FCC Opens Investigation Into Disney for Going ‘All In' on DEI
'While Disney started as an iconic American company, it recently went all in on DEI,' chairman Brendan Carr wrote in a post on X sharing the letter. 'I am concerned that their DEI practices may violate FCC prohibitions on invidious forms of discrimination.'
While acknowledging that Disney has recently walked some of its DEI programs, Carr's letter said that 'significant concerns remain' due to public reports and whistleblower documents that 'paint a disturbing picture' of the company's DEI practices.
He cited at one account where a Disney employee described the company's decision to 'launch what would amount to racially-segregated affinity groups and spaces.' He also took aim at the company's 'Reimagine Tomorrow' initiative, which he said was a 'mechanism for advancing its DEI mission,' and ABC's inclusion standards, arguing that they 'may have forced racial and identity quotas into every level of production.'
Additionally, he claimed executive bonuses may have been tied to DEI performance and that ABC utilized race-based hiring databases and restricted fellowships to select demographic groups.
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