Lasseter Taking Leave of Absence

Curious Constance

Curious Constance

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Dr. Hans Reinhardt said:
Good point.

On the other hand Disney/Pixar deserves whatever public backlash that comes from this as punishment for fostering and enabling a workplace culture where a top executive can freely sexually harrass employees. Disney delivers amazing experiences, products, and services to consumers, but the recent news about its strong arm business practices in Anaheim, its petty feud with the LA Times for covering them, and the revelations about Lasseter's bad behavior has left me with the impression that the internal corporate culture at Disney is toxic. Needless to say as a fan of Disney I'm feeling very conflicted right now.
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I think Hollywood in general ( and this includes the media which has basically become an extension of Hollywood) is very toxic underneath the surface. It's enough to make anyone want to opt out of the whole farce as a whole.
 
TROR

TROR

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Practical Pig said:
I'm not so sure. Disney doesn't want to lose his ability to drive profits. They just don't want the negative public relations of keeping him. The six month leave of absence seems to me like a "wait and see" kind of thing. After the current, remarkable circumstance inevitably dies down, they may try to salvage the situation – maybe after one of those repentant times spent in sexual addiction and/or alcohol rehab scenarios. If the public has tired of the (justified) outrage by then – who knows?
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All Disney has to do is wait a week until the next person is outed.
 
Practical Pig

Practical Pig

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There are a lot of emotionally underdeveloped people working
Dr. Hans Reinhardt said:
Good point.

On the other hand Disney/Pixar deserves whatever public backlash that comes from this as punishment for fostering and enabling a workplace culture where a top executive can freely sexually harrass employees. Disney delivers amazing experiences, products, and services to consumers, but the recent news about its strong arm business practices in Anaheim, its petty feud with the LA Times for covering them, and the revelations about Lasseter's bad behavior has left me with the impression that the internal corporate culture at Disney is toxic. Needless to say as a fan of Disney I'm feeling very conflicted right now.
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I understand, and agree. But I think it is pretty rampant anywhere where there are people with power over other people who they want to ****. I recently read an article from an opera singer about prevalent sexual intimidation and abuse in the world of opera. This is a problem within the species, magnified by opportunity.
 
mickEblu

mickEblu

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Practical Pig said:
There are a lot of emotionally underdeveloped people working


I understand, and agree. But I think it is pretty rampant anywhere where there are people with power over other people who they want to ****. I recently read an article from an opera singer about prevalent sexual intimidation and abuse in the world of opera. This is a problem within the species, magnified by opportunity.
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Yup. Sadly this seems to be a human nature thing. Humans are the worst.
 
DisneyDoctor

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DisneyIrishGuy said:
I'm going to back away from this as I have stated my opinion. Just know again I am not defending him or his actions. I'm just making a blanket statement about the state of what I feel is quick judgement and labeling by our society.
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I can get behind your sentiments. Thanks for the discussion!
 
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Practical Pig said:
There are a lot of emotionally underdeveloped people working


I understand, and agree. But I think it is pretty rampant anywhere where there are people with power over other people who they want to ****.
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I agree, however there's an expectation for brand integrity at Disney that most people might assume would prevent the company from enabling a semi-famous senior executive from appearing drunken in public while acting as a company spokesperson or visiting a strip club with a female direct report while on a business trip. I mean the guy was drunk onstage at the D23 conference for crying out loud.
 
Practical Pig

Practical Pig

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Dr. Hans Reinhardt said:
I agree, however there's an expectation for brand integrity at Disney that most people might assume would prevent the company from enabling a semi-famous senior executive from appearing drunken in public while acting as a company spokesperson or visiting a strip club with a female direct report while on a business trip.
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Certainly. From what I've read, it seems like they were floundering in how to cope with the situation of a highly profitable employee being such a " thirteen year old," if I remember the quote from the Vanity Fair article correctly, and waited until the situation was about to explode into the public consciousness to act. Self-serving timing, of course. I also want them to be better than that, but I expect we both recognize the publicly-traded corporate pressure to maximize profits at all costs, and manage the PR fallout when it falls. I wish the world would meet my ideals.
 
Practical Pig

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RandomPrincess said:
It's a blocked word.
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Except I didn't type any word there. The asterisks just appeared in the posted comment. Weird. I also see some deleted content included in another post that was part of an abandoned comment that was auto-drafted, but I can't access that content to edit it out now.
 
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Darkbeer1

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We just found out about Charlie Rose, who was the total boss and producer for his show he sold to PBS. He was the trusted image/person, and CBS picked him up when they need some of that stature. So there is another trusted institution.

And the California Legislature has a major mess with Raul Bocanegra, it has been going on for years, and many Democratic leaders knew about it, but help cover it up.

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-bocanegra-accusation-harassment-20171120-story.html

>>Prompted by a pending story in the Los Angeles Times reporting the experiences of six women whom he had allegedly sexually harassed or assaulted, Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra, D-Pacoima, announced he is stepping down from his leadership post as majority whip and will not seek re-election next year.

That’s too little, too late. His victims and constituents deserve better. Nothing short of his immediate resignation should satisfy the public, and it’s time that his fellow Democrats show some courage and make clear he does not belong in the Assembly representing the northeast San Fernando Valley.

The new and disturbing allegations reported by the Times reveal a persistent pattern of Bocanegra disregarding the dignity of women and willfully abusing his power to take advantage of multiple women.<<

Disney got a double whammy, first with Harvey Weinstein and Miramax...

http://www.latimes.com/business/hol...-weinstein-disney-lawsuit-20171101-story.html

And now John Lassiter, but they aren't the only institution that are dealing with the issue.

It will be interesting, and might be the end of the Clinton's and many other folks that people protected for reasons they felt it was worth giving them a pass when it happened.

Disney will survive, though might have to deal with a lot of lawsuits. John Lassiter on the other hand, might get lucky with just a forced retirement from business in general.
 
RHCP Mickey

RHCP Mickey

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One of the fallacies that allows these scumbags to thrive for long periods of time in powerful positions is that they are indispensable. I don't know anything about Pixar's creative process, but I refuse to believe that one guy is irreplaceable to the studio. Pixar has to have an army of talented individuals to consistently churn out their quality of films. Eliminating Lasseter from the workplace could even improve the work environment and lead to a better product.
 
Ismael Flores

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DisneyIrishGuy said:
I'm not defending anyone's behavior or condoning anything anyone has done. This is a sensitive subject. But I do believe we have become a society too quick to mark someone as evil when things like this come out. That's all I have to say on this.
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I’m in agreement with you, so far the only allegations have been unsolicited hugs and the kiss on the cheek. Doesn’t seem like that should be put in the same context as grabbing and expos Big yourself as others have been proven to do.
Seems like as a society especially here in the states we have become extremely sensitive to showing any kind of affection. A handshake that may to too long, a hug from a person or a simple kiss of affection which is and was a common practice all over the world for years have all of a sudden become evil.

I’m not defending anyone that does I’ll will against a person especially if they crossed the line innapropriately but it amazes me how fast people are ready to judge before knowing any facts especially in a case like this when so far the women quoted talks about long hugs and the occasional kiss
 

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