by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
Joy Pullman, the executive editor of "The Federalist," a right-wing publication of the conservative Federalist Society, penned an editorial in her publication this week that dissed the Walt Disney Company for undermining what she referred to as "sexual wholeness" with its push for LGBTQ rights, and suggested that families planning to visit Disney theme parks think about going to Dollywood instead.
Ms. Pullman seemed to think that Dollywood, the amusement park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, would be more welcoming to her particular view of proper sexual stereotypes in America than Mickey Mouse and friends at Disneyland and Disney World. She obviously does not know much about Dolly Parton!
Okay, Dollywood is no longer actually owned by Dolly Parton, but it is her name on the park and she is still a driving force in its operation and its commitment to the health, happiness, and education of its employees - and Dolly has been a proponent of LGBTQ rights for a long damned time - since before it was "cool."
Disney has earned the ire of extreme conservatives recently when it expressed opposition to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis's attack of LGBTQ rights with the state's new "Don't Say Gay" bill which seeks to keep discussion of gender out of the state's elementary schools. Pullman, in her attack on Disney, said,:
"Even setting aside their recently revealed support for destroying human happiness through sexual chaos, Disney's products reflect a lifestyle that doesn't reflect my goals for family life."
Pullman added that she did not agree with "the greedy commercialization of the Disney brand."
So much for hyperbole.
If Ms. Pullman thinks that her outdated moralistic posturing will be more welcome in Pigeon Forge than it was in Orlando, she is in for a rude awakening. Mickey wasn't having it, and Dolly won't either!
(But send your followers to Dollywood anyway, Joy. They might just learn something about tolerance and have fun while they are at it!)
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