{"id":1407566,"date":"2022-03-29T14:15:28","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T18:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1407566"},"modified":"2022-03-29T14:15:58","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T18:15:58","slug":"sen-rubio-calls-out-disney-for-condemning-floridas-parental-rights-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-rubio-calls-out-disney-for-condemning-floridas-parental-rights-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Rubio Calls Out Disney For Condemning Florida\u2019s Parental Rights Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-rubio-calls-out-disney-for-condemning-floridas-parental-rights-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1407566&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio called out Disney on Tuesday for publicly condemning Florida\u2019s recently passed \u201cParental Rights in Education\u201d bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe @WaltDisneyCo filmed Mulan near #Uighur genocide camps &#038; then thanked the people who run those camps in the credits,\u201d Rubio said via Twitter. \u201cBut they are outraged that Florida schools will not be indoctrinating 5-year-olds on \u2018gender identity.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WaltDisneyCo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WaltDisneyCo<\/a> filmed Mulan near <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Uighur?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Uighur<\/a> genocide camps &#038; then thanked the people who run those camps in the credits<\/p>\n<p>But they are outraged that Florida schools will not be indoctrinating 5-year olds on \u201cgender identity\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HngBSBMhMj\">https:\/\/t.co\/HngBSBMhMj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcorubio\/status\/1508787550617546754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/28\/ron-desantis-signs-parental-rights-in-education-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed<\/a> H.B. 1557 into law Monday, which prohibits discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity for students in K-3 classrooms and requires school districts to notify of parents of any changes or services surrounding their child\u2019s physical, mental or emotional health except in instances of child abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Disney condemned the legislation in a Monday statement, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WaltDisneyCo\/status\/1508494672817123330\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">saying<\/a> the legislation \u201cshould never have been signed into law.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/28\/desantis-wears-badge-honor-hollywood-stars-degenerates-harvey-weinstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Gov. DeSantis Says He Wears \u2018Badge Of Honor\u2019 Over Criticism From Stars Who Supported \u2018Degenerates Like Harvey Weinstein\u2019)<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal as a company is for this law to be repealed by the legislature or struck down in the courts, and we remain committed to supporting the national and state organizations working to achieve that,\u201d Disney said. \u201cWe are dedicated to standing up for the rights and safety of LGBTQ+ members of the Disney family, as well as the LGBTQ+ community in Florida and across the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Disney CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/10\/disney-ceo-bob-chapek-dont-say-gay-florida-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bob Chapek<\/a> publicly opposed the bill earlier in March and reportedly participated in a phone call with DeSantis to express his \u201cdisappointment\u201d in the legislation, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/03\/09\/business\/disney-ceo-florida-lgbtq-bill.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a>. The governor agreed to meet with Chapek and LGBTQ+ senior members of the company to address their concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The company, however, had initially been silent on the bill with plans to work \u201cbehind the scenes\u201d with lawmakers on addressing the issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we\u2019ve been strong supporters of the community for decades, I know that many are upset that we did not speak out against the bill,\u201d Chapek said, according to the NYT. \u201cWe were opposed to the bill from the outset, and we chose not to take a public position because we felt we could be more effective working behind the scenes directly with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/10\/desantis-disney-florida-parental-rights-dont-say-gay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pushed back<\/a> against Disney in early March, arguing that a company marketing towards young children \u201cshould understand\u201d parents\u2019 concerns about discussions of sexual orientation and gender content not being age appropriate for kindergarteners. He, like Rubio, also called out Disney, accusing the company of working alongside the Communist Party of China and not \u201csaying a word\u201d on their \u201cbrutal practices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf that\u2019s the hill they\u2019re [Disney] gonna die on, how do they possibly explain lining their pockets with their relationship from the Communist Party of China?\u201d the governor said. \u201cBecause that\u2019s what they do, and they make a fortune, and they don\u2019t say a word about the really brutal practices that you see over there at the hands of the CCP.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/07\/gay-florida-democrats-chant-protest-parental-rights-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Opponents<\/a> have dubbed the legislation the \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d bill, though it <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/03\/08\/dont-say-gay-legacy-media-activist-slogan-florida-legislation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">does not<\/a> prohibit students or school administrators from using the word \u201cgay.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio called out Disney on Tuesday for publicly condemning Florida\u2019s recently passed \u201cParental Rights in Education\u201d bill.\u201cThe @WaltDisneyCo filmed Mulan near #Uighur genocide camps &#038; then<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":198,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1407566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1407566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1407566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1407566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1407566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1407566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1407566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}