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cranston36 Donating Member (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-12-06 08:52 PM
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Flammable Disney
Disney Corporation has, in my opinion, been slipping into a strange place over the last few years.
As an international entertainment and communication corporation they have become broad in their appeal and equally broad in their activities.
I saw parts of a movie the other day produced by Disney in Asia in which they partnered with a company by the name of ‘Toilet Pictures’.
In the movie a girl of about 6 years of age says after reading ‘Snow White‘, ‘…and they lived happily ever after. Yeah, right. S**t. We grow up with this crap. That’s why we have little stupid princesses around.’
A visit to children’s clothing departments may reveal another changed aspect of Disney Corporation’s attitude towards children.
The Flammable Fabrics Act calls for all untreated cotton sleepwear to be labeled "WEAR SNUG-FITTING NOT FLAME RESISTANT" and to carry a label that says, "FOR CHILD’S SAFETY, GARMENT SHOULD FIT SNUGLY. THIS GARMENT IS NOT FLAME RESISTANT. LOOSE-FITTING GARMENT IS MORE LIKELY TO CATCH FIRE. "
It appears that not all of the sleepwear and children’s clothing that is supposed to be tagged and labeled are actually being tagged and labeled. Not tagging and labeling the clothing correctly is a cost saving device.
Also, the American Broadcasting Company, (ABC), owned by Disney, showed a 5 hour fictional made-for-tv movie called ‘Path to 9/11’ on 9/11.
The Disney Company (through ABC) may be able to claim tens to hundreds of millions of dollars in tax write-offs because the FCC allowed them to call the exploitation film a public service announcement.
Whatever goodness Walt Disney injected into the company seems to have been flushed away a long time ago.
What has greed done to this once respectable company?
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-12-06 08:55 PM
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1. Wha?
Redstone
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Bitwit1234 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-12-06 08:56 PM
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2. Disney/ABC
What has greed done to most of the big companies, network, and newspapers. That is what is wrong with this country. they know the republicans are as greedy as they are and that's why the stuff money to them to pass laws that enhance their bottom line.
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Turbineguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-12-06 09:06 PM
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3. Wasn't it during Walt Disney's time
they coined "The Happiest Place On Earth"?

It was a long time ago.

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BootinUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Sep-12-06 09:11 PM
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4. Is Disney jumping the shark?
Getting a little too greedy?
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