Walt Disney Sexist

When you think of Walt Disney, you may think of Mickey Mouse, Disney Land, or Frozen, but you probably don’t think about laziness, sexism, or unfair treatment of others. The truth about Walt Disney is that he failed at art and directing until he hired others to do it for him, he stole credit for things he didn’t do, he was sexist, and horrible to his employees. Despite all this, many still see him as a hero. In “Walt Disney Hollywood’s Dark Prince,” Marc Eliot claims that Walt Disney is a story of overcoming difficulty to reach greatness, and that with hard work, anything is possible. However, Marc mistakenly reveals that all you need is greed, as Walt treated his employees unfairly, was incredibly sexist, and doesn’t even deserve most

He was incredibly rude to his workers and did not pay them fairly. Workers constantly pleaded for fair compensation. He cut their pay by 15% because he wanted some extra cash. He had the money to pay them, because he bought polo ponies for mandatory polo for the entire studio. The employees were constantly furious at the low pay, and the artists eventually went on strike (Eliot). Employees made it very clear they wanted better pay, but Walt refused. He definitely had the money, but didn’t want to pay it because he wanted the money. Unfair pay wasn’t the only thing the employees didn’t like, as he was also very difficult to work with. He had pointless rules such as no one can grow facial hair, and didn’t even follow them himself. He also constantly criticized his employees and changed the plot for the storyboard workers. The employees were absolutely furious at this “Waltalitarianism”. In short, he was oblivious to his worker’s needs. Also, he made it nearly impossible to work with him. Another thing that was an issue is that he had a habit of firing people. He “freaked out” at any sort of criticism and then fired them. When he needed some extra cash, he held a mandatory “girls only vacation” and then fired them. Ward Kimball, one of the employees, is quoted as saying “You took it, because if you didn’t, you were fired.” (Eliot). When employees began to act out due to anger and frustration, they were not listened to and they were fired. In fact, they were fired at any sign of unhappy in their work. Walt created a totalitarian work environment that cause many