Not normal: Newsweek 'Disney has a trump problem"

[lostnfound]

What a load of fascism-normalizing. Preemptively attacking the corporation for not being sufficiently pro Trump.
Everything from Baby-Whining about ABC’s presidential debate, to woke labeling, to complaints about having a black captain America, to the disdain for the free speech of actresses, to complaints that the upcoming likely CEO is a friend of Kamala Harris.

Newsweek is a rag, but this is how compliance is enforced. I really suspect no CEO goes untouched in 2025 among the largest corporations. Certainly Newsweek is contributing to this perception among the executive ranks themselves.

https://www.newsweek.com/disney-donald-trump-abc-news-2024-election-1985637

The Walt Disney Company, it seems to many conservatives, goes out of its way to provoke Donald Trump and his MAGA followers. Its ABC TV network is home to The View, arguably the most anti-Trump show on the small screen. ABC News—which Trump has repeatedly labeled a “fake news” outlet— came under fire from Republicans for being unfair and hostile to the now president-elect in the TV debate it hosted between him and his then-presidential campaign rival, Vice President Kamala Harris.

…Four weeks after Trump's inauguration on January 20, one of Disney's biggest films of 2025 will be released. Captain America: Brave New World sees a Black Captain America (Anthony Mackie replacing Chris Evans) fight the president of the United States, played by vocal Trump critic Harrison Ford, who turns into new Marvel Cinematic Universe villain Red Hulk. If Disney's relationship with the president-elect wasn't already strained, this could push it to breaking point.

Following a very public spat with Governor Ron DeSantis in the wake of Florida's so-called “don't say gay” legislation, which hurt the company's standing among conservatives as well as its bottom line, Disney reinstated its former CEO Bob Iger in 2022. Under Iger, the ship has been turned around somewhat, with fourth quarter earnings announced last week showing the company beat Wall Street forecasts as revenue rose by six percent.

Now, with Iger set to leave the company, and a Harris acolyte waiting in the wings to take over, Disney appears to be on a collision course with Trump, who many fear will spend his second term in office targeting his enemies. “As one of America's most iconic brands, Disney is not new to controversy or the spotlight, but navigating today's political landscape will require a deft touch,” Evan Nierman, CEO of global PR firm Red Banyan, told Newsweek. “In this high-octane climate, even small missteps can turn into headlines and outrage that drags down shareholder value. The company will need to stay true to its values while keeping a careful eye on powerful political tides.”

What a bunch of snowflakes.

[Think. Again.]

1. Talk about stirring up sh*t.

[J_William_Ryan]

2. America has a Trump problem.

This is nothing new, of course.

For decades the fascist right has waged the culture wars with lies about political correctness, cancel culture, and woke – Trump is the product of that firehose of rightwing disinformation and lies.

And now the fascist right has control of the WH again to use its power and authority to continue to wage the culture wars and pursue an agenda of racism, bigotry, misogyny, and hate.

[rampartd]

3. "a harris acolytes?"

do these people even know what an "acolyte" is?

or do they just project their culthood onto our coalition?

[JHB]

6. They project so big IMAX is suing for trademark infringment

[Cosmocat]

4. Decades of babbling about FREE MARKETS

and all their bs about how dems being socialists who want to control businesses ...

[Crunchy Frog]

5. Corporations and political leadership are supposed to be completely separate entities.

Except under fascism.

[LymphocyteLover]

7. Oh boohoo!!! JFC these MAGAts are the whiniest snowflakes and clearly don't understand

freedom of speech

[area51]

8. How much did that opinion writer for Newsweek

get paid by the incoming administration, or is this part of the "obey in advance" trend?

[Buns_of_Fire]

9. Wait 'til Fatfuk finds out that Disney has signed Adam Sandler

to portray him in The Trump Story (tentatively scheduled for release in late 2026).

(Not really, but being portrayed by Adam Sandler would chap me raw, too...)

[lostnfound]

14. Adam Sandler is far more likable. Adorable, even, in 50 First Dates. Nt

[lark]

10. Newsweek is now a trash magazine. How far they have fallen!!

I won't click on the link!

[spike jones]

11. I remember there being a discussion among the "Make America Beautiful Again-Get a Haircut" crowd about

the dope smoking, hippie biker in Easy Rider referring to himself as Captain America

[Whiskeytide]

12. Disney should make the Red Hulk ...

… the Orange Hulk instead.

[calimary]

15. THAT is an OUTSTANDING idea!!!

The Orange Hulk - whose “ideas” threaten to drag the rest of us into his Orange Hell.

[Swede]

13. Trump and his band of idiots are obsessed with made up boogey men. The real threats will hit them between the eyes.

These nincompoops won't know how to deal with real world threats.

[Retrograde]

16. I don't usually see movies in theaters

but I may make an exception for this one!

[City Lights]

17. The most fragile snowflakes in existence have fallen into the MAGA camp.

What a pathetic bunch of losers.