Curiously, Disney didn't seem to have a problem distributing The Force Awakens, which was filmed in the United Arab Emirates, a nation that actually murders people for engaging in homosexual behavior. (To be fair, I'm not sure where they come down on transgendered bathroom use.)
Mark Griswold "This past Sunday, Bruce Springsteen was scheduled to play a concert in Greensboro, N.C. He canceled the concert, citing opposition to the recently passed H.B. 2, the "bathroom bill," which he labeled discriminatory against the transgender community. Three weeks ago, Disney and several other companies, state governments, and individuals threatened to boycott the state of Georgia if Governor Nathan Deal signed a bill with similar legislation. He folded to the pressure and vetoed that bill. In 2010, a similar boycott of the state of Arizona was launched in opposition to S.B. 1070, a bill that strengthened immigration laws.
"Never mind that the people boycotting these states haven't read or don't understand what's in these bills. If they did, they might stop hyperventilating and calling everyone they disagree with a bigot." . . .
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