Disney deleted a Thread post because people kept posting anti-fascist quotes from its movies in the replies.

”Share a Disney quote that sums up how you’re feeling right now!”

That’s what Disney posted on Threads the other day, and people immediately replied with lines from Star Wars, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and even Mary Poppins. The throughline between all the quotes: they were pretty pointedly anti-fascist and clearly aimed at the current administration

  • robomuffin79@lemmy.worldEnglish
    203·
    3 months ago

    Disney are also really shitty at removing any context in their movies. An interesting scene at the beginning of the movie Encanto a flashback references an unknown conflict in Colombia resulting in the death of the grandmother’s husband. What conflict Disney? Who were the bad guys Disney? Further research by an interested viewer will reveal that it was a civil war involving a right wing of rebels backed by the US, rose up against a leftist government.

    • FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      29·
      3 months ago

      Encanto isn’t about the conflict, though.

      It would seriously break the flow of the story if they took time to explain the geopolitics of the area.

      • lad@programming.devEnglish
        15·
        3 months ago

        The original comment reads more like: they could’ve used an abstract conflict without specifics allowing to identify it

        I would add: maybe that was intentional, also maybe they thought that the US were on the side of good in that case

    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.todayEnglish
      12·
      3 months ago

      right wing propaganda in shows and movies has always been seen favorably and useful for the govt, thats why they allow military to protrayed a certain way.

  • Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    136·
    3 months ago

    Ironic for a company that recently made Andor.

    You might have already heard its praise, but I wanted to add that it’s not just a political thriller, it’s about fascism. More specifically, it’s about the dilemma of doing nothing and pretending everything is fine or doing something even if it means using the tools of your enemy.

    Senator Mothma’s speech at the end was creepily relevant, you just need to replace palpatine for another name.

    • mad_djinn@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      3 months ago

      Andor was a pacification tool meant to supplicate the weak liberals who refuse to actually, I don’t know, DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE CURRENT REAL LIFE SITUATION. You too can resist, by watching Andor from your couch! Thinking is just as good as doing!

      • GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.worldEnglish
        15·
        3 months ago

        I saw Andor as a blaring, screaming, raging wakeup-call for anyone who thinks that sitting and thinking about doing something is the same as doing something.

    • ByteOnBikes@discuss.onlineOPEnglish
      6·
      3 months ago

      Watching Succession (which is based on the lives of media families like the Murdochs, the Redstones, the Maxwells, and the Sulzbergers) made me realize how little they care about the message their entertainment wing gives.

      They will play both sides if it pays off. They don’t care.

      • Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        I agree. That show was a very good insight into rich people and their mentality.

        Even though it was hard to watch at times, it was worth the watch cause of the insight.

        They truly live in their own bubble that ensures only like minded people stay there

        Tap for spoiler

        In fact the whole point of the show was how ruthless Logan was and that his children were stuck between a rock and a hard place. They could never leave that life cause they are so used to the luxury, although Connor gave a decent try.

        They could also never be as ruthless since they had a decent amount of humanity left.

        So even with all their money and luxury, they ended up feeling very unfulfilled and like a failure.

    • pHr34kY@lemmy.worldEnglish
      42·
      3 months ago

      Really? I know they dropped S03E01 because they didn’t like Michael Jackson. The last time I checked, Disney+ still had a scene where Dr. Hibbert explained the “evil gene” that’s shared by both Walt Disney and Hitler.

    • Tollana1234567@lemmy.todayEnglish
      22·
      3 months ago

      also waffling around with giving ORVILLE another season, since the show contradicts the GOP in everyway, and it gets conservative panties in a wad.

      • oppy1984@lemdro.idEnglish
        4·
        3 months ago

        and it gets conservative panties in a wad.

        No need to single out Lindsey Graham, I’m sure it upsets all the “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” snowflakes.

        • bigkahuna1986@lemmy.mlEnglish
          6·
          3 months ago

          I watched the Orville and thought it was awesome, I was about to recommend it to my parents then I remembered … That it totally goes against supply side Jesus.

          • Tollana1234567@lemmy.todayEnglish
            1·
            3 months ago

            i think pallacki had issues with the series being so inconsistent thats why she left the show, the seasons were too far and few between.

  • kbal@fedia.io
    59·
    3 months ago

    Somebody, somewhere, is updating their list of all the old pre-fascism movies and TV shows that will need to be erased from the culture.

  • Digit@lemmy.wtfEnglish
    35·
    3 months ago

    But don’t worry, someone recorded it for posterity.

    Link?

    (Was it in the article? I failed to find…)

    [With the help of an LLM] Here’s a few worthy quotes:

    [Edit: Thanks Susaga for pointing out the LLM lied. Hah. LLMs. Can’t trust 'em. Good lines, pity they’re not true quotes.]

    “To be my own master. Such a thing would be greater than all the magic and all the treasures in all the world.” — Genie, Aladdin (1992)

    “You think you’re so clever, but you’re just a cowardly, backstabbing, murderous lizard!” — Simba, The Lion King (1994)

    “A true hero isn’t measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart.” — Zeus, Hercules (1997)

    “I won’t be a pawn in someone else’s game!” — Pinocchio, Pinocchio (1940)

    “You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” — Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh (1966–1977)

    “I’d rather die tomorrow than live a hundred years without knowing freedom.” — John Smith, Pocahontas (1995)

    “You can’t own a human being!” — Dr. David Q. Dawson, The Aristocats (1970)

    • Susaga@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      59·
      3 months ago

      The LLM lied. Those aren’t quotes from Lion King, Pinocchio, Pocahontas, Aristocats, or Winnie the Pooh. (Christopher Robin did say that, but not in that specific movie. And it’s not particularly antifa either)

      Also, Dr Dawson isn’t from the Aristocats. He’s from Great Mouse Detective, and didn’t say the line there either.

    • mmmex@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      3 months ago

      It is recorded as a video in the article (screen capture from scrolling Threads on a phone).

    • Digit@lemmy.wtfEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      Amusing that that got a big boost of upvotes initially, and since being corrected, the downvotes have boosted past the upvotes.

      … Too many preferring the lies, and disliking the correction? XD

      How dare that be corrected! XD

  • samus12345@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    33·
    3 months ago

    He sits alone on a giant throne

    Pretendin’ he’s the king

    A little tyke who’s rather like

    A puppet on a string

    And he throws an angry tantrum

    If he cannot have his way

    And then he calls for Mum

    While he’s suckin’ his thumb

    You see, he doesn’t want to play

  • RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    3 months ago

    I was in Spain last year, and I think it was Seville that a literal Storm Trooper army marched past me on the street. It was a parade, but I’ve been wondering if it was an anti fascism thing.