Disney's 'Snow White' Dwarf Changes Are a Lose-Lose Scenario

 Disney is being mocked for changing the "seven dwarfs" in its "Snow White" remake. (insider.com)   

"On Friday, the Daily Mail published set photos from the upcoming live-action remake of Disney's first animated feature film, "Snow White." The photos appeared to show that the new movie had swapped out its seven dwarfs in favor of seven diverse individuals, and mockery quickly ensued." . . .

Woke Businesses Are Starting to Feel the Heat from Consumers and Competitors (townhall.com)   "Numerous prominent corporations have taken big hits to their bottom lines and stock prices this year in the wake of political controversies they have brought on themselves with woke and sexual agendas.

"Leftists used to mock censorship complaints by saying, “Build your own Twitter if you don’t like it!” They are starting to get their sarcastic wish as consumers and investors vote with their pocketbooks against corporate wokeism.

"The Disney corporation’s stock price is down 55 percent from its most recent peak. The company lost nearly $900 million on eight movie box-office bombs between June 2022 and June 2023, American Military News reports. The losers include big franchise items such as Lightyear, Thor: Love and Thunder, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, The Little Mermaid, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

"The independent film Sound of Freedom, by contrast, brought in more than $130 million in its first three weeks after costing a minuscule $14.5 million to produce.

"Disney’s streaming platform Disney+ lost four million subscribers in the first quarter of 2023, after 2.4 million people exited in the last quarter of 2022. These are the first subscriber losses for Disney’s streaming platform, ever. I predict the trend to continue." . . .

Woke Disney: 10 families who are swearing off Disney due to its left-leaning politics | Fox News    . . ."Added Garibay, "It's no longer a safe haven for families to promote good over evil, but rather an environment without a moral compass."

"Garibay also said, "Christians should wake up to the fact that this isn't your grandmother's Disney. In fact," she said, "Disney is now devoted to confusing your children."

"A Tennessee father of a 10-month-old daughter told Fox News Digital, "As a new father, I have decided not to expose my baby to any of Disney's products — anything they stream, or the theme parks. There are so many other wholesome options for her.' " . . .

Highlights of the week - Don Surber (substack.com)