To: Bob Iger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company
Demand Disney stop funding NRA-backed gun extremists
Disney must stop all funding to Adam Putnam, a self-professed “proud NRA sellout” running for governor of Florida.
Why is this important?
Adam Putnam, Florida Agriculture Commissioner and candidate for governor, proclaims himself a “proud NRA sellout.” And yet Disney and its affiliates has given over $840,000 to Putnam’s political action committee.
It’s been two years since 49 people were killed at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. As a queer student of color living in Florida, I know firsthand that my community is still reeling from these horrific losses of life.
Under Putnam’s watch as Agriculture Commissioner, Florida’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services failed to perform background checks -- for a year -- on applicants for concealed weapons permits because the staffer responsible for running these couldn’t figure out how to log in to the FBI’s background check system. Putnam is clearly a danger to Florida.
Disney, you market to the LGBTQ community so heavily in Florida and beyond, especially during Pride month, and yet June will always be marked to us as the month in which so many beloved people lost their lives to gun violence. Your support of NRA extremist Adam Putnam is a slap in our collective faces.
You must pay attention to your customer base, not just line your pockets from us. People of color especially make up large portions of many audiences from which you profit, including the LGBTQ community. Disney, for you to donate profits that you make off of the parents of young kids, and the parents of children killed by gun violence; your continued support of Putnam is insulting and disgraceful. This is especially true for Black families and communities, who are already so disproportionately affected by gun violence. And we have had enough.
Disney, we are holding you accountable. Stop funding Adam Putnam’s bid for governor of Florida.
It’s been two years since 49 people were killed at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. As a queer student of color living in Florida, I know firsthand that my community is still reeling from these horrific losses of life.
Under Putnam’s watch as Agriculture Commissioner, Florida’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services failed to perform background checks -- for a year -- on applicants for concealed weapons permits because the staffer responsible for running these couldn’t figure out how to log in to the FBI’s background check system. Putnam is clearly a danger to Florida.
Disney, you market to the LGBTQ community so heavily in Florida and beyond, especially during Pride month, and yet June will always be marked to us as the month in which so many beloved people lost their lives to gun violence. Your support of NRA extremist Adam Putnam is a slap in our collective faces.
You must pay attention to your customer base, not just line your pockets from us. People of color especially make up large portions of many audiences from which you profit, including the LGBTQ community. Disney, for you to donate profits that you make off of the parents of young kids, and the parents of children killed by gun violence; your continued support of Putnam is insulting and disgraceful. This is especially true for Black families and communities, who are already so disproportionately affected by gun violence. And we have had enough.
Disney, we are holding you accountable. Stop funding Adam Putnam’s bid for governor of Florida.