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Disney deleted a Thread because people kept putting anti-fascist quotes from its movies in the replies (www.theverge.com)

submitted 1 day ago by bytesonbike@discuss.online to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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”Share a Disney quote that sums up how you’re feeling right now!”

That’s what Disney posted on Threads the other day, and people immediately replied with lines from Star Wars, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and even Mary Poppins. The throughline between all the quotes: they were pretty pointedly anti-fascist and clearly aimed at the current administration

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[–] Hoimo@ani.social 144 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

The article links a screenrecording of the thread, but it's a Zuck product so to save you a click:

https://ani.social/pictrs/image/5784eb24-5a52-4f75-91bf-3f9fce9de072.mp4

And a catbox for redundancy: https://files.catbox.moe/a0ug4z.mp4

[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 42 points 1 day ago

Thank you, Threads is a garbage pit.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago

My dudes I'm high and and am the slow reading what kind of backup is this