Few companies appeal to more disparate corners of American society than the Walt Disney Co. , so count us among the bewildered to see Disney CEO Bob Iger march to the front lines of the culture wars.

Mr. Iger told Reuters this week that it would be “very difficult” for Disney to continue filming its movie and television content in Georgia if a new state abortion law takes effect. “I think many people who work for us will not want to work there, and we will have to heed their wishes in that regard. Right now we are watching it very carefully,” Mr. Iger said.

Georgia recently passed a bill banning abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which is usually around six weeks of gestation. Such heartbeat bills are moving through several states, though the federal courts are likely to rule that they violate the Supreme Court’s abortion precedents. Perhaps the High Court will hear an appeal, though this week the Justices declined to hear a lower-court decision overturning an Indiana law that barred abortion based on gender, race or disability.

Mr. Iger is probably trying to please the bulk of his employees and Hollywood who lean left. Disney’s competitors at Netflix have condemned the Georgia law. But for Mr. Iger this looks like a business and political mistake of the kind he rarely makes. Disney of all companies should not want to be seen as an engine of the left’s cultural imperialism. The company’s new streaming service is pitched as “family friendly,” which presumably means customers in Macon as well as Manhattan.

More than a few Americans may also notice the contradiction that Disney is more worried about filming in a U.S. state that has passed a law democratically than it is operating its theme park and hawking its films in China, which uses facial-recognition software to monitor its population and has a million Uighurs in re-education camps.

Georgians have a right to self government, and like other Americans they aren’t fond of receiving ultimatums from elites on the coasts. It won’t help Mr. Iger’s business or his progressive causes if he persuades half the country that Disney thinks they’re deplorable.

ya, this is a perfect example of misinterpreting a statement and playing chicken little.

be pissy the labor; disney doesn't give a shit as noted with their china business.

wsj crazy people opinoin board aside, good for labor for flexing their muscles

Huh?

:lol:

No he isn’t.

I recommend you step back, deep breath, and stop being a frightened white male.

The CEO is not threatening anything. He informed the interviewer the talent/labor Disney employs may refuse to work in Georgia. Given the industry, Disney cannot simply fire and replace their talent. When filming another cash cow like Star Wars movie or Avengers movie, Disney will find another suitable location

The "talent" is just as hypocritical. Fuckin Sansa Stark saying she won't work in Georgia meanwhile she had no problem cashing those GOT checks filmed in Northern Ireland.

WFR is mostly right here. It's hard to take Iger's comments seriously.

It's exactly what he's doing. But you typed 6 lols, so you win I guess?

Your analysis of this Op-Eds is like watching someone with Parkison's trying to dissect a frog.

The core beliefs that made me a liberal in 1968 put me at odds with many of the things “progressives” stand for today,

I hope that old 1960s liberals like me will stand firm, not be shamed into silence.

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