https://wiki.feministsf.net/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Walt_Disney_CompanyWalt Disney Company - Revision history2026-04-15T05:45:31ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.41.0https://wiki.feministsf.net/index.php?title=Walt_Disney_Company&diff=25407&oldid=prevIde Cyan: /* Sexism at the Disney Company */2007-06-30T03:08:12Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Sexism at the Disney Company</span></span></p>
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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''The Walt Disney Company''' (or '''Disney''' for short) is an American media corporation that was founded in [[1923]] by Walt Disney. It is best known in its capacity as a film studio responsible for making animated movies aimed at children, notably a series of highly successful animated [[fairy tales]] named after female characters.<br />
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The Walt Disney Company is also known for its unethical business practices<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company#Criticisms Wikipedia entry]</ref>, its influence on [[copyright]] law, and cultural imperialism.<br />
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== Sexism at the Disney Company ==<br />
At the same time as it experienced commercial success because of the film ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' (1937), the Disney company explicitly refused to hire women as part of its creative team.<ref>[http://boingboing.net/2007/06/26/disney_rejection_let.html Disney rejection letter, 1938: no girls allowed!] -- Boing Boing blog entry dated Tuesday, June 26, 2007</ref><br />
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