Live-Action ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’

[TP2000]

Disney wants to make money from Snow White. As others have already explained, they’re not going to get drawn further into the controversy by firing its leading actress, who will presumably be called upon to promote the film. She is not expendable in the way that your hypothetical Jungle Cruise CM is.

Now clearly there’s a point at which Disney would have to cut ties with her. Perhaps she was close to reaching that point with her latest remarks, but she has since issued an apology, perhaps (and probably) under some pressure from Disney. For now, it seems, Disney thinks she is less of a liability than she is a potential asset to their efforts to promote the film. That may well change—for example, if she says something even more ill-advised in the next few months—in which case perhaps Disney will “fire” her. As things stand, however, Disney has made a different (financial and PR) calculation.

I suspect you are probably right. But that still makes me sad.

Disney should have the same standards for all of its employees, whether its a $20 an hour Jungle Cruise Skipper or a sparkling new young actress on a $2 Million contract for Snow White.

If anything, the Disney employee that is paid $2 Million for six months of work should be held to a higher standard than the $20 an hour ride operator at Disneyland, not the other way around. And yet, that's apparently not the way Disney works.

As Miss Zegler would say.... That's Hollywood, baby!

 

[Disney Irish]

I suspect you are probably right. But that still makes me sad.

Disney should have the same standards for all of its employees, whether its a $20 an hour Jungle Cruise Skipper or a sparkling new young actress on a $2 Million contract for Snow White.

If anything, the Disney employee that is paid $2 Million for six months of work should be held to a higher standard than the $20 an hour ride operator at Disneyland, not the other way around. And yet, that's apparently not the way Disney works.

As Miss Zegler would say.... That's Hollywood, baby!

Once again you are using the term "employee" here very broadly, and incorrectly. She WAS an employee while filming the movie, or more specifically she was basically a contractor. She is NO LONGER an employee now that filming has wrapped. Outside of promotion for the film she has no obligation to Disney, and Disney has no obligation to her and can use her or not use her as they see fit to promote the film.

This would be no different if you hired someone to work on your house, they completed the work and you paid them, but then you found out they said something later after that work was completed that you didn't like. Outside of maybe making it known you don't agree with them there is very little that you can do. You can't fire them because they don't work for you anymore.

In regards to a standard of conduct, while filming for Disney they are held to a standard, in most cases the same standard as that Jungle Cruise Skipper that you are so fond of using as an example. You notice we didn't really hear anything from any of the actors of the movie while principal filming was taking place. It was only after principal filming wrapped that we heard anything from them. Those are those standards you are looking for, while employed there wasn't so much as a peep. What you're expecting is that those standards extend beyond their employment, and that just isn't the case. They are not beholden to Disney for lifetime.

As has been the case going on all the way back to the Golden Age of Hollywood, actors are given a certain amount of leeway regarding their lives outside of the projects they are working on. I mean we've had actors and actress that got into all sorts of scandals for now over a 100 years. This is hardly the worst we've seen. The only reason any of us here are even talking about it is because its in relation to Disney and one of their movies. If this was any other actor no one here would even care or bat an eye of it. Which shows you that in the end none of this really matters in the larger scheme of things. Actors, and any other public figure for that matter, are just like any of us, same flaws and all.

 

[donaldtoo]

Sorry, couldn’t resist…

 

[Tony the Tigger]

If only Palestinians didn't use the land they want statehood for to wage the deadliest attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust, that would still be the case.

This is full-on politics now. Way over the line.

Almost everyone agrees that 2 + 2 = 4. There are some who believe that is not the case. That doesn't mean that 2 + 2 = 4 is anything other than objectively true. At what point does consensus become reality?

You also seem to have trouble understanding the difference between subjective and objective.

 

[Cliff]

This is full-on politics now. Way over the line.

You also seem to have trouble understanding the difference between subjective and objective.

Agreed, it's absolutely terrible and my anxiety is through the roof. It's all highly triggering to say the least.

I don't know how much more of these endless, un-censored opinions I can take.

I feel like I have no protection anymore. Uggg.....

 

[Tom P.]

Almost all of the moderation here is undertaken by one person, @The Mom, who isn’t paid for her work and has a life beyond these boards. I just checked her activity and see she hasn’t posted anything for days. So rather than assume she’s taking sides (she’s deleted plenty of my posts over the years for what that’s worth) or neglecting her “duties”, perhaps we should all be hoping she’s OK and working on the big collective apology we owe her for the huge mess we’ve created.

I know my post was only one of several that you quoted, but just to be clear, I didn't accuse @The Mom of taking sides. I said I was genuinely curious why the thread is allowed to continue. That was a true statement. I don't know the answer.

 

[Disney Irish]

I'm sure she is fine, her last posts were about taking a trip with her husband. So I suspect she'll be back and then take an action needed on this or any other thread.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

@wdwmagic could also shut this down too. Though at this point things seem to have died down a bit.

 

[Andrew C]

 

[JenniferS]

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Megyn telling it like it is!
I saw this same post, and thought yup.

 

[Chi84]

When is the next trailer coming out?

 

[Andrew C]

Megyn telling it like it is!
I saw this same post, and thought yup.

No one can ever accuse her of holding back, eh?

 

[Chi84]

No one can ever accuse her of holding back, eh?

Or being articulate.

 

[JenniferS]

No one can ever accuse her of holding back, eh?

Nope.

 

[JenniferS]

Or being articulate.

Even if you don’t agree with her, she is far from inarticulate.

 

[Chi84]

Even if you don’t agree with her, she is far from inarticulate.

All evidence to the contrary.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

 

[LittleBuford]

Even if you don’t agree with her, she is far from inarticulate.

Perhaps unrealistic would be a fairer characterisation? Disney is hardly going to reshoot an essentially complete film, especially now that the offending posts have been apologised for. We all know this, so I’m not sure what sense there is in wishing for the impossible.

 

[LittleBuford]

You know, you don’t have to follow this thread if it disgruntles you so.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

You know, you don’t have to follow this thread if it disgruntles you so.

Good point! And thank you for so accurately describing my state of mind!