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Disney reportedly lost 1.7 million paid subscribers in the week after suspending Kimmel
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Disney has over 200k employees. Is it really that much of a stretch that one of them talked to a journalist? I'm not an accountant.. haven't ever talked to one that handles my workplace, but I still know how much money we're making and how much other branches of the same company are making and what the drama in the other places is and so so much more.. people talk... It's that's easy.
And even if it's a lie.. Is the 4B drop from disney also a lie? Is the fact that they promptly brought him back also a lie? The fact the first show after his return was watched by 3 times the normal amount of people? The number might be real or it might not, that's how journalists' sources work, but it's accurate that the boycott worked. Even if there were only 10k people, it still had a visible effect. That's what matters.
Yes it is, its even more hard to believe that that person would talk to a no name on bluesky and tell them "sure, post that shit, mate.". Considering the world of legal hurt that person would be in.... nah.
This is all the same dog shit that was posted when Gina Carano got fired. They had their little boycott, then their click bait press told them a lot of shit about lots of cancellations, followed by drops in stocks, etc etc etc. Its recycled dogshit, and youre all falling for it, just like they did with Carano. Wake the fuck up and see the media for what it is.
Get this through your fucking head. The boycott did not work. Disney doesnt make its money is subs, it makes its money everywhere else. If you really wanted to hurt disney, the way to do that was watching ABC and seeing who the local ads were being run by and then contacting them. They, the advertisers, are who Disney would listen to. They do not give a single fuck about you, me or anyone else who watches their slop.
"get this through your fucking head".. lmao.. you'd have a bit more credibility if you weren't wrong out of the gate about the "no name on bluesky".. and the Carano thing... and if you weren't cursing just because people disagree with you... And if you weren't a no name on lemmy... Thanks but.. for now I'll go with the journalist
You are right about one thing, tho, I'll give you that. Advertisers have a lot more power than me and you. But not all of us together. Sure, getting a ton of people to agree on one thing is hard, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try. That's what they want you do. To be little obedient little sheep that think they can't do anything.
I dont give a fuck about disagreeing with me, fill your boots. What I find annoying is that you all get so fucking high and mighty when some shitty media whore says something that fits your narrative, and all of sudden common sense and reason go out the window. And all because what, you want feel like you won something? Pfft.
Yeah, keep replying, that'll definitely prove that you don't give a fuck. Also pretty telling if that's the only point you can argue against.
FFS, dude. Seek help.