Disney shareholders made a foolish decision last week, rejecting efforts to cut ties with the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index and a top LGBTQ+ group, despite the current political climate, and despite the fact that Disney is finally scrapping a lot of its diversity programs in the wake of repeated box office failures and dwindling theme park attendance. This comes as President Donald Trump’s campaign against D.E.I. has intensified, and many corporations are trying to remain in his good graces as well as over half the voters in America.
The new proposals to shift away from DEI focus, and included a measure to probe Disney’s alleged moves to “demonetize platforms, podcasts, news outlets, and others for expressing disfavored political and religious viewpoints” were unanimously recommended against by the board. Only a measly 7% of shareholders…
