{"id":1756092,"date":"2022-11-30T07:47:53","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T12:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1756092"},"modified":"2022-11-30T08:59:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T13:59:18","slug":"new-disney-ceo-says-company-will-quiet-things-down-regrets-predecessor-battled-desantis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-disney-ceo-says-company-will-quiet-things-down-regrets-predecessor-battled-desantis\/","title":{"rendered":"New Disney CEO Says Company Will \u2018Quiet Things Down,\u2019 Regrets Predecessor Battled DeSantis"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fnew-disney-ceo-says-company-will-quiet-things-down-regrets-predecessor-battled-desantis%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=1756092&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--><p><a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/disney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney<\/a> CEO Bob Iger remarked during a town hall event with employees that he desires to advance social causes in a more subdued fashion after the entertainment conglomerate publicly battled Republican <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a> Gov. <a href=\"http:\/\/dailywire.com\/topic\/ron-desantis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron DeSantis<\/a>\u00a0earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s board of directors recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/reeling-disney-fires-ceo-as-woke-culture-blamed-for-stock-plunge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">restored<\/a> Iger, who previously served as chief executive for 15 years, to his former job and removed would-be successor Bob Chapek from the top position. Chapek <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-florida-house-votes-to-strip-disney-world-of-its-self-government\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">positioned<\/a> Disney against legislation in Florida that prohibits instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity for students between kindergarten and third grade, ultimately causing the iconic company to lose trust among many consumers.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1597683598496526338?s=46&amp;t=0RXDRW0hEZgecbqiTPMTmA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">footage<\/a> obtained by Manhattan Institute fellow Christopher Rufo, Iger claimed that the social issues favored by Disney are not inherently political, yet appeared to recognize that pushing Left-wing values has created backlash in the marketplace. \u201cI think that some of the subjects that have proven to be \u2018controversial\u2019 as it relates to Disney have been branded political, and I don\u2019t necessarily believe they are,\u201d he said. \u201cDo I like the company being embroiled in controversy? Of course not. It can be distracting and can have a negative impact on the company. To the extent that I can work to quiet things down, I\u2019m going to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it is important to put in perspective what some of these subjects are and not just simply brand them political,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The pivot from Iger, who is reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/report-ex-disney-ceo-bob-iger-near-top-of-bidens-ambassador-wishlist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more Left-leaning<\/a> in his personal politics than Chapek, comes after \u201cStrange World,\u201d an animated film featuring a homosexual teenage romance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/animated-gay-teen-romance-film-is-woke-disneys-latest-box-office-bomb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fizzled<\/a> at the box office during what should have been a strong holiday weekend opening. \u201cLightyear,\u201d the latest installment in the highly popular \u201cToy Story\u201d franchise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/gay-kiss-included-woke-toy-story-spinoff-lightyear-struggles-at-box-office?%3Futm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dwtwitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">featured<\/a> a same-sex kiss and likewise struggled at the box office.<\/p>\n<p>Shares for Disney have fallen nearly 40% since the beginning of the year, while the Dow Jones Industrial Index has declined more than 7% over the same period. Among other concerning metrics, Disney reported a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-s-subscriptions-at-ultra-woke-disney-slow-to-a-crawl-after-company-loses-left-wing-political-battles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">significant slowdown<\/a> in new domestic subscriptions for flagship streaming service Disney+ after leaping into the fray of contentious social issues.<\/p>\n<p>Iger expressed regret that Disney\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/report-florida-ending-disneys-special-privileges-has-other-woke-ceos-scared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lost<\/a> special regulatory and tax privileges after it opposed a parental rights in education bill. \u201cI was sorry to see us dragged into that battle, and I have no idea exactly what its ramifications are in terms of the business itself,\u201d he continued. \u201cWhat I can say is that the state of Florida has been important to us for a long time, and we have been very important to the state of Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Florida lawmakers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-florida-house-votes-to-strip-disney-world-of-its-self-government\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">created<\/a> a special economic zone for Disney called the Reedy Creek Improvement District in 1967, reportedly saving the company tens of millions of dollars per year. A bill ending the district, which is home to Disney World and other attractions, overwhelmingly passed the state legislature and was signed by DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>When asked specifically about the parental rights legislation, Iger affirmed that \u201cLGBTQ employees\u201d at Disney are \u201cvery important to us\u201d and noted that the company would continue promoting \u201cinclusion\u201d in its work. However, he cited a \u201cdelicate balance\u201d between telling stories and \u201clistening\u201d to audience members. \u201cIt\u2019s important to have respect for the people that you\u2019re serving, that you\u2019re trying to reach, and not have disdain for them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Disclosure: The Daily Wire has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/videos\/introducing-dw-kids\">announced plans<\/a>\u00a0for kids entertainment content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney CEO Bob Iger remarked during a town hall event with employees that he desires to advance social causes in a more subdued fashion after the entertainment conglomerate publicly battled Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis\u00a0earlier this year. The company\u2019s board of directors recently restored Iger, who previously served as chief executive for 15 years, to &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":1890623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"New Disney CEO Says Company Will \u2018Quiet Things Down,\u2019 Regrets Predecessor Battled DeSantis","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1756092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"New Disney CEO Says Company Will \u2018Quiet Things Down,\u2019 Regrets Predecessor Battled DeSantis","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1756092","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\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1756092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1756092\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1890623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1756092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1756092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1756092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}