The FCC has alerted the Walt Disney Company and its ABC unit that it will begin an investigation into the diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the media giant.
The FCC has alerted the Walt Disney Company and its ABC unit that it will begin an investigation into the diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the media giant.
They should never had paid that Trump bribe. Hell mend them
That's what you get for complying in advanced ABC and Disney. Once you show the kind of cowardice you've shown, you become an even more attractive target.
It’s a private company, they can hire who they want. What ever happened to “free market, small government” and all that?
Right, because that's a good use of time and money for the FCC, especially after the board just reinforced its position.
Disney is unstoppable in court. If they want to be.
Disney’s response to this had better be a giant go-fuck-your-face lawsuit.
Someone in the administration is probably pissed because they can’t buy Song of the South on blu ray.
Watch Disney fold like a fucking lawn chair.
'by promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination.' Black people, they mean hiring black people is the discrimination... FFS
This cannot end well for them. They either lose horribly against Disney, or they win, and all of America sees the feds… beat up… Disney????
"Disney DEI" = #SIGNALGATE palate cleanser. #DontBelieveTheHype
Is there an actual LAW against companies having DEI policies, because that would be news to me?!?!?
The shakedown begins!
Hurting America
Once you give in to extortion, it never ends. Why did they think they were different?
They shouldn’t have hired all those mice & dogs. It was clearly unfair to cats.
Fixed your headline: The FCC will begin an investigation into another American company that puts effort into making their workplace more fair.
Yea you don't want to tango with the Lawyers of the Mouse, they made the governor back down
I want to see this pay out in court and this will allow America to see what modern day Jim Crow looks like...in 2025.... This is Apartheid Nazism 1950's America!!
In related news: Trump admin issues injunction to prevent George and Weezy from movin on up.
The White House has gone too far. You don't F*** around with Disney Adults they will wage war.
What kind of a Mickey Mouse organisation IS THIS?!?
This is their idea of efficiency?
Is DEI actually illegal now?
Employing minorities and women is strictly verboten in the Fourth Reich.
The govt explained, "after investigation, we found that ZERO white male country bears were employed at the Magic Kingdom, this administration will ensure ALL jamborees in the USA are based on merit and not the woke mind virus"
The gov't went on to state "we will not tolerate DEI princess Tiana & the woke mind virus canceling Br'er Fox, we will make Splash Mountain great again". The company has vowed cooperation w/ the gov't & points to new policy for all Frontierland cast to refer to guests as "mammy or pappy"
Mickey is toast.
Minnie's a DEI hire? And Donald Duck's girlfriend Daisy too.
Ha*g the bastards!
You don’t fuck w the mouse. Disney can coup this administration if they really wanted to.
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And when they shut down Marvel and Lucasfilm and erase the archives of both companies.
Cut this shit down, Minnie.
Bob Iger bent over backwards for his fellow billionaires but fascists don't care because when they see compliance they push even harder as demonstration of their power. bsky.app/profile/nbcn...
if that's the case, maybe it was a feint? maybe disney didn't immediately start producing betty crocker cookbooks and other propaganda like they were told and now it's trouble.
Have what ever bad take you want about DEI. But really? The government investigating a media company (or anyone) for what they say is hopefully crossing a major line for MAGA folks.
You have very high hopes.
Truth. The fever never breaks for MAGA. However, I do feel that the Independents, libertarians, true right-wing economic populists, and other folks that voted for Trump will turn.
Start by labelling it for what it is. FCC investigates Disney for refusing to conform to Republican White Supremacist Ideology.
Disney highest skilled and highly skilled people regardless of any race, religion, culture,sex, gay, straight, trans, or anything else. They want the best at what they do for what Disney needs. Trump admin is playing b with fire.
There is a reason Disney's been in business for more than a century. That's not by accident. That said Trump's Nazi saluting funder Musk is an accelerationist & wants to be a dictator See this Where J.D. Vance Gets His Weird, Terrifying Techno-Authoritarian Idea newrepublic.com/article/1839...
That will surely fix inflation.
The German government did this in the 1930s with companies that hired Jews. THIS STINKS!
The FCC Trump goons will get their asses handed to them just as every other goon has by trying to harass, terrorize, and butcher Americans and civil liberties. The U.S. is not a failed Trump/Musk company to be dismembered at will, and the judiciary will not be trifled with. Proceed accordingly.
“Investigated”? When the fuck did DEI become a crime???
