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Unhappy Pride: Animator Calls Out 'Inclusive' Disney for Cutting LGBTQ Content in Some Nations
After Disney posted a tweet last week honoring LGBTQ inclusion featuring some of their iconic cartoon characters, an animator who worked for the entertainment giant called them out on what their definition of inclusion is.
In honor of Pride, Disney shared a tweet that showed "the iconic characters of Mickey, Goofy, Minnie, Donald, and Daisy walking in front of a background that showed the LGBTQ+ community's rainbow flag. It was accompanied by a caption: /There's room for everyone under the rainbow. Happy #PrideMonth!'" wrote the website Rappler.
Not so fast, said animator Alex Hirsch, the creator of hit animated mystery series "Gravity Falls," who called out the entertainment giant on Twitter last Wednesday.
"Disney privately: Cut the gay scene! We might lose precious pennies from Russia & China!
"Disney publicly: ???? Honk honk we put rainbow bumper sticker on Lightning McQueen today CONSUME OUR PRODUCTS TEENS," Hirsch wrote.
In honor of Pride, Disney shared a tweet that showed "the iconic characters of Mickey, Goofy, Minnie, Donald, and Daisy walking in front of a background that showed the LGBTQ+ community's rainbow flag. It was accompanied by a caption: /There's room for everyone under the rainbow. Happy #PrideMonth!'" wrote the website Rappler.
Not so fast, said animator Alex Hirsch, the creator of hit animated mystery series "Gravity Falls," who called out the entertainment giant on Twitter last Wednesday.
"Disney privately: Cut the gay scene! We might lose precious pennies from Russia & China!
"Disney publicly: ???? Honk honk we put rainbow bumper sticker on Lightning McQueen today CONSUME OUR PRODUCTS TEENS," Hirsch wrote.
Read the rest at: https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story.php?ch=news&sc=pride&id=305704&unhappy_pride:_animator_calls_out_inclusive_disney_for_cutting_lgbtq_content_in_some_nations