Letter To Disney: The Recent Rumors Have Me Worried

The following is an actual e-mail I sent to Disney Corporate (TWDC.Corp.Communications@Disney.com) and while I do not know if anyone will actually take it seriously, I felt with all the toxic fans being vocal and calming Disney is listening to them, someone needed to try to convey an alternate voice to all the toxic nonsense. I do encourage people to go out and let their voices be heard to counter the loud voices of the other side.


 This is a general letter to the heads of Disney, although I have no idea if this will get to the hands of anyone who can really make a difference and ensure some level of common sense remains with-in Disney as a whole.

There are several youtubers who are right now making some rather frightening claims that I truly hope are just rumors based on their own childish biases.

 

The idea that someone is actually considering redoing the Star Wars sequel trilogy is just insane. Throwing out what was done and replacing it with a new one based off of Lucas’ idea scares me greatly. Those were good movies and have been enjoyed by the vast majority of the fans. On behalf of those fans, I beg you to stop listening to the toxic fans who are being loud as they preach their entitled attitudes. If those fans win, all the rest of us lose, as the franchise will self destruct. These toxic fans were already hating the new movies before they were even made.  Once the announcement came out that Lucas was selling it all to Disney, those toxic fans were already screaming that the franchise was dead without a single film having been made. They never gave it a chance. They created a campaign to ruin the Solo movie by not giving it a chance and creating so much negative press about it without ever seeing it. It has been the toxic fans, such as Overlord DVD, who have launched an anti-Disney campaign from the get go that has been hurting the franchise as a whole. They want to see it burn all because they believe that by becoming part of Disney it all went bad. They are trying to destroy the whole franchise just because they did not get what they wanted.

 

Please, please, please do not give into them.

 

Knowing the history of the Disney and how it has grown out of the known racial issues and sexism that has haunted the company from early on, and has shown itself to be a company devoted to progressive ideas that stay in tune to the ever developing and maturing ideas of our culture. I very much ask that you do not back down from this path. The toxic fans want to call this being ‘woke’ but in reality it is being responsible and promoting socially beneficial ideas. Continue to use LGBTQ+ characters and express inclusiveness at every turn. Be part of the growth in our society. Don’t let those who get upset and offended over having to see reality reflected in our art win. They will always be mad whenever there is change. The only way to make them happy is to get rid of individualism and true creativity, which is the death of entertainment.

 

We are living in unstable times and there are going to be periods of less than desirable profits that have much more to do with trends and uncontrollable aspects of society, as Covid has hurt the entertainment industry as a whole. It would be foolish to reorganize and ignore all the real success without looking at the true aspects that are in play. All giving into loud, toxic fans is going to achieve is to insult the real fan base, the ones who are the key aspect of making any franchise a success.

 

I have spoken my mind now.

 

While I doubt this will get into the hands that need to hear what I have to say, I feel better knowing that in an age where the toxic fans are being loud and destructive, I at least attempted to get a civil, rational voice heard. Star Wars has been a huge part of my life since I can remember and I have remained a fan even when I did like the direction it had gone. Right now I am pleased with what I am seeing, as are the majority of the fans. I hope that those with the real power in your company will do the right thing.

 

A True Fan

Ian Brazee-Cannon

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