This article made me so furious. Not only does Disney treat their employees like shit, but they’re actively censoring any kind of queer themes in their movies.

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      The Teen Titans cancellation was before MLP:FiM, but word on the street is that it’s still industry standard to shoot down ideas if they seem like they’re not gendered enough because it allegedly makes it harder for the toy people to sell their merch.

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        Gotta love the inherent fascist nature of capitalism come out in ways like having fucking segregated toy brands for ease of marketing and capitalization.

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      Twenty bucks the execs willfully ignore that audience or else the audience is obfuscated to them via their accountants given what a cash cow it’s been for Hasbro