DISNEY ADMONISHES RUSSIA, BUT WHAT ABOUT CHINA?
Disney is the corporate embodiment of hypocrisy and double standards. I mean, what company with integrity lectures conservatives on their violations of “women’s reproductive rights” but shoots its films in regions of China that also enslave and sterilize Uighur Muslims? That’s why some critics are not falling in love with the company pulling its movies out of Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine. Why not pull its movies from China?
Sure, Disney cares about talking trash to Putin, but the company’s still doing business with Commie China. It’s hard not to see why people see this pro-Ukraine stance as yet another empty virtue signal.
Conservative nerd culture outlet BoundingIntoComics reported on people complaining about this new Disney double standard. They first reminded us of Disney’s recent declaration that they would pull their films from distribution in Russia because of the country’s military invasion of Ukraine.
On Monday, Disney put out a statement on its planned strategy for hurting Russia. That statement declared, “Given the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the tragic humanitarian crisis, we are pausing the release of theatrical films in Russia, including the upcoming Turning Red from Pixar.”
Daaaaang. Move over Churchill, Disney now sets the gold standard for dealing with power hungry dictators. No Finding Nemo 3 for you, Vladdy.
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Not elated with Disney’s move, author and investor Vivek Ramaswamy tweeted, “Disney was criticized for filming Mulan in the Xinjiang province of China where over 1 million Uighurs are enslaved and abused in concentration camps. Its response? Stop releasing movies in Russia where it makes almost no money.”
The same can be said of Apple. “Apple pauses sales in Russia, adding to Big Tech moves to support Ukraine,” MarketWatch reports, but no word yet when they’ll actually cease production of their products in their Chinese sweatshops.