{"id":1910514,"date":"2023-04-06T03:42:52","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T07:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-ceo-bob-iger-confirms-company-will-continue-to-get-involved-in-politics\/"},"modified":"2023-04-06T03:45:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T07:45:00","slug":"disney-ceo-bob-iger-confirms-company-will-continue-to-get-involved-in-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-ceo-bob-iger-confirms-company-will-continue-to-get-involved-in-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney CEO Bob Iger Confirms Company Will Continue to Get Involved in Politics"},"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%2Fdisney-ceo-bob-iger-confirms-company-will-continue-to-get-involved-in-politics%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=1910514&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 id=\"cb-outer-container\" role=\"main\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Article\">\n<article id=\"post-203530\" role=\"article\">\n<header id=\"cb-standard-featured\">\n<\/header>\n<section itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-content-ads-inserted=\"true\">\n<p>The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger promised the company will continue to get involved in politics during the company\u2019s 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_203508\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-203508\">Bob Iger via 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Webcast<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewaltdisneycompany.com\/2023-annual-meeting-of-shareholders-webcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">During the Q&#038;A portion of the meeting<\/a> one shareholder questioned Iger, \u201cIs it wise for the company to take political positions to satisfy a very small portion of the people when our primary mission is entertainment not education?\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">Iger replied, \u201cFirst of all, as the CEO of the company, I think my job is strive to do what I think is best for our business, and that includes what\u2019s best for our cast members or employees and what will enable both to flourish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think we should or can weigh in on every issue,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd I also understand that there are going to be gray areas. There are going to be times when we decide to weigh on an issue that we believe is worthy of debate because of its relevance and importance to our business or to our employees. And there are times when I actually believe we shouldn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_201433\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-201433\">Josh Gad and Bob Iger attend the Ant-Man and The Wasp Quantumania World Premiere at the Regency Village Theatre on Monday, February 6, 2023 in Westwood, CA.<br \/>(Photo:Alex J. Berliner\/ABImages)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/11\/29\/disney-ceo-bob-iger-claims-hes-the-arbiter-of-what-is-right-and-wrong-confirms-company-will-continue-to-promote-acts-of-grave-depravity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney CEO Bob Iger Claims He\u2019s The Arbiter Of What Is Right And Wrong, Confirms Company Will Continue To Promote Acts Of Grave Depravity<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">\u201cBut I strongly feel that we alone have to determine whether when or how to weigh in on an issue whether it\u2019s private or public,\u201d Iger declared.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course, with the standard that when we take a position on those matters, there\u2019s a true reason why we have and in almost all cases it has to be because it directly affects our business or our people,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_198095\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-198095\">Kevin Feige, Alan Bergman and Bob Iger attend the Ant-Man and The Wasp Quantumania World Premiere at the Regency Village Theatre on Monday, February 6, 2023 in Westwood, CA.<br \/>(Photo:Alex J. Berliner\/ABImages)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">Iger then said, \u201cAnd I think if you look back for decades corporate America has expressed themselves on numerous issues of both right and wrong. And our country, I think, is better off for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cAnd this was evident during the Civil Rights era, as I recall as a child, when a lot of companies weighed in on injustices that they saw in America. It was certainly true during World War II when those that stood in silence. In some ways still weigh, still carry the stain of indifference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo as long as I\u2019m in the job I\u2019m gonna continue to be guided by a sense of decency and respect and trust our instincts that when we do weigh in, we weigh in because the issue is truly relevant to our business and to the people that work for us,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_142468\" data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-142468\">LONDON, ENGLAND \u2013 DECEMBER 06: (L to R) Matthew Vaughn, Claudia Schiffer and Bob Iger Disney CEO attend the World Premiere screening of Twentieth Century Studios\u2019 \u201cThe King\u2019s Man\u201d at Cineworld Leicester Square on December 06, 2021 in London, England. (StillMoving.net for Disney)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/11\/30\/bob-iger-confirms-disney-will-double-down-on-woke-content-we-cant-lose-that-we-just-cant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bob Iger Confirms Disney Will Double Down On Woke Content: \u201cWe Can\u2019t Lose That, We Just Can\u2019t\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The main political position that Disney took occurred last year under the leadership of then Disney CEO Bob Chapek who positioned the company against a Florida bill that has now been enacted as a law. The law prevents the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity to children from kindergarten through third grade.