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Investigator: “Aside from those pictures you made during the war, have you made any other pictures, or do you permit pictures to be made at your studio containing propaganda?”
Disney: “No; we never have. During the war, we thought it was a different thing. It was the first time we ever allowed anything like that to go in the films. We watch so that nothing gets into the films that would be harmful in any way to any group or any country. We have large audiences of children and different groups, and we try to keep them as free from anything that would offend anybody as possible. We work hard to see that nothing of that sort creeps in.”
Walt Disney in testimony to the HUAC 1947
“I was just, wherever I could, adding queerness,” Raveneau added. “No one would stop me, and no one was trying to stop me.”
Latoya Raveneau - Disney Executive Producer
https://nypost.com/2022/03/30/disney-producer-cops-to-adding-queerness-to-animated-shows/
(I can't hyperlink the URL because the goddamn forum censors will not allow "queer" in the link. Remove italics command. - AF)
Latoya Raveneau is executive producer on the upcoming Disney Junior musical series, “Rise Up, Sing Out,” featuring the music of The Roots, which “tackles the subject of coming together to fight racism and celebrate black culture!,” according to her LinkedIn profile.
She is also director on the upcoming animated series, “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder,” a coming of age animated series, featuring LGBTQ and racially diverse characters.
Disney: “No; we never have. During the war, we thought it was a different thing. It was the first time we ever allowed anything like that to go in the films. We watch so that nothing gets into the films that would be harmful in any way to any group or any country. We have large audiences of children and different groups, and we try to keep them as free from anything that would offend anybody as possible. We work hard to see that nothing of that sort creeps in.”
Walt Disney in testimony to the HUAC 1947
“I was just, wherever I could, adding queerness,” Raveneau added. “No one would stop me, and no one was trying to stop me.”
Latoya Raveneau - Disney Executive Producer
https://nypost.com/2022/03/30/disney-producer-cops-to-adding-queerness-to-animated-shows/
(I can't hyperlink the URL because the goddamn forum censors will not allow "queer" in the link. Remove italics command. - AF)
Latoya Raveneau is executive producer on the upcoming Disney Junior musical series, “Rise Up, Sing Out,” featuring the music of The Roots, which “tackles the subject of coming together to fight racism and celebrate black culture!,” according to her LinkedIn profile.
She is also director on the upcoming animated series, “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder,” a coming of age animated series, featuring LGBTQ and racially diverse characters.