Jan 20th
Shouldn’t we all be supportive of overturning anything that is racially discriminatory? Racial discrimination is always wrong
Hey FCC don’t loop Bob Iger into your “secret” Signal chats!
Even Mickey and Minnie are not safe from this dog shit administration.
How the "F" do you investigate a corporation for working to ensure that all people are given the same opportunities, treated equally, and included??? This is all so maddening, and really perplexing.
I think it's because so many of these corps have just agreed on folding so they're gonna keep doing it. There's no basis and they can't enforce it but they don't need to.
If you hire a black person you are guilty until proven....no, they'll just find you guilty.
Black, female, Mexican, Chinese, Turkish. God forbid you are here on a Visa to go to school, or work, or start a family. Disgusting. Breaks my heart.
Because they're authoritarians. They don't give a fuck about our laws or Constitution.
And stupid - don't forget stupid...
And bigots. That’s a big part of it also.
They want their workplaces as toxic as theirs are. Just being a yes person and trying to make the boss happy and also do it while being around others of the same race and not having to deal with what the world is like whatsoever
It must suck working for, with or any one of the morons in the white house
Because, these are white supremacists who believe that equality means oppressing them. They are investigating these places to keep them from being fair to non-white employees and not giving the white racists their privilege back in full.
It’s so all their spoiled little rich white girls and boys and skate by on their whiteness and never have to compete. That’s the whole point. Like, I’m white, but I don’t feel fucking oppressed by the equality of others. Anyone who does should be punched.
Same way you make any kind of absurd law. There's all kinds of the books that are extremely specific and often moronic.
More seriously: They'll try to fudge numbers to show that these practices somehow interfere with white people's employment rates. Its the same tactic they've gone after affirmative action for.
How is what a company's internal policy any of the government's business? Fuck these fascists.
Attacking a corporation in a capitalist society will not end well for any of you.
Someone is big mad at the mouse!
OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK
Disney you must fight. It’s your Legacy
the givernmentt is going to investigate them for hiring and training non whites..............jeez im old enough to remember when they said government shouldn't be involved in the markets, and that they weren't the next coming of the nazis............wierd
Once you pay the hostage takers once, they have you.
These are private companies!!! WTF does the FCC hello has any business telling companies how they should run theirs!!! This is a violation of their first amendment rights, and I hope they sue the hell out of government.
I read the article It’s as bad as it sound. The Trump appointment FCC head want to “ensure that Disney and ABC have not been violating FCC equal employment opportunity regulations by promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination.” Which means they’re trying to pull the “reverse racism card”
But how are they supposed to prove that? Look at the ratio of cis straight white men to…not that? They’ll be disappointed The facts on on the side that time and time again, it’s people outside that group that keep getting rejected for being outside that group despite having all the qualifications
Trying to find data that said the opposite I’d like trying to get the earth to spin backward. You both can’t and shouldn’t! The slope from “we’re not bigots, we just hate a lack of authenticity in representation” to bring straight up bigots in a vertical line.
Especially since a more diverse workforce in entertainment can lead to actual authenticity in diverse media! But they don’t care, they never cared. They were just bigots!
theyll prove it via the same logic they used about the former secDef. by claiming theres no way of telling of if any black person ever even one and only black person was a DEI hire or not so they will assume they were
what a cruel, stupid country
You spelled government wrong.
lotta people voted for this government 😔
More people didn't.🤷🏻♀️
Almost half of the representatives in government is from the other team. They could come off their complacent asses and do something.
Now THAT I agree with.
WT actual F?!
Bend the knee and they expect it every time
Disney already folded to them once so I have no faith they’d fight them now
Talk about petty ridiculous BS!! It’s Disney they make beloved movies and fairytales! It’s the happiest place on Earth. People have happy family memories of Disney vacations!
This is harassment on Trump's part. Nothing else but harassment. It deserves to fail in a spectacular "crash and burn" way as an example to the next ten generations that fascism has an inescapable price.
Whose idea was this - DeSantis?
It will not surprise me if you're proven correct.
also just a ffk'n waste of tax money, but i guess the smallguvmint casserole medicare condo reds in Florida didn't care about that so now we ffn have THIS.
The depth of dishonor of the current POTUS, VP and minions has no bottom. A stain on their honor, their families, their party, their communities and our nation. What does it say about us that we elected a convicted felon with a lifetime record of dishonor, bankruptcies and failed relationships. sad!
Disney should immediately remove Elon's cameo in Iron Man 2 as retaliation.
