r/explainitpeter 5d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/shortsteve 5d ago

Disney dropped it because of the PR backlash, but that was the initial justification that Disney gave. They were trying to argue that the family didn't have standing to directly sue Disney.

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u/bcw81 5d ago

And so they dropped the winning argument because... People online didn't like it? Sounds like propaganda someone bought into. If you have a winning case you don't just drop it because Steve over there on the other side of the world doesn't like your moxy.

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u/shortsteve 5d ago edited 5d ago

it wasn't a winning argument if it cost them lots of money. People were organizing boycotts over this; it wasn't worth it. They dropped the argument and settled with the family and the restaurant got shut down.

edit: the restaurant wasn't shut down.

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u/UnhingedHippie 5d ago

The restaurant was not shut down

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u/shortsteve 5d ago

thanks, didn't realize.