Zebra Coalition. The various organizations the profits will be donated to offer support for LGBTQ children and advocate for gender-affirming education in schools. Disney also lists organizations it will be donating to in Europe, Latin America, and Asia and the South Pacific on its website. After Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state’s Parental Rights in Education Act into law in March, Disney CEO Bob Chapek apologized to the LGBTQ community for not being "a stronger ally in the fight for equal rights," according to USA Today. The Florida law bans classroom instruction of gender identity and sexual orientation in kindergarten through third grade. At a recent company meeting about Florida’s parental rights law, Disney corporate President Karey Burke said, "I'm here as a mother of two queer children actually — one transgender child and one pansexual child." "We have many, many, many LGBTQIA characters in our stories, and yet we don't have enough leads and narratives in which gay characters just get to be characters," she said. She pledged to do more to increase the number of LGBTQ characters and storylines in future company projects. There has also been intense scrutiny into the company’s hiring practices. In 2014, CNN reported that there were "at least 35 Disney employees arrested since 2006 and accused of sex crimes involving children, trying to meet a minor for sex, or for possession of child pornography." A recent Trafalgar poll showed that 68% of Americans are "less likely to do business with Disney" as a result of their LGBTQ agenda. (Pictures at link.) |
| Posted by:Seeking Cure For Ignorance |
| #10 What's wrong with these people? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-05-19 19:56 |
| #9 I guess Disney's stock price is not dropping fast enough. I don't have grandchildren, so wouldn't be in the market for Disney merchandise anyway. But if I were, well, not now. Certainly. |
| Posted by: Tom 2022-05-19 14:13 |
| #8 Guess Which Theme Parks Are Conspicuously Missing From USA Today’s Top 10 List? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2022-05-19 08:10 |
| #7 ...and who actually dress to go outside. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-05-19 07:10 |
| #6 Target = Walmart for stuck up people. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-05-19 07:02 |
| #5 /\ The coming government price controls will likely finish these retailers off. Not to worry however, they will be fully staffed and re-open overnight as US Government food distribution centers. Don't forget to bring you ration books and stamps. * See FDIC and banking industry for further details. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-05-19 07:01 |
| #4 ...well, yep. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-05-19 07:00 |
| #3 #1 - Consumers shift again, as Target announces a shocking drop in profits |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-05-19 06:56 |
| #2 I guess Disney is going after the untapped market of LGBTQ??? Which is approximately only 2 to 4% of the population (depending the state). |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2022-05-19 06:44 |
| #1 Target introduced a line of clothing featuring Black Lives Matter and Love is Love just for kids. |
| Posted by: The Walking Unvaxed 2022-05-19 06:33 |
