I can't go through with a Disney boycott

[anotherboardnposter]

This will surely call my dislike of Michael Moore into question, but I just can't give up Disney.

I'm sorry, but from the moment of my birth on up to the words I'm typing now and in the future, I'm a Disney lifer. I sleep with 2 Mickey Mouse dolls (yeah, I'm 20, I know), I know all the lyrics to "Part Of Your World" (even some of the deleted ones), and I always enjoy visiting the parks.

So, to paraphrase another poster, I'll still like Disney. I'll just boycott the Moore "documentary".

Mickey Mouse cast a spell on me...What can I tell you? I'm a Disney mark.

Sincerely,

John "anotherboardnposter" Kilduff...

And I still love this country.

 

[one_cat]

Call me nieve, I'm not sure what we are talking about here.

 

[Deb in IA]

I think THIS

http://disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=372318

will explain it, one_cat.

I have to agree with anotherboardnposter. I think I like Disney more than I dislike Michael Moore (and I dislike him a lot).

 

[Saffron]

Good for you John! No need to give up something you love. You can still protest the movie by refusing to see it. I think that's a great decision!

 

[jamsmom]

That is exactly what I am doing, but I did send an e-mail to them.

 

[WillyJ]

Nice post John!

I think that's the most sensible way to deal with the situation- if the movie turns out to be as offensive to the majority of Americans as the pre-publicity suggests, then it will lose money for Disney and they won't do that again. . that's how capitalism works.


OneCat- there was an article mentioned in a thread a couple days back that said a group was boycotting Disney for agreeing finance a documentry my Micheal Moore in which he's going to claim some kind of tie between the Bush family and Osama bin Laden- it's no secret the Bush family has had financial ties for years with the bin Laden family's contruction business, but no proof that any of that has supported Osama. .

The movie hasn't even been made yet and I doubt Moore has anything new to say on the subject; but some feel he'll use the known facts to smear President Bush and are boycotting Disney for financing the project.

 

[one_cat]

I'm a Bush supporter and a great believer in free speech. I won't be boycotting Disney anytime soon.

Thanks for the info Deb.

 

[Planogirl]

Good for you anotherboardnposter! Why hurt YOURSELF via a boycott? I still think that if Michael Moore is such an idiot, it will be apparent when people see his documentary and that will be the most damaging.

 

[Jeff in BigD]

Attaboy. I like Disney, but I too dislike the maker of ficticious documentaries.

 

[one_cat]

I think by now most people know what Michael Moore is about. I am kind of surprised that Disney would finance his movies, that kind of puts them on the level of supporting his viewpoints - I imagine they look at it as supporting art in all it's form. There is definitely a fine line there. It will be interesting to watch. It really comes back again to free speech.

 

[4greatboys]

Not a Michael Moore fan here either but no way am I boycotting Disney.

 

[Aprille]

This has not been confirmed yet but I hope it's true:

Disney reportedly drops Moore's anti-Bush project

 

[grinningghost]

Disney has been around alot longer than Michael "The Idiot" Moore. I wouldn't boycott Disney because of him. He's a loser and this will probably just prove it all over again.

 

[Grog]

So, to paraphrase another poster, I'll still like Disney. I'll just boycott the Moore "documentary".

Same here. I have no intention of seeing the movie, but I'm not about to stop planning my next Disney trip for anyone