Disney has recently been trying to avoid approaching hot-button political issues such as removing a transgender storyline from an upcoming animated series.
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Disneyappearstobebackingoutofthecultureandpoliticalwarsafteryearsofbacklash.
Thebillion-dollarcompanyhasrecentlybeentakinganactiveroleinmovingawayfromhot-buttonpoliticalissuesinawaythatseemstobesignalingachangeinpriority.Forexample,thecompanyconfirmedtoFoxNewsDigitalonTuesdaythatitwouldberemovingatransgenderstorylinefromtheupcominganimatedPixarseries“WinorLose.”
“Whenitcomestoanimatedcontentforayoungeraudience,werecognizethatmanyparentswouldprefertodiscusscertainsubjectswiththeirchildrenontheirowntermsandtimeline,”aspokesmansaid.
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Thiscontrastedwhathadbeenseenasafocusondiversityandinclusioninitsfilmsoverthepastfewyears,whichsomehavecreditedwithitsstringofboxofficeflopsanddisappointmentsin2023.Asithasbegunseeingmoresuccesswithnon-po
