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[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 month ago

I don’t feel comfortable with Disney indoctrinating my children with controversial christian beliefs. I would like to choose the time and place where I speak to my children about the problematic christian lifestyle.

[–] [email protected] 68 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Finally, the most oppressed class getting representation for the ten millionth time.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Finally, the most oppressed class getting representation for the ten millionth time.

Also, you have to go all the way back to Roman Emperor Diocletian to find a time when Christians were an oppressed class. Since then they have often been the oppressor class.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

But sometimes people don’t say merry Christmas! Can you imagine the horror they face yearly?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

And now they paint not being able to oppress people as the same as being fed to lions.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Disney already had a well-executed openly Christian character, Claude Frollo from the Hunchback of Notre Dame. He had a whole song about Christianity.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago

HELLFIRE... DARK FIRE! 🎶

Favorite Disney villain song. What a banger.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 month ago

Is it a story about escaping the cult, moving to the big city and cutting off contact with your psychotic family??

Oh, not like that? Can't relate then.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I find this offensive. Keep religion in private homes and out of public spaces.

[–] Sunshine 20 points 1 month ago

Right! Why is Disney being so political with this religion!

[–] DyingWorld 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If America manages to dig itself out of this current mess, they better not forget how these corporations caved so easily

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This country has goldfish memory, it'll be flushed before the film even leaves theaters.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Disney will never top their best Christian character, the priest with a boner while officiating the wedding in Little Mermaid.

[–] Sybilvane 4 points 1 month ago

I still prefer Frollo from hunchback of notre dame.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Hallmark is gonna sue so hard.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It seems like there’s a few threads going on.

I think pulling the openly trans storyline is bad.

I think having the “openly” Christian character is totally fair and reasonable.

We shouldn’t be in the attitude of pushing out character identities, except whole cloth bigots. I’m not a Christian, but having openly Christian characters is fine with me.

I’ll add a caveat that it could even be a good thing if they actually bring up Christ’s words. You know: caring for the poor, giving shelter to aliens, loving your enemies. I think a lot of Christians would benefit by having the words of Christ more present in their lives.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think pulling the openly trans storyline is bad.

It would have been cringe and counterproductive

I think having the “openly” Christian character is totally fair and reasonable.

It will be cringe and counterproductive.

Disney isn't a company capable of creating good art anymore. No matter who they try to pander to, it will be shallow, tired, and insufferable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Disney isn't a company capable of creating good art anymore. No matter who they try to pander to, it will be shallow, tired, and insufferable.

Counter point.

Wall-e.

Up.

I rest my case.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wall-e.

17 years ago

Up.

16 years ago

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Damn. Didn't realize they were that old.

[–] bayesianbandit 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's okay I'm a millennial too...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

It will be cringe and counterproductive.

I'm with you. Any identity politics crap that Disney would do would be super cringy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Ah Disney showing their old ways again. They never changed but the mask has. Disney will always be an awful company.