Fuskie,
Disney didn’t want to go political, but its workforce pulled it in that direction.
Only because the company’s executives lack the backbone to tell the employees that the company is not a political entity, and will not involve itself in political decisions.
Sure, some “woke” employees won’t like it, and might even quit. But they are a very vocal, but very small, minority.
With a large number of cast members employed in Florida, the laws being passed in the state have a significant impact on those people and their families. While the state GOP believes it is lifting up families, that perspective is not universal. There are a large number who believe the laws instead undermine families.
There is a lot of misconception based on distorted reporting. The reality is that the law, dubbed “don’t say gay” by the woke left, actually does not even contain that word, and it also pertains only to curricula for kindergarten through third grade, whereas the distorted reporting has created a misconception that it extends even into high school.
Personally, I see no negative for Disney here.
There’s a huge risk. Parents who come to the belief that new Disney productions have content that is not suitable for their children will act in accord with that belief – with the consequence that their families won’t be going to Disney parks or on Disney cruises and they won’t be watching Disney movies and television productions. If that’s a majority of the population, it could cut the company’s revenues in half.
The risk on the other side of this issue is a LOT less. So-called “LGBTQ” (or whatever the latest alphabet soup is) adults tend not to have children.
Norm.