The Walt Disney Company has navigated an incredibly divisive and increasingly volatile world of audience expectations in recent years. While the entertainment giant has expressed a commitment to representation and inclusion in its theatrical and streaming offerings, some critics have taken issue with Disney’s initiatives and voiced concerns that the company is pushing a “woke” agenda. Nevertheless, Disney has not ...

Bob Iger’s return as Disney CEO has been controversial, to say the least. While The Walt Disney Company has been navigating some tough waters in recent years, the highest member of the executive team hasn’t been very coy in his opinions about the company’s role in the ongoing social and political battles being waged in the United States. Iger’s comments ...

Time and again, the topic of the Walt Disney Company’s “wokeness” has come up in debate. Many devoted Disney fans have brought up their frustrations about how Disney has been “pandering to woke audiences,” which has often been a response to Disney speaking out against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s “Don’t Say Gay” law (otherwise known as Parental Rights in Education ...