Disney needs to tell Trump to fuck off
They need to do it by animating Buzz Lightyear telling Trump to go fuck himself, and asking Tim Allen to reprise the role. When Tim Allen (Trump supporter) refuses, fire him and let Chris Evans (anti-Trumper) do it! It's super meta "fuck off".
$$$>politics. Disney do the right thing (you already know)
"Are you hiring black people?! Stop it or else!!!!".
"freedom of speech"
Damn I hate these racists
They’re about to meet the same attorney’s Ron met when he tried to F with them and failed.
Instead of investigating Mickey Mouse, maybe they should be investigating the lying sacks of shit at Fox-not-news.
What is there to investigate? Disney is a private company. How the fuck can the government say you’re not allowed to have diverse practices? This country is a fucking hellhole!
You support racial discrimination? I think that we all should be unanimous in our rejection of all types of racial discrimination
You’re a fucking moron. Fuck you troll.
Disney should drag this out. Where is the law defining and making DEI illegal?
Should, but will probably offer $150 million in advertising about the DEI MENACE! In the form of shorts in front of their movies.
Hahaha. Okay that was funny. Needed the laugh, thanks.
Exactly! This shitty authoritarian government can say government agencies can’t do it but to say you’re going to investigate a private organization for not being racist assholes is fucking insane.
FCC should be investigating why networks are allowed to fill a 60" tv program with 25" of commercials & promos....and it increases every year.
Whaaaat, their compliance didn't protect them? Who could have possibly seen this coming???
So the $15mil bribe didn’t work?
Trumpmerica: Where freedom, liberty and individual rights disappear
How do you "investigate" a private company? These people are racist idiots, and Christopher Rufo is the biggest one of all.
Yes- white straight men will portray everyone in movies directed by white straight men about themes enjoyed by white straight men…
So they’re investigating ABC, since that’s the only entity in the purview of the FCC.
If there any company that can fight this and crash the Trump administration badly it is Walt Disney!! ABC I am not so sure since we have seen news media capitulate before. Unless by attacking law firms they ensure Disney also capitulating?
So I can't sing it's a small world after all, it's a small world after all, when I'm at Disney world 🎶
It’s going to be a dark day if they deport the dolls. 🤪
Hahaha the orange terd is still jacking with you after you tried to pay them off! Don’t you look stupid! So what’s next? Do your Fn’ jobs or try and pay of the POS again???
Go after them for what?! Running a private company in a legal manner?
How do these people look at themselves in the mirror every morning and say, "Today is a good day to hurt children!"?
Oh wow. Didn’t ABC already bend the knee though?? And Trump admin is still going after them?? Oh my, who among us could have seen this coming? Truly shocking stuff that the Trump admin would continue to go after those corporations and orgs that already showed how weak they are 🙄🤦♂️
Trump's FCC wants them to bring back Song of the South.
Because making *one* movie with a Black Disney princess (where she spent most of her screen time as a frog) was too many?
I love this for so many reasons. One, these monopolies thought they could pay Trump off ahead of time and he wouldn’t bother them. HA. Two, taking The Mouse to court over basically nothing. HA.
The hate is just never fuckin ending
"We're not racist or misogynistic or anti-disabled, but if any of them ever gets a job it's because of reverse discrimination" is one hell of a thing to say.
Never comply in advance. They’ll just come back for more.
Sound like definition of beginning of authoritarian state. So many dumb people will be blind sided
Since when does the government get to dictate a companies internal policies???
Right?!? Seems we’ve skipped several steps down the authoritarian path overnight.
Walt Disney need to relocate all of their business out of the US and leave all the Rapeublican Nazi bimbos there to stew in their own stupidity.
Fuck this regime sideways
Ugh, don't make me root for a corporation. With this current bat-sh🤬t insane administration, I have no choice but to side with Disney on this one.
I think Disney has a better legal team than Team Trump for some reason.
The legal team is irrelevant when you jellyfish in the C-suite
If, and in the Trump era, that is a BIG IF, they will fight back... So far, law firms, colleges, other privately owned companies have not fought back. One by one, they are rolling over and ushering in the fascism and censorship. Will Disney fight back or destroy the last bit of hope and roll over?
A whole lot of law firms are suing, and they are winning. It’s slow. Take heart where you can. Quite a few private companies are pushing back too, Costco and Apple being the biggest names.
I don't know - how many "parking lot" lawyers does Disney have?
Their copyright lawyers are known to be vicious.
