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Disney Invites Applications for 2022 Disney Accelerator Program

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Re: Disney Invites Applications for 2022 Disney Accelerator Program

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Post by SQueeeeeL »

krapp wrote: post #8
SQueeeeeL wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm assuming the original comment was about Disney having extremely liberal content?

No, it was implying that Disney's pro LGBT stance and opposition to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill was tantamount to support for pedophilia. This is part of the Republican Party's general strategy to gain support for anti-LGBT legislation by fabricating a moral panic about pedophile "groomers" with the Democratic Party and LGBT community, in particular where support for trans rights is concerned. https://www.salon.co…

Oh, that would do it. Yeah, you can tell anyone who's into insulting Disney definitely gets their opinions from news media, it's pretty obvious they've become this weeks punching bag.

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Post by madrox »

joemazerino wrote: post #6

Turn on dead comments if you want a good chuckle. I wasn't aware Epic games was a part of Disney's accelerator program. How does it compare to YCom?

They're very different. YC is for companies in the idea or pre-PMF stage and want help building a business. This is more for established companies that are looking for creative partnership opportunities. Epic was hardly a young company when they did it, and the outcome was mostly to sell UE to Disney in exchange for equity.

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Post by madrox »

protomyth wrote: post #10

I still cannot help but think they have a deep mistrust of software given their digital efforts other than Pixar. Letting EA do it versus continuing Lucas Arts doesn't seem to be isolated.

Disney has struggled to make software part of its DNA, but they've made great strides. As legacy companies go, they've done it better and faster than most.

Gaming is a whole other thing. After Disney Infinity, they embarked on a policy of licensing IP instead of publishing or developing games. Games are a hits-driven business, and Disney Interactive wasn't profitable. Licensing and partnership is more consistent revenue.

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Post by JaimeThompson »

smallmouth wrote: post #13
outside1234 wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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I think his comment was completely rational; likely accurate even. What I do think is that it was insane that he posted it here.

The bill bans the discussions of sexuality, correct? If accurate, which I believe it is, then a teacher changed their name because they got married, say a man taking his wife's/husband's last name or a woman taking her husband's/wife's last name then telling their students something about their sexuality in the vast majority of cases would it not?

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Post by ThunderSizzle »

krapp wrote: post #8
SQueeeeeL wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm assuming the original comment was about Disney having extremely liberal content?

No, it was implying that Disney's pro LGBT stance and opposition to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill was tantamount to support for pedophilia. This is part of the Republican Party's general strategy to gain support for anti-LGBT legislation by fabricating a moral panic about pedophile "groomers" with the Democratic Party and LGBT community, in particular where support for trans rights is concerned. https://www.salon.co…

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Post by DiabloD3 »

Man, the dead comments here are wild.

Are there people who believe Disney is somehow pro-LGBT? They're a corporation: they're anti-LGBT and pro-money; the only time they seem to be pro-LGBT is when they think there is a monetary advantage to seem that way.

The only reason Disney is against the Florida "Don't Say Gay" bill is because this might cost them a fraction of a percent of their revenue. Note: they cut anything that can be misconstrued as gay-friendly content entirely for anti-LGBT foreign markets, such as China.

Disney does not care about you, or anyone else. They care about money. They are an entertainment company, and the largest one in the world, and they want to turn your money into their money as efficiently and quickly as possible; no matter if you are LGBT or not, your money is still green.

They are not, however, pedophiles, nor do they support some sort of pedophile agenda. Anyone who claims to believe that doth protest too much.

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Post by kadoban »

krapp wrote: post #8
SQueeeeeL wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm assuming the original comment was about Disney having extremely liberal content?

No, it was implying that Disney's pro LGBT stance and opposition to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill was tantamount to support for pedophilia. This is part of the Republican Party's general strategy to gain support for anti-LGBT legislation by fabricating a moral panic about pedophile "groomers" with the Democratic Party and LGBT community, in particular where support for trans rights is concerned. https://www.salon.co…

It's also about integrating the Qanon idiocy into the Republican agenda.

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Post by bfz »

DiabloD3 wrote: post #18

Man, the dead comments here are wild. Are there people who believe Disney is somehow pro-LGBT? They're a corporation: they're anti-LGBT and pro-money; the only time they seem to be pro-LGBT is when they think there is a monetary advantage to seem that way. The only reason Disney is against the Florida "Don't Say Gay" bill is because this might cost them a fraction of a percent of their revenue. Note: they cut anythin…

> Are there people who believe Disney is somehow pro-LGBT? They're a corporation: they're anti-LGBT and pro-money; the only time they seem to be pro-LGBT is when they think there is a monetary advantage to seem that way.

Worth watching the attached video: https://nypost.com/2022/03/30/disney-producer-cops-to-adding...

Sure it's a corporation, but it's also made out of people.

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