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Teachers salary, we should probably cut him some slack. The Biden economy has hit his kind the hardest.

Thinks women can have testicles.

If you read the filing what Disney is saying is far more nuanced than what the headlines or the paraphrasing of the quote from Turley indicates. Additionally- it is listed as risk factor #3 under the category of risk factors that begins with: ITEM 1A. Risk Factors For an enterprise as large and complex as the Company, a wide range of factors could materially affect future developments and performance. In addition to the factors affecting specific business operations identified in connection with the description of these operations and the financial results of these operations elsewhere in our filings with the SEC, the most significant factors affecting our business include the following: Under this category they specifically mention in this order: Declines in U.S. and global economies, changes in technology and consumer consumption patterns, the current topic under discussion, maintaining IP, cybersecurity, and uncontrollable events (ie COVID), competitive pressure, bad contracts, regulations both domestically and internationally, environmental issues, damage to the brand, DTC issues, volatility in markets, elevated indebtedness, labor disputes, seasonality of some businesses, obtaining and retaining employees and their contract wealth, further acquisiton costs (specifically the buyout of NBCU on Hulu which they are going to roll under the Disney+ label). So there are 18 different risk factors mentioned but the narrative required Turley and then FOXNews to focus on the one that fits their narrative and people hook onto it. As to the issue being specifically discussed in this thread they said this: Turley quoted this: "“we face risks relating to misalignment with public and consumer tastes and preferences for entertainment, travel and consumer products. the success of our businesses depends on our ability to consistently create compelling content, Generally, our revenues and profitability are adversely impacted when our entertainment offerings and products, as well as our methods to make our offerings and products available to consumers, do not achieve sufficient consumer acceptance. Further, consumers’ perceptions of our position on matters of public interest, including our efforts to achieve certain of our environmental and social goals, often differ widely and present risks to our reputation and brands.” Here is the full quote: " We face risks relating to misalignment with public and consumer tastes and preferences for entertainment, travel and consumer products, which impact demand for our entertainment offerings and products and the profitability of any of our businesses. Our businesses create entertainment, travel and consumer products whose success depends substantially on consumer tastes and preferences that change in often unpredictable ways. The success of our businesses depends on our ability to consistently create compelling content, which may be distributed, among other ways, through broadcast, cable, theaters, internet or mobile technology, and used in theme park attractions, hotels and other resort facilities and travel experiences and consumer products. Such distribution must meet the changing preferences of the broad consumer market and respond to competition from an expanding array of choices facilitated by technological developments in the delivery of content. The success of our theme parks, resorts, cruise ships and experiences, as well as our theatrical releases, depends on demand for public or out-of-home entertainment experiences. Demand for certain out-of-home entertainment experiences, such as theater-going to watch movies, has not returned to pre-pandemic levels. In addition, many of our businesses increasingly depend on acceptance of our offerings and products by consumers outside the U.S. The success of our businesses therefore depends on our ability to successfully predict and adapt to changing consumer tastes and preferences outside as well as inside the U.S. Moreover, we must often invest substantial amounts in content production and acquisition, acquisition of sports rights, launch of new sports-related studio programming, theme park attractions, cruise ships or hotels and other facilities or customer facing platforms before we know the extent to which these products will earn consumer acceptance, and these products may be introduced into a significantly different market or economic or social climate from the one we anticipated at the time of the investment decisions. Generally, our revenues and profitability are adversely impacted when our entertainment offerings and products, as well as our methods to make our offerings and products available to consumers, do not achieve sufficient consumer acceptance. Further, consumers’ perceptions of our position on matters of public interest, including our efforts to achieve certain of our environmental and social goals, often differ widely and present risks to our reputation and brands. Consumer tastes and preferences impact, among other items, revenue from advertising sales (which are based in part on ratings for the programs in which advertisements air), affiliate fees, subscription fees, theatrical film receipts, the license of rights to other distributors, theme park admissions, hotel room charges and merchandise, food and beverage sales, sales of licensed consumer products or sales of our other consumer products and services. I bolded what Turley used in his piece for TheHill which FOXNews quotes. You- and anyone- can see that there is far more context here than what he purports. Additionally, anyone can see the quote talks about not solely social issues but also about distribution models (essentially "we" need to deliver content that people want to go see in theaters, or drives them to streaming, or the like). it also talks about sports rights fees, rides at amusement parks, and being able to read ahead of what the curve currently is at. It's simple to just say "WOKE" because people will hook into it but they are saying way more than that in this actual quote and they aren't really shying away from what they said but instead saying it is as much a customer's perception of what their position is. They aren't really saying woke hurt them despite what the headline wants people to believe.

Of course they don’t approve. Because it’s racist. Thats been clear from the beginning of this discussion. It’s cultural appropriation.

Well this thread didn’t go well for the Trumpers

Scorsese is a genius with his music choices---This and the Layla scene in Goodfellas are probably my 2 favorites. This 2 minute clip tells you everything you need to know about Vince, it's perfect.

You’re being misled, and lied to. It’s not a choice: https://ourtransitionallife.com/being-transgender-not-choice/

Yeah, there isn’t anyone they wouldn’t sacrifice to get rid of Trump. He wins and this time they will all hang, like Hillary said last time. War path. Can’t wait.

It’s probably mutually assured destruction. If Trump and other prominent republicans go down, then so will prominent democrats. As well as wealthy donors for both sides. But personally, I say fock em all

Epic life. Arguably the most important foreign policy person in modern American history. An absolutely key figure in the Vietnam War, the Cold War, our relationship with China, the Middle East, and Latin America. Whatever you think of him, he was a giant.

I linked that article because I thought it was good writing. But you’re wrong; the amount of experts on my side of this issue are overwhelming. Yale School of Medicine: https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/when-the-standard-of-gender-affirming-care-becomes-illegal-its-everyones-problem/ Fenway Health: https://fenwayhealth.org/new-study-undercuts-the-rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria-hypothesis/ The American Psychiatric Association: https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/gender-dysphoria/what-is-gender-dysphoria Columbia University Department of Psychiatry: https://www.columbiapsychiatry.org/news/gender-affirming-care-saves-lives I could go on and on. That’s just the tip of iceberg. As I wrote the overwhelming majority of experts are on my side- or, to be more accurate, I’m on their side.

Just yer mom

Yes, Durbin and the rest are protecting Trump!

Kirk, Downs, Jets.

The truth is coming out now the day after he died. It's probably too late to officially label a dead person a criminal since they are not living, so I don't think anything official will ever happen if it didn't before yesterday. https://news.yahoo.com/cambodia-bangladesh-brief-history-henry-185556549.html

Taiwan must be shittin bricks right about now.

I think all of these are on Netflix, some are tough to watch. The Keepers Aaron Hernandez doc The Boeing doc The Challenger's last flight Our Father (woman gets a DNA test and finds out a doctor was artifically inseminating women with his own stuff, 60 something kids out there) My Octopus Teacher Why Did you Kill Me? Don't Fock with Cats Trials of Gabriel Fernandez (this one is tough) Murder among the Mormons American Murder: The Family Next Door (this one is good because it's got ALL the social media stuff, you can see what it looked like in real time almost) The Murdaugh Murders (This was okay. I waited and waited until he was convicted before I watched, but it was a good one). I LOVE documentaries. LOVE.

Correct. And do not dare even ask a question at all. If you question...then you are <insert>phobic. Nothing less that total capitulation is OK.

At least he admitted he was wrong, instead of making excuses and trying to spin it another way like his sycophants did here.