‘You Can Never Be Woke Enough’: Disney Apologizes for ‘Inappropriate Joke’ in Newsletter Email
Disney is issuing an apology for what it claims is an “inappropriate” dad joke. In an internal email, the entertainment giant celebrated the news its content brands collectively won 19 News and Documentary Emmy Awards…
Disney is issuing an apology for what it claims is an “inappropriate” dad joke.
In an internal email, the entertainment giant celebrated the news its content brands collectively won 19 News and Documentary Emmy Awards.
And then it got weird.
A section labeled “dad jokes” read, “My four year-old son has been learning Spanish all year and he still can’t say the word ‘please.'”
“Which I think is poor for four,” it added.
Check out the email below:
In an email later the same day, Disney wrote, “In today’s Stay Connected newsletter, there was an inappropriate joke.”
“It was never our intention to marginalize a language or a young person’s learning skills, and we apologize to anyone offended,” it continued.
The email added, “We strive to maintain a sense of belonging and uphold our belief in diversity, equity and inclusion within the company. We will do better.”
Karol Markowicz, a conservative commentator at the New York Post, shared screenshots of the email on Wednesday and wrote, “Disney General Entertainment forced to apologize for…I’m not really sure what.”