DeSantis vs Disney

[adurot]

Disney has now filed suit again DeSantis and other Florida republicans.

[bobtheinquisitor]

They’ve got a point. Without Disney, Florida would not receive nearly as much money from tourists.

[skyth]

I'm half surprised it took Disney this long to sue for the retaliation against them using their free speech rights...

[maddocgrotsnik]

I’d imagine it’s at least partially due diligence type stuff, being able to demonstrate to the Court you tried your best to play nice and de-escalate, but to no avail.

[easye]

Yeah the fact that there are other similar tax districts, such as the Daytona Speedway and The Villages among the most famous; that are not being targeted with such interest.  Seems pretty obvious that this is retaliation, a true 1st Amendment case.  

I am a bit surprised Disney doesn't just turn their media empire lose on their enemies. Of course, that could be too obvious and blunt of a response and could endanger profits. I mean, they control A LOT of media and they could easily use it to simply smear DeSantis 24/7/365 and most of John Q. Public would never even know Disney was behind it all. They do not know how many distribution arms Disney actually owns.

[Disciple of Fate]

Disney would never do that, because they want to appear as non-threatening as possible to the overall GOP. Disney didn't want to pick sides in the 'culture war' until it was forced to.

[easye]

Well, now that their hand has been forced.... maybe they should consider leaning in?

[easye]

www.npr.org/2023/05/16/1176334055/florida-investigating-teacher-disney-movie-gay-character-desantis

Florida is investigating a teacher who showed a Disney movie with a gay character

A Florida teacher is under investigation by the state's Department of Education after she showed her students a Disney movie that features a gay character.

Jenna Barbee, who teaches fifth grade in the Hernando County School District, says a student's mother lodged a complaint with education officials after Barbee showed the film Strange World in her classroom.

Barbee said the movie focuses on humans' relationship to the environment, which was why she chose to show it to her class after a section on ecosystems, plants and animals. She said a subplot about a boy having a crush on another boy never crossed her mind before screening the film.

"It talks about love to all things, and that's literally what this movie represents," Barbee told NPR. "I find it interesting that now I'm getting in trouble for a similar topic."

As a former "Florida Man", the state all ready had a terrible education system. I imagine it is 10X worse. The terrible education system was a big factor in me leaving.

[Disciple of Fate]

While the topic is horrible, were you a 'Florida Man' or a Floridian? Kind of a big difference no?

[easye]

I was a man who lived in Florida. So, technically a Floridian who was male. Not the headline grabbing "Florida Man" type.