Pixar’s LGBTQ employees, who are part of Disney, accused the company’s management staff of homophobia and censorship. The controversy arose under the influence of the agenda for an anti-gay speech bill to be enacted in the state of Florida.
A remarkable statement about Disney came from the employees of Pixar, which was acquired by Disney in 2006 and has continued to produce under the umbrella of Disney since then. In an open letter written by LGBTQ employees at Pixar, Disney executives ‘censoring homosexuality’ was accused.
The controversial letter comes after a bill passed in the state of Florida to go into effect. This bill is in schools across the state. It prohibits talking about sexual orientation and gender identity with children aged 5 to 9. The bill has been criticized for saying that gay children will be badly affected and feel lonely. According to the bill, families can sue schools if they find that there is a contrary situation in their children’s schools.
Disney demanded to react against the bill
Discussions about Disney’s censorship practices are due to the company’s reaction to the bill and cut off donations to politicians who approved the bill. appeared on demand. In fact, Disney CEO Bob Chapek sent an internal statement on the subject, explaining that he and Disney’s entire executive staff “absolutely support LGBTQ+ employees, their families and communities” and that Disney is “committed to creating a more inclusive company and world.”
This statement was not found sincere by the employees within Pixar and the company should take a tougher stance; In addition, Disney executives have no involvement in Pixar businesses. censor those scenes if he presents homosexual intercourse and scenes highlighted.
After all these developments, with the statement that gathered reaction, inviting Disney to boycott #BoycottDisney The hashtag started to trend rapidly on Twitter.
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