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What exactly went on in Florida? Sorry, I'm not across this.

petee 3y ago
The short version is a bunch of conservatives were/are irate because Disney exercised their freedom of speech and it wasn't aligned with their own beliefs
fbdab103 3y ago
Florida passed the "Don't Say Gay" bill, to which Disney publicly stood against. Since then, GOP led Florida government has decided that Disney is the enemy and has taken active measures to bludgeon them.
- bentley 3y ago
  How much influence does the Florida legislature have over federal copyright law, really?
  - charrondev 3y ago
    Very little overall, but conservatives it got a fair amount of press and conservative media in particular started echoing a sentiment of “Disney doesn’t share your values”. Additionally the current governor of Florida (who pushed forwards the bill) is running for the republican nomination for president so its made a pretty big splash regarding the “culture wars”
    - jen20 3y ago
      “Running” is being rather generous to his campaign. Realistically, this might be a primary issue for a few key Republican seats elsewhere though. The question is whether “owning the libs” via acting against what Disney wants or “owning the libs” via acting against what Google want is more compelling to those people.
  - fbdab103 3y ago
    It is an "anti-woke" law, which is likely to become a purity test in next year's election. GOP lawmakers who come in favor of Disney would have a harder time in a race against a similar candidate who is against. Add in a little dose of "owning the libs", and that's that.
  - Spooky23 3y ago
    The people driving GOP policy these days aren’t exactly rational.
  - smt88 3y ago
    Probably very little. This theory is pretty bad from many angles, including timing.
- kevinmchugh 3y ago
  This happened too recently for it to change Disney's calculus. They would've had to start a lobbying campaign close to a decade ago to get it taken up in the Senate in time.
- averageRoyalty 3y ago
  Thanks. That didn't really explain much - apparently the bill isn't about banning the word "gay" - but it gave me context to look it up. For others who don't follow American drama, apparently it's legislation[1] passed banning discussion on sexual orientation or gender identity from kinder to grade 3 (I believe 5-9 years old range in the US educational system). Apparently Disney opposed it and has some sort of significant resort there, so the government fired back by taking back ownership of the land that the resort is on, which they appeared to have unfettered control over to the extent of being their own unaccountable government[2]. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Parental_Rights_in_Education_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Parental_Rights_in_Edu... 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Florida_Tourism_Oversight_District https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Florida_Tourism_Oversi...
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The short version is a bunch of conservatives were/are irate because Disney exercised their freedom of speech and it wasn't aligned with their own beliefs

fbdab103 3y ago

Florida passed the "Don't Say Gay" bill, to which Disney publicly stood against. Since then, GOP led Florida government has decided that Disney is the enemy and has taken active measures to bludgeon them.

bentley 3y ago
How much influence does the Florida legislature have over federal copyright law, really?
- charrondev 3y ago
  Very little overall, but conservatives it got a fair amount of press and conservative media in particular started echoing a sentiment of “Disney doesn’t share your values”. Additionally the current governor of Florida (who pushed forwards the bill) is running for the republican nomination for president so its made a pretty big splash regarding the “culture wars”
  - jen20 3y ago
    “Running” is being rather generous to his campaign. Realistically, this might be a primary issue for a few key Republican seats elsewhere though. The question is whether “owning the libs” via acting against what Disney wants or “owning the libs” via acting against what Google want is more compelling to those people.
- fbdab103 3y ago
  It is an "anti-woke" law, which is likely to become a purity test in next year's election. GOP lawmakers who come in favor of Disney would have a harder time in a race against a similar candidate who is against. Add in a little dose of "owning the libs", and that's that.
- Spooky23 3y ago
  The people driving GOP policy these days aren’t exactly rational.
- smt88 3y ago
  Probably very little. This theory is pretty bad from many angles, including timing.
kevinmchugh 3y ago
This happened too recently for it to change Disney's calculus. They would've had to start a lobbying campaign close to a decade ago to get it taken up in the Senate in time.
averageRoyalty 3y ago
Thanks. That didn't really explain much - apparently the bill isn't about banning the word "gay" - but it gave me context to look it up. For others who don't follow American drama, apparently it's legislation[1] passed banning discussion on sexual orientation or gender identity from kinder to grade 3 (I believe 5-9 years old range in the US educational system). Apparently Disney opposed it and has some sort of significant resort there, so the government fired back by taking back ownership of the land that the resort is on, which they appeared to have unfettered control over to the extent of being their own unaccountable government[2]. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Parental_Rights_in_Education_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Parental_Rights_in_Edu... 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Florida_Tourism_Oversight_District https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Florida_Tourism_Oversi...

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