Disney Board Foe Nelson Peltz Questions ‘Woke’ Marvel Films: ‘Why Do I Have to Have a Marvel [Movie] That’s All Women? Why Do I Need an All-Black Cast?’
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Nelson Peltz, the activist investor agitating to win two Disney board seats, criticized the company’s “woke” strategy — specifically questioning Marvel’s “Black Panther” and “The Marvels,” which featured Black and women leads, respectively.
The 81-year-old Peltz, who has admitted he “never claimed” to have experience in the media business, made the comments about “The Marvels” and “Black Panther” in a recent interview with the Financial Times. “Why do I have to have a Marvel [movie] that’s all women?” Peltz asked rhetorically. “Not that I have anything against women, but why do I have to do that? Why can’t I have Marvels that are both? Why do I need an all-Black cast?”
“Black Panther” does not have an all-Black cast, nor does “The Marvels” have an all-female cast.
I thought this guy was a businessman. He should understand this stuff.
"Businessman" does not imply "smart" anymore. Not even "successful businessman". This is a good example.
I'm not sure it ever did.
See also: Twitter, any Trump property , Boeing, etc.
Born wealthy. Went to a prep school before heading off to Wharton, Trump's Alma Mater.
Also, while looking him out, found out he's Jewish. Wanna bet his supporters are gonna ignore that the next time they complain about Jewish influence in Hollywood?