The Walt Disney Company has given notice to the Boy Scouts of America that it will pull all funding to the group starting in 2015 because of a BSA membership policy that bans gay leaders, the entertainment company said Friday.
Disney does not give money directly to the national organization or local BSA councils. However, through its VoluntEARS program, Disney allows employees to do volunteer work in exchange for cash donations to the charities of their choice.
Employees taking part in the VoluntEARS program will no longer be able to submit the funds to the Boy Scouts, the organization said. The new policy will not affect Walt Disney employees who volunteer with the Scouts, the company said.
No problema; the Mouse was already on my Do Not Patronize list for similar actions by other ABC/Disney subsidiaries.
Slew of grandkids and younger kin will not be getting mouse stuff or going to mouse movies, amusement parks, cruises. Extended family has agreed to this. We'd patronized their stuff a good bit.
Really a shame because Disney was the Gold Standard in quality family friendly entertainment for decades. No longer.
ReplyDeleteNo problema; the Mouse was already on my Do Not Patronize list for similar actions by other ABC/Disney subsidiaries.
Slew of grandkids and younger kin will not be getting mouse stuff or going to mouse movies, amusement parks, cruises. Extended family has agreed to this. We'd patronized their stuff a good bit.
Really a shame because Disney was the Gold Standard in quality family friendly entertainment for decades. No longer.
To make up for it... Joe will pull more boys
ReplyDeleteI guess homo Mickey is next. America is going down the tubes.
ReplyDeleteI won the XXYY! What is next? Well, definitely not going to Disney World!!!!!
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