Posted on 07/21/2022 11:49:48 AM PDT by Morgana
Disney has announced it is ditching the term 'fairy godmothers' for gender-neutral titles at dress-up salons across its theme parks.
The salons, which give makeovers and help kids aged 3 to 12 dress up as princess, knights and other characters, will drop the term 'fairy godmothers in training' for their staff, instead referring to them as apprentices.
'This way, cast members that might not identify as female can still be part of the process to dress up & style the children without having to refer to themselves as a female Disney character,' a release on Disney blog, Streaming the Magic, said.
The sweeping change comes into effect in August, when the boutiques in both Disney World and Disneyland reopen from long-term closures brought about by the pandemic, according to an update on Disney resort websites.
The move seemingly represents a doubling down on what has been perceived by many as appeasing a small percentage of aggressive 'woke' commentators.
It emerged last year the company has adopted divisive and ideologically driven 'critical race theory' as part of their employee training and changed the parks' classic 'ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls!' greeting to 'everyone and dreamers of all ages' - a move designed to help everyone of all genders and sexualities to 'feel comfortable in the park.'
Disney CEO Bob Chapek, who has been at the helm of the entertainment giant since February 2020 and presided over the changes, signed a contract last month to continue his tenure at the company for another three years, despite its stock price plummeting a whopping 41 percent in the past year.
DailyMail.com has contacted Disney for comment.
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Because “fairy godfather” is definitely a thing now.
How about ‘Fairy Groomers’?
OH HELL, NO THEY AREN'T!
Disney must really hate its customer base and their money.
Get it right…it’s “personstrate”!
I wonder if Disney will sell me all the unused words and terminology they don’t want and I’ll open my own straight, cis gendered theme park. 😋
Nah - that won't work either.
Well, I'm stumped.
/s
Disney puts the “men” in menses....
Coming soon: drag-queen Snow White.
Honestly Disney, are you trying to go out of business?
From now on, ALL apprentices will be fairies!
I think they already are and have been for years!
Those make over packages run from around $150 to over $500 depending on type of costume you buy for your little angel. I hope they more people stop going. The Disney Brawl video would make me think twice about taking little ones.
That’s a great cartoon, but what is the “M-word”?
I am pretty sure if’n I were CEO, the only things that would matter would be the number of happy customers and the net profit figures. I can’t figure out why Disney stockholder put up with this.
I can’t think of any that turns me and my wife off more than Disney...just an evil corporation!!!
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