You want to fight conservatives Disney ? Alright, we’ll fight, and not with boycotts but with an ending of special legislation you have gotten fat off of for decades. Drive the Mouse away from the government trough!
Hit the Mouse Where He Lives
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
They’ve also received special dispensations under Florida’s county and municipal law. Unload that along with their special dispensations in intellectual property law.
Congress loves carve outs because then the commercial interests receiving the owe the congressman something. The corruption is systematic.
I’m sorry I can’t boycott Disney. In fact we never watched Disney even when the kids were young. CBC had much better programs for kids–e.g. “The gentle giant”(?) Only Disney production I watched after 1940 was the video of Fantasia.
CBC had much better programs for kids–e.g. “The gentle giant”(?) Only Disney production I watched after 1940 was the video of Fantasia.
The Friendly Giant, with Bob Homme. Broadcast on public television in my home town. I don’t think the purveyors of children’s television were rivals. Cannot help but notice that the team of Bob Keeshan, Hugh Brannum, and Cosmo Alligretti were on commercial television for 30 years and Bob Homme was on Canadian television and in syndication. You also had weekly broadcasts of Disney’s live action anthology series and of the second incarnation of Burr Tillstrom and Fran Allison’s program. All of these were at least as engaging as the Children’s Television Workshop fare, and rather moreso than Fred Rogers (who was a rather disconcerting character, if you must know). For some reason, it is Rogers who has been retrospectively beatified (something both PBS and his family have promoted to a degree).
The estimable Glenn Reynolds points out that Disney’s copyright extensions are not only cronyism, they’re also likely unconstitutional. The “limited times” language of Article I, Section 8 as to intellectual property prohibits continual extensions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vm2-JUldNw
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2022/04/07/destroy-disney-n2605538?71
A call to arms from Kurt Schlicter.
But, but, but– it’s so much EASIER to screech at parents who haven’t thrown away their kids’ toys and purged their DVD collection, how can we possibly suggest doing something JUST in response to the idiots that took over Disney throwing their weight around?!?!
Thank you for the light in dark places.
So who or what firm is spearheading the call to action? I will happily support the movement.
The Catholic Church is corrupted. Doesn’t mean I’m going to throw away my Faith. Institutions need a broom through them every now and then. In the meantime, parents exercise judgement and awareness what kids are watching. Not that hard.
The Catholic Church is corrupted. Doesn’t mean I’m going to throw away my Faith. Institutions need a broom through them every now and then. In the meantime, parents exercise judgement and awareness what kids are watching. Not that hard.
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I don’t even know where to start. The battle is completely lost to some folks. If you think it is simple to monitor what kids are exposed to—you have never dealt with kids. Unbelievable.
I have 4. It’s not hard.
Similarly, I’ve got seven.
(…ok, the not yet a month old doesn’t take as much monitoring….)
When you homeschool, it’s massively easier.
When computers are in public areas, it’s massively easier.
When they like their dad’s taste in 80s anime, it’s a LOT easier… especially if you talk to ’em. 😀
Yep. I agree Foxfier. So basically actually being a parent makes it a lot easier. I particularly agree with the part of “especially if you talk to ‘em”. Gotta keep track where their heads at.
“The Catholic Church is corrupted. Doesn’t mean I’m going to throw away my Faith.”
That is not an apt comparison. overwhelmingly bad.
Well then you’ve missed the point.
Throw away your faith, and you risk hell fire. No one risks hell fire by not being exposed to Disney products, quite the opposite, possibly.
I keep hearing anecdotal stories of people dumping Disney. I haven’t, however, seen any actual numbers and dollars yet. Perhaps it’s too soon to quantify. Unless something tangible is forthcoming, I fear it will be only an exercise in outrage. Hope Disney is starting to feel some grief, though. (BTW, do we have our own Elon Musk somewhere to buy up a controlling share in the corporation?)
Southcoast, I doubt we could have any significant impact on the Disney spreadsheet. Don’t dump Disney to financially hurt Disney, dump Disney because their propagandizing product is harmful to yourself and your family, by design.
… Nickelodeon too. Heck, I’d say just get rid of the whole darn TV, except the Stanley Cup playoffs are about to start.
On a more positive note, I read some blog posts today recommending Dollywood in Tennessee as an alternative for families seeking a truly family friendly and more affordable destination than the Disney theme parks. Silver Dollar City in Branson Mo. was also mentioned.
https://ace.mu.nu/archives/398579.php
Liz Cheney has collected contributions to her campaign fund from Mitt Romney, George W. Bush, and Mitch McConnell. The Senate Republican caucus will, alas, never have the stones to send McConnell to the back benches.
I have 4. It’s not hard.
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Uh. Do your kids have cell phones or internet access? If they do, those kids are seeing things you don’t know about. Do you watch every program in advance before your kids watch it? If not, you are missing some things. Do you control what your kids watch/hear/see with others or at other people’s houses? No. It is not easy.
That sort of fear-mongering attitude helps no one. Let’s all wrap ourselves and loved-ones in bubble wrap and live on a mountain in Tibet. Peace out to you.