The who said what!?
It’s obvious that the 🍊🤡 Administration only wants White/Straight/Male in every segment of the population, private and public. Congrats America
Disney fought DeSantis and won. There is no reason for them to capitulate now.
Disney thought $15 million would placate its bully. Sadly, there's not enough money in the world to satisfy these crooks. They alienated customers like me for nothing.
I hate rooting for corporations but I hope Mickey Mouse rips the US govt a new anus via their insane legal team and sheer pettiness
THE INVESTIGATION, - why you hire dem blacks??? ...smh.. dafuk... we really going back to 1940/50s...
Do not comply. It doesn’t stop him.
Excuse me hi! What did you type to get this lol
I really hate that BlueSky doesn't take you back to the post where someone has commented, but I think you mean this cartoon? (Type WTF in GIFs and scroll for awhile)
Thank you!
The Trump Administration is all crowing about meritocracy and hiring the best person for the job and then hiring people like Tucker Carlson's nephew or Pete Hegseth's even dumber brother. They don't want meritocracy, they want to go back to hiring their incompetent buddies and idiot sons.
They’re going to investigate the excessive representation of minorities in the new Star Wars shows.
So this administration is CRIMINALIZING COMPASSION.
Disney’s legal team has a reputation. This could get interesting.🍿
man who'da thunk cutting literally all of the overtly LGBTQ+ characters out of their productions wouldn't have protected them from this i don't expect them to do the right thing here
Yo tRumpidiots it’s time you understood DEI since you elected the less qualified person!!
How disgusting and embarrassing. We are actually making it known to the world that the US does not believe employers should have to make accommodations for disabled employees… and want to take away their Soc Sec checks too. The cruelty is the point.
Are they going to demand that all forms of entertainment do not include anything resembling DEI??? This is nuts.
Are you happy
Seriously, since when did diversity become like profanity to Republicans?
It’s the same as transgender.
Uh, for literally decades?
This blew up more than it should have. 😅 For anyone who would like to know me, read the profile first.
There was this little thing called The American Civil War. You might have heard about it.
Hire people of color, women, disabled individuals, everyone. It's not DEI, it's just hiring your preferred candidate.
Our tax dollars hard at work. Better than helping feed hungry children I guess
Musk cut that out first thing. Apparently, feeding hungry kids is the one thing that bothered him most all this time. He did that first thing.
It’s wild how everything I’ve read about resistance to fascism is going the exact opposite way.
Anyone else feeling increasingly less proud of being a citizen of the USA? How long before they start investigating users of Bluesky?
I am ashamed AF. The term "Ugly American" has never been so apt.
Hi Kristi "Human Rights Violation Barbie" Noem! You still suck! 🤪
1. I hope the Mouse fucking rails them in court 2. This is terrifying that they’re investigating an independent-from-the-govt company for inclusion of any kind
I hope Disney decides the government can't be appeased and starts using all its economic and media might to exposing the Krasnov regime for the dangerous failure it is. It won't happen, of course, but one can hope.
Their goal is full resegregation of society from government agencies (or what's left of them anyway) to the private sector.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substanc
Carr (his head full of poop): "Diversity, equity and inclusion are bad things somehow!"
Disney should leave. Move south and north. One to Mexico and one to Canada.
Well, actually.... vancouversun.com/news/job-cut...
Witch hunt
Disney’s lawyers would have the easiest day in court ever, but they’ll immediately cave under some pretense because really they’re the ones who don’t want the DEI initiatives, and this is an excuse for them to do it
On what fucking basis?
This is what happens when you give in to bullies. This is why it’s so important for Corporations, Universities, Law Firms etc to push back. The initial risk assessment may look daunting but continual investigations and ransom payments will be ongoing. Bending the knee is never the right choice.
When you try to make peace with thugs......
It’s now illegal to hire any women or Black people .
Maybe you could actually identify the LEGAL authority to do this (hint: EOs do not override current law).
This is the entire country now being operated like red states. If law enforcement and the powers that be roll over, step aside, and let it happen, the rule of law is whatever the bullies say it is. Judges can declare stuff all day long. If law enforcement won't do their jobs, the law doesn't matter.
If it were for me to guess I'd say 100% chance there's something fishy about Disney. It's just too popular of an empire, something is wrong along the way for them to be so big. But I still love Disney would love to go there again 😍
"...but I still love Disney would love to go there again." And *that* is why it's a popular empire.
