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Cuthbert Allgood

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23. Read comments about new Disney shows if you have the stomach for it.

Reply to patricia92243 (Original post)

Fri Apr 29, 2022, 08:22 AM

Apr 2022

It's horrible. The number of people that can't handle a character of color, or a woman in a role that was traditionally male (specifically Jane Foster as Thor which is part of a comic run from 2014, but that doesn't matter), or, god forbid, an LGBTQ+ character.

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Question: What has Disney actually DONE that DeSantis is so upset. I really [View all] patricia92243 Apr 2022 OP

Heather Cox Richardson compares him to Victor Orban of Hungary. applegrove Apr 2022 #1

Surprised the Republicans are not holding CPAC in the capital of their native land.....Moscow. cstanleytech Apr 2022 #6

Thanks for providing some great context. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2022 #11

DeSantis isn't upset. He's on a quest for power. Using trans/gay issue to get there Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #2

Bingo. nt SunSeeker Apr 2022 #10

This. It's about keeping their culture wars voters heated up Hortensis Apr 2022 #25

They publically disagreed with him and by doing so, challenged his supreme authority. Angleae Apr 2022 #3

Disney is merely a convenient target. KentuckyWoman Apr 2022 #4

"I doubt he's even capable of caring about anything else." He actually cares about many things. cstanleytech Apr 2022 #7

You have a great grasp of Death Sentence's inner rotten core. lark Apr 2022 #21

Disney stepped on his toes. pressbox69 Apr 2022 #5

Disney stopped giving campaign contributions to Florida politicians. Eugene Apr 2022 #8

Excellent reply. Celerity Apr 2022 #13

He isn't upset -- He's posturing for 2024. no_hypocrisy Apr 2022 #9

You got it right nt Tickle Apr 2022 #16

All the kids in the world should come out in protest and their parents should vote accordingly. nt Samrob Apr 2022 #12

Hey, this is a radical idea... Novara Apr 2022 #14

It's a good question. Baitball Blogger Apr 2022 #15

It is just a political stunt for DeSantis. Irish_Dem Apr 2022 #17

"That is free speech." Exactly. That's the problem. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2022 #18

Thanks for all the helpful posts! patricia92243 Apr 2022 #19

Disney should drop a hundred million donating to anyone running against these republicans. mackdaddy Apr 2022 #20

They disagreed with the Florida dick tator. spanone Apr 2022 #22

Read comments about new Disney shows if you have the stomach for it. Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2022 #23

They used Citizens United to make Republicans mad, instead of Democrats. Volaris Apr 2022 #24