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Top post in the conservative subreddit: Being unable to work at a "woke" company (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

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[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 12 points 3 months ago (8 children)

I was curious so I found the article:
https://insidethemagic.net/2024/06/disney-executive-caught-saying-company-wont-hire-white-men-rl1/

The quote is exactly what normal people assume it is, out of context and not the entire quote.

Twentieth Century Television Senior Vice President Michael Giordano was caught on a hidden video saying that Disney explicitly does not hire “white men” for specific roles.

For specific roles. That's pretty fcking obvious. You're not going to hire a white man to play the little mermaid.

[–] HauntedCupcake@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The original 20 minute video in the article makes it clear he's talking about job roles, and mentions writers a few times (admittedly not close enough to draw an 100% certain link). I don't think it's enough to discredit this just based on the assumption that he's talking about actors or that there isn't enough context. Obviously it's vague enough that we can't draw any solid conclusions, so I agree with you there.

The main reason I think this is bullshit is that the guy's testimony isn't credible for two main reasons:

The guy was recently passed up for promotion, and blames it on being white and male
The interviewer is posing as a romantically interested date and asking plenty of leading questions, the guy is at least partially telling her what she wants to hear

These two points, regardless of how true his story is, give him an ulterior motive for embellishing the story and exaggerating facts, which ultimately means we can't trust this.

I'd like to see a full investigation, as with any accusation of discrimination. But we all know that when nothing turns up, it wouldn't shut the right wingers up

[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Ironically if they did hire a white man to play The Little Mermaid, the hard right nutjobs would be screaming that it was part of a "woke trans agenda" to normalize crossdressing and eliminate the traditional American male from society lol

[–] sfxrlz@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

It’s not about the point. It’s bout how you can spin it.

[–] Kaboom@reddthat.com 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I mean, the little mermaid should be a danish woman. Like thats where the tale comes from. if they want a diverse movie, why not use a tale from somewhere that isnt europe?

[–] reattach@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Did you also know there's no talking crab in the original story by Hans Christian Andersen? Since we're being faithful to the original.

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[–] ProjectingSpiritBow@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

cultural appropiation

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Like Moana or Mulan?

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[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You're not going to hire a white man to play the little mermaid.

I don't know, genderswapping the roles doesn't seem that far fetched for Disney

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Terry Crews as Little Mermaid confirmed?

[–] psivchaz@reddthat.com 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They already remade Little Mermaid too recently. Terry Crews as Rapunzel, though, is still on the table.

[–] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

but Terry is bald, so...

oh god.

"Rapunzel, yo! Let down your pubes!"

[–] psivchaz@reddthat.com 1 points 3 months ago

[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You're not going to hire a white man to play the little mermaid.

Don't you tell me what to do.

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

🎶 You’re not going to hire a white man to play the little mermaid. 🎶

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

There’s no way we’re hiring a white man for this role. They’d be very careful how they’d message that to agents.

Furthering that, they use the word agent. Specifically referring actors.

[–] _tezz@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Lots of writers and other crew have agents. It's not clear from the article if that's what's being referred to though.

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Sure, but they also said role. Which can just mean job position, is more commonly used for casted actors.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So, you're saying they're sexist and racist, and we should all be enraged and immediately donate to our favourite bigots?

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm buying a ton of Disney stuff right now to throw on the bonfire tonight.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

There are valid reasons for hating on Disney though.. like what they've done to Star Wars.

[–] HappyFrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago

Or the fact that they donate a shit ton of money to conservative politicians.

[–] puchaczyk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Personally, I would love to see the little mermaid played by a big, burly man.

[–] Forester@yiffit.net 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Then what kind of absolute unit can even be cast for daddy Tritron?

[–] puchaczyk@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago

Tritron obviously will be a femboy

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[–] AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

They were looking for someone to play Martin Luther King.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Your first mistake was going to reddit at all. Your second mistake was going to the y'all qaeda subs.

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

y'all qaeda... I'll have to remember that one.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Coup Klux Klan

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

The version I've heard is "coup cucks klan"

[–] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 months ago

I don't see any punctuation in that quote, so I'd bet there's a lot of context missing

[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Interestingly this statement is only presented completely without context. What role where they talking about? I'm sure Steven Miller wouldn't be satisfied until white men in blackface are playing every role in whatever it is they're talking about lol

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[–] art@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Knowing r/conservative, Disney was probably talking about hiring someone to play Tina Turner in a biopic, or something like that.

[–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That was going to be Rowan Atkinson’s Oscar role! The woke brigade ROBBED HIM!

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

[–] Kaboom@reddthat.com -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nah, according to the articles, it includes writers and executives.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (9 children)

There have been multiple links in the comments to the articles, hours before your comment. Which part exactly said it includes writers and executives?

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