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DisneyAs favourability rating has taken a massive dive since last year, a
new poll has revealed, which sees the companyAs approval collapsing from
77% to an embarrassing 33% amongst respondents.

Unsurprisingly, these are not the results that mainstream media outlets
wanted to focus on.

For context, the poll was commissioned by NBC News and conducted by Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies from the 5th of May through
the 10th of May, asking a total of 1,000 adults a series of questions in relation to politics, political figures, and Disney.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenski, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis,
President and Vice President of the United States u Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, respectively u as well as former President Donald Trump are
amongst the political figures mentioned in the poll.

Conversely, other institutions and political affiliations mentioned in the poll commissioned by NBC include The United States Supreme Court, the Democratic Party, and the Republican Party, with Disney being the only corporation named.

Florida Politics published an article pointing to one of the results
obtained by Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies, which
showed that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was oedged outo by Disney in
terms of popularity.

According to the article, oThe poll showed Disney outperforming DeSantis
in overall popularity, with 33% for Disney and 28% for DeSantis,o which is accurate data found in the NBC-commissioned poll.

The article was shared on social media by Florida Politics publisher Peter Schorsch, with the caption, oThe Mouse > The Governor. NBC News Poll:
Disney edges out Ron DeSantis in popularity,o attempting to put their own
spin on the pollAs results.

Media strategist Giancarlo Sopo was quick to call out SchorschAs post,
writing on his personal Twitter account, oYikes. IAve polled Disney and
cannot emphasize enough how abysmal these numbers are for them.o

Sopo even shares a screenshot of the poll commissioned by NBC to drive his point home, writing, oDisneyAs name ID is 100%. Their fav/unfav rating was 77-21 (+56) last year. Their pos-neg rating is now 33-30 (or +3).o

oEntertainment brand ratings shouldnAt be on par w/politicians,o Sopo also pointed out.

Writer, filmmaker, and researcher Christopher F. Rufo echoes SopoAs
sentiment, taking to social media to support the notion that DisneyAs favourability rating has dropped considerably in the last year,
attributing this massive dive to the companyAs incessant pandering to the
woke mob.

oThe share of Americans with favorable impression of Disney has collapsed
from 77% last year to just 33% today,o notes Rufo, adding, oThis
catastrophic reputational damageuand a warning to other companies about
the cost of going woke.o

In a series of follow-up tweets, Rufo doubles down on this particular statement, adding, oDisney, which built a family-friendly brand over the course of a century, is now less popular than both Joe Biden and Donald Trump.o

oItAs stunning: brands typically have much higher favorability ratings
than political figures,o he continued. oBut when Disney started to promote left-wing racial and sexual politics, it soon had a favorability rating roughly equal to the most polarizing national politicians. A lesson
there.o

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The particular section of the poll Rufo is referring to places Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on top of the favourability chart with a total of 62% favourability, followed by Joe Biden with 37%, Donald Trump and The United States Supreme Court tied with 36% and Disney with 33%.

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Rufo went on, oWe will see if this has translated into financial
consequences at the next quarterly earnings report.o

oThe most recent quarterly earnings report only covered through April 2, before the leaked videos drove the media cycle and before the DeSantis legislation,o he noted.

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The leaked videos Rufo brings up in his tweet were shared by himself in
March of this year. As shown in the material obtained by the journalist, DisneyAs President of General Entertainment Content Karey Burke, and
others admitted to having an agenda that seeks to push gay and queer
content in programs targeted to children.

In one of the videos, Burke, who claims to be the mother of transgender
and pansexual children, pointed out how important it was for her to have omany, many, many LGBTQIA characters in our stories.o

oIAm here as a mother of two queer children, actually. One transgender
child and one pansexual child,o she disclosed in the midst of Disney and
the state of FloridaAs war over FloridaAs Parental Rights in Education
bill (HB 1557) that leftists have falsely labelled aDonAt Say Gay.A

She continued, oAnd also as a leader. And that was the thing that really
got me, because I have heard so much from so many of my colleagues over
the course of the last couple weeks in open forums and through emails and phone conversations. I feel a responsibility to speak, not just for myself
but for them.o

Burke would later admit, oWe have many, many, many LGBTQIA characters in
our stories and yet, we donAt have enough leads and narratives in which
gay characters just get to be characters and not have to be about gay stories.o

oThatAs been very eye-opening for me,o she stated. oI can tell you itAs something that I feel that perhaps had this moment not happened, I as a
leader and me as my colleagues would not have focused on. Going forward, I certainly will be more so.o

The bill, signed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis banned the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity to students in kindergarten through third grade, or in a manner that is not age-appropriate.

oIn Florida, we not only know that parents have a right to be involved, we insist that parents have a right to be involved,o said DeSantis as he
signed the bill into law on Monday the 28th of March.

In yet another tweet, Rufo pointed to Giancarlo SopoAs tweet calling out Florida PoliticsA article, writing, oWe have demolished DisneyAs
reputation: the companyAs favorables are down an astonishing 53 points.o

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Rufo is not wrong in his assertion, as he has been actively taking on
DisneyAs woke practices and was the one who brought to light the companyAs onot-at-all-secret gay agenda.o

In an interview with political commentator and talk show host Megyn Kelly, Rufo said that he had been eyeing Disney and their political agenda for a while, declaring that he reported on the companyAs internal employee
training program othat was saying that America is fundamentally a racist country.o

According to Rufo, DisneyAs woke program owas telling white employees to complete a white privilege checklist and address their white fragility,o
only to then openly support oa number of fashionable left-wing causes like defunding the police and decolonising your bookshelf.o

Rufo also said that oOne of the most egregious and shocking examples of critical race theory in the workplaceo came from Disney, as he explained
that once he got hold of the leaked videos, provided by his sources within
the woke company, he knew that othis is some exclusive information that
people need to hear.o

In a more recent tweet, Rufo shared two of his tweets in the format of the oHow it started/ How itAs goingo meme, bringing attention to a post he
made on the 30th of March pitted against his most recent post about the companyAs collapse in favourability since last year.

oWe are waging moral war against Disney. We are turning half of their costumers against them,o prophetically wrote Rufo in March after he shared
the companyAs leaked videos.

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RufoAs original posts were also retweeted by Dr. Jordan B. Peterson, who asserted, oAnd not a moment too soon.o

oHow many children do we need to sacrifice to our narcissistic delusions
of tolerance?o Peterson further inquired. oSee Disney exec claims her
children are trans and apansexual,'o he went on pointing towards BurkeAs comments seen in the leaked video, adding, oNow imagine what she must be like.o

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oUtterly well deserved and perhaps a turning point,o Peterson also said as
he retweeted RufoAs comparison post, hoping, oMaybe the woke moralizing of
the corporate elite will slowa.o

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What do you make of Giancarlo Sopo and Christopher RufoAs comments on
DisneyAs favourability ratings taking a massive dive in this recent poll?
Let us know your thoughts in the comments section down below or on social media.

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