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2022\/1557\/BillText\/e1\/PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The bill read in part<\/a>, \u201cclassroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity may not occur in kindergarten through grade 3 or in a manner that is not age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_158360\" data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-158360\">MAKE UP BOY THE PROUD FAMILY: LOUDER AND PROUDER \u2013 \u201cBad Influencer\u201d (Disney)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>While Iger was not the acting CEO at the time, he made it abundantly clear that like Chapek and the rest of the company he opposed the law in Florida writing on Twitter, \u201cI\u2019m with the President on this! If passed, this bill will put vulnerable, young LGBTQ people in jeopardy.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_203535\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-203535\">Bob Iger Twitter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/03\/11\/disney-ceo-bob-chapek-fully-aligns-company-with-lgbtq-agenda-declares-he-will-be-an-outspoken-champion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney CEO Bob Chapek Fully Aligns Company With LGBTQ+ Agenda, Declares He Will Be \u201cAn Outspoken Champion\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">As for the idea of this bill being what\u2019s best for Disney cast members and employees, it\u2019s obviously a lie. Iger\u2019s answer shows he is unfit to serve as the CEO of The Walt Disney Company given his clear lack of character as well as moral integrity.<\/p>\n<p>It is objectively wrong to subject children to sexual orientation and gender identity propaganda. Not only is it wrong, but it is a blatant denial of the truth.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_175574\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-175574\">Buzz (Chris Evans) looks on as Alisha Hawthorne (Uzo Aduba) and her wife, Kiko, attend their son\u2019s college graduation in Lightyear, Pixar Animation Studios (2022) via YouTube<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">Back in May 2017,<a href=\"https:\/\/voiceofthefamily.com\/cardinal-caffarra-we-are-no-longer-witnesses-but-deserters-if-we-do-not-speak-openly-and-publicly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Cardinal Carlo Caffarra spoke at the annual Rome Life Forum<\/a> where he declared, \u201cThere are two pillars of creation: the human person in its irreducibility to the material universe, and the conjugal union between a man and woman, the place in which God creates new human persons \u2018in His image and likeness\u2019. The axiological elevation of abortion to a subjective right is the demolition of the first pillar. The ennoblement of a homosexual relationship, when equated to marriage, is the destruction of the second pillar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cAt the root of this is the work of Satan, who wants to build an actual anti-creation. This is the ultimate and terrible challenge which Satan is hurling at God. \u2018I am demonstrating to you that I am capable of constructing an alternative to your creation. And man will say: it is better in the alternative creation than in your creation\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_203539\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-203539\">Cardinal Caffarra speaks during the fourth annual Rome Life Forum via Corrispondenza Romana YouTube<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2021\/12\/03\/archbishop-jose-h-gomez-theorizes-that-new-social-justice-and-woke-movements-are-pseudo-religions-and-even-replacements-and-rivals-to-traditional-christian-beliefs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archbishop Jos\u00e9 H. Gomez Theorizes That New Social Justice And Woke Movements Are \u201cPseudo-Religions And Even Replacements And Rivals To Traditional Christian Beliefs\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">Furthermore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arlingtondiocese.org\/bishop\/public-messages\/2021\/a-catechesis-on-the-human-person-and-gender-ideology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bishop Michael Burbidge of the Catholic Diocese of Arlington<\/a> notes, \u201cWe know from biology that a person\u2019s sex is genetically determined at conception and present in every cell of the body. Because the body tells us about ourselves, our biological sex does in fact indicate our inalienable identity as male or female. Thus, so-called \u2018transitioning\u2019 might change a person\u2019s appearance and physical traits (hormones, breasts, genitalia, etc.) but does not in fact change the truth of the person\u2019s identity as male or female, a truth reflected in every cell of the body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He adds, \u201d Indeed, no amount of \u2018masculinizing\u2019 or \u2018feminizing\u2019 hormones or surgery can make a man into a woman, or a woman into a man.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_197947\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-197947\">Bishop Michael Burbidge via Catholic Diocese of Arlington YouTube<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-slot-rendered-content=\"true\">If one is to make a comparison between the Civil Rights era and the Holocaust it would be in the opposite direction than the one Iger makes. The great evil being perpetuated is being done through the propaganda of gender identity and sexual orientation ideology. It is to be opposed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2023\/04\/03\/walt-disney-ceo-bob-iger-claims-protecting-children-from-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-propaganda-sounds-not-just-anti-business-but-it-sounds-anti-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger Claims Protecting Children From Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity Propaganda \u201cSounds Not Just Anti-Business But It Sounds Anti-Florida\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<li id=\"custom_html-10\"><\/li>\n<li id=\"custom_html-3\"><\/li><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger promised the company will continue to get involved in politics during the company\u2019s 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. 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