Ron DeSantis signed the legislation into law did the company vow to fight for its repeal or for it to be struck down in court. The conference call was likely to ease internal tensions at Disney amid criticism that the company, a major employer in Florida at its Walt Disney World theme parks, remained neutral as the Florida Legislature debated the controversial “don’t say gay” bill. Videos from the webinar were leaked to right-wing activist Christopher Rufo, who shared them with followers. She discussed pushing to place same-sex couples in the background of shows, a shift at Disney, which for years came under fire for censoring such images and downplaying what little LGBTQ+ representation existed. So I felt like maybe it was that way in the past but I guess something must have happened. Meredith Roberts and our leadership over there has been so welcoming to my not-at-all-secret gay agenda. “In my little pocket of Proud Family Disney TVA, the showrunners were super-welcoming. “But then, my experience was bafflingly the opposite of what I had heard,” she said in footage that has since been posted to Twitter. In it, she described feeling concerns when she first worked at Disney because she heard rumors the company played it too safe with content.

As Disney faces criticism for not fighting a controversial Florida bill sooner, video footage from an internal call shows executives explaining the company’s supposed atmosphere of tolerance.Īnimation director Latoya Raveneau, a director on shows including The Proud Family, was depicted in the video.

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