To: Bob Iger, CEO, Disney,
\nc\/o Disney’s Corporate social responsibility team<\/p>\n
Sir,<\/p>\n
I write to remind you of an important distinction. Your position atop a storied American corporation is not a trophy to be placed on your mantlepiece. It is, instead, a position of measureless responsibility. Briefly, you are responsible for preserving and advancing the company in a sustainable manner. That includes a recognition of those elements of the society in which Disney matured that were necessary, namely democracy.<\/p>\n
Insofar as demands from the current Administration may have influenced and encouraged a decision to suspend Mr Kimmel, I am asking that the suspension be reversed. Confirming the Administration’s worst tendencies will benefit no one in the long view, as arbitrary and capricious decisions are a hallmark of those whose tenure in power is marked by a disdain for democracy, its laws and traditions.<\/p>\n
I reiterate: revoke Mr Kimmel’s suspension. Disney will be the better for it.<\/p>\n
Sincerely yours,<\/p>\n
H. A. White, Jr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
To: Bob Iger, CEO, Disney, c\/o Disney’s Corporate social responsibility team Sir, I write to remind you of an important distinction. Your position atop a storied American corporation is not a trophy to be placed on your mantlepiece. It is, instead, a position of measureless responsibility. Briefly, you are responsible \u2026 Continue reading