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Florida Teacher Being Investigated by State Department of Education After Showing Disney’s ‘Strange World’ in Fifth Grade Classroom

May 15, 2023May 14, 2023

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A Florida teacher is now under investigation by the state Department of Education after showing the Disney film “Strange World” to her fifth-grade students, according to the Tallahassee Democrat. Florida Teacher Jenna Barbee Jenna Barbee is a first-year teacher in the Hernando County school system who showed “Strange World” to her fifth-grade students because she … Read more

Disney Employees Passing Around Petition in Favor of a ‘Politically Neutral Disney’ Amidst ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Controversy

March 23, 2022

by Jade Mackey

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Over the past couple of weeks, The Walt Disney Company has been under fire for donating money to sponsors of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Disney CEO Bob Chapek originally acknowledged the situation and received immense backlash from Disney employees for his lack of action. He later apologized to Cast Members via email, denounced the … Read more

Josh Gad Believes Disney Didn’t Do His Gay Character Justice in ‘Beauty and the Beast’

February 27, 2022

by Jade Mackey

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In a recent interview with The Independent, Josh Gad, most famously known as the voice of Olaf in “Frozen,” believes Disney could have done a lot more for his gay character, LeFou, in the live action film, “Beauty and the Beast.” Gad made history as LeFou being Disney’s first “exclusively gay moment,” as director, Bill … Read more

DISNEY+ REVIEW: Pixar’s “OUT” is a Charming and Funny Queer Short

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

by TylerM

The views expressed in this review are solely those of the reviewer and do not necessarily represent the views of WDWNT. Today on Disney+, PIXAR released “OUT”, a short film part of their Sparkshort’s series. It was written and directed by Steven Clay Hunter, an animator who worked on 3-D animation projects starting from Disney’s … Read more