Of course not. It is a good place to go regardless. I'm talking about the other things that made possible, maybe even some illegal things in terms of deals, taxes etc..
They are getting more involved with all our lives. Get the fuck out of here!
Let them investigate. They will lose, as usual and then will pretend they never did it. Rinse, repeat.
Its a private corporation too.
Are diversity, equity and inclusion a crime in the USA now? I missed that memo
Vee have vays of making you comply!
Once you give in to a bully they will keep bullying you
Nuts, before this is over companies will have to submit hiring decisions to the US Govt for approval. Crazy.
Fascism in America...
They always have someone to blame.
Don’t give in to bullies you dumb fucks
I know it’s horrible your son died by gunfire in the school shooting, but in the bright side he didn’t have to endure a gay character in Disney+ anymore!
Because that’s what American families want, DEI investigations, not a higher wage to buy food for the missus to cook up for dinner.
Disney is a private company. They can do whatever the fuck they want with its productions.
Everyone should abandon everything Disney. And any actors who claimed to be Democrats but continue to work for Disney or ABC after their contract runs out with the company, are nothing less than fascist collaborators
Into a privately held company…?
Exactly
Don't cave Disney, do not cave!! You do not have to change your ways it will set the wrong presedent.
DisnABC needs to produce a serial or movie about the Oval Office with a POC lead playing Trump, in response. Except this person is caring and smart and everything we actually want.
The US government. Is investigating. A private company. For choosing freely to be fair, diverse, and inclusive.
Trying to bully DISNEY in court?Man, this should be fun to watch. 🍿
So much for small government
Wait until they find out they made Captain America Black.. the red hats will lose their mind
Pretty sure that they already know. When they decide to officially take notice...?
Fucking sue the FCC
Republicans can’t erase the world. The largest percentage of people in the world are African,Asian & descendants of Africa &Asia. Bigotry will end nations. Diversity=life. wwnorton.com/books/born-i... www.theroot.com/africans-are... www.theglobalist.com/muslims-isla... www.forbes.com/sites/kianba...
Yawn
They're investigating companies for trying to be *too diverse*? My god this is all so terrifyingly fascist, it never ends.
🙄
So…they going to shell out another $15 million and maybe agree to do a movie about the life of one of the trump spawn…like bezos agreed to do for melanoma to be aired on amazon.
Fucking gestapo.
So even privately owned companies can't hire who they want.
NBC, CBS & ABC you all suck Trump's dick. You all refused to tell the truth during the campaign and you all refused to say he LIED about the 2020 election. Fuck you all. There is nothing wrong with diversity, equity and inclusion.
DeSatan tried that shit with Disney, they said FUCK OFF!
MSM makes too much .money off the orange commienazi to not kiss his ass daily...
Has this fucking Administration ever heard of the Bill of Rights? I hope someone somewhere is keeping track of the names all these so-called Americans who are so readily violating our Constitutional rights. AGAIN, the oath is to the Constitution NOT the Orange Sphincter.
Hear! Hear!
The irony is almost too much for me. Corporatism has collapsed into fascism and even the power players like Disney are running for cover now.
So fucking what?
They won’t stop until they get Song of the South back
Fascists are out here doing fascist things. 🤬
Disney is known for their insane legal team. You don't F with the mouse. This will not end well for them.
well they showed their belly by rolling over for trump once already. maybe they realise that he likes an easy target and keeps punching them.
They'll cave instantly.
Screw the Trump administration. Resist. Take him to court.
Krasnov can devour feculence.
Trump refuses to release Mickey unless Disney pays another $15,000,000
And ABC PAID him off!!!😂🤣😂 THIS is what capitulating to a tyrant gets you. I WISH other powerful people would finally GET this.
Has this White House administration paid for anything in their life? Why is continued extortion, gifting of contracts to themselves, meme coins, potentially bailing out digital crypto with physical gold reserves, etc, even allowed.
They want to make sure privileged white men are in control in private industry. Considering the trade Disney is engaged in, it behooves them to cultivate the fringe. White men in suits aren’t very entertaining.
This is fascism.
📌
I stand with Mickey (and Goofy)
Mickey is black, gotta go.
At some point someone needs to realize his executive orders are meaningless and unenforceable.
The party of limited government—unless we have a Black mermaid.
Bending the knee didn’t help? Who would have thought.
What a horrible use of taxpayer dollars.
so ur telling me that they think this is a matter to look into?
We better not lose Abbott Elementary.
Nothing spells conservatism like telling private businesses what to do.
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