Several prominent GOP politicians have recently begun to distance themselves from the beaucoup-money-making mega-conglomerate responsible for classic movies such as The Lion King and its massive theme parks. Disney, you see, has gone “woke.”
Woke in this context means that the organization has attempted to introduce diversity to its flicks, some of which have been widely condemned in the past as spreading harmful racial and gender stereotypes. The company has also taken a stance against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “Don’t Say Gay” law because it restricts elementary school discussions about gender and sexual orientation.
DeSantis clapped back by revoking Disney’s special privileges, and now, several Texas Republicans are backing him up.
In the battle of Mickey Mouse versus Texas elephants, here are four of the fiercest contenders.
Sen. Ted Cruz
First it was Big Bird. Now, this.
Texas’ junior senator bragged during his podcast last week that he’d warned the world about “woke Disney” before it was cool.
“And I said, ‘Look, these lunatics, they want to see Mickey and Pluto going at it,” Cruz said. “And the press lost their mind.”
He then mentioned the “lesbian toys” featured in the Lightyear movie and pondered deep questions about doll genitalia. Gross, senator.
Sen Ted Cruz complains about "lesbian toys" in the Buzz Lightyear movie: "Most toys are, kinda, androgynous. They're usually without genitalia" pic.twitter.com/IPeNrtL1G5
— Jason Campbell (@JasonSCampbell) June 17, 2022
Congressman Troy Nehls
Richmond-based U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls thinks that Disney has it too good when it comes to air travel. Its theme parks in California and Florida have long enjoyed protection as a no-fly zone, meaning that planes aren’t allowed to soar overhead.
Nehls raised the issue in a May letter to prominent members of Congress, pointing out that other theme parks don’t receive the same preferential treatment.
Lt. Gov. Dan PatrickWhy does @Disney get special treatment?
— Congressman Troy Nehls (@RepTroyNehls) May 2, 2022
Today, I sent two letters to @SpeakerPelosi and @SecretaryPete asking them whether or not they supported the "No-Fly Zones" over Disney's theme parks considering no other theme parks in the country received the same preferential treatment. pic.twitter.com/OlSeVk1zWV
In April, our state’s lieutenant governor announced on his official website that he is “DONE WITH DISNEY.” Writing like a conspiracy theorist on a Four Loko bender, he warned his constituents in all caps that “DISNEY HAS VIOLATED THEIR SACRED TRUST WITH PARENTS AS THEY ACTIVELY PLAN TO INDOCTRINATE AND SEXUALIZE THEIR CHILDREN – IT’S ALL ON TAPE.”
Sure, Grandpa. Let’s get you to bed.
Tomi LahrenICYMI: Here is my weekly email — https://t.co/IVYM7iKIqx pic.twitter.com/2uAnv2RGe5
— Dan Patrick (@DanPatrick) April 5, 2022
Before she secured stardom in the FOX News pantheon, Tomi Lahren cut her teeth at The Blaze in Irving. So, like it or not, North Texas has to claim her as one of ours. She went on FOX late last week to cheer on the right's fight against Goofy and the gang.
Disney’s “woke, virtue-signaling” is a problem that Lahren sees leading to fewer park attendees.
“I miss the good old days, the early ‘90s, when you could just watch The Little Mermaid and have some fun,” Lahren said. (Guess she never picked up on that movie’s queer undercurrent.)
.@VarneyCo: "Do you really think that people will not go to Disney [and] turn off Disney+ because of the political things that they've been saying?"@TomiLahren: "Some already have..."
— Job Creators Network (@JobCreatorsUSA) June 17, 2022
Join us in boycotting @Disney and saying: "No Mouse In My House!"https://t.co/HqqSw4BUWv pic.twitter.com/vz8wZQ9Yuf
