Top DEI execs from Disney to Netflix exit, sparks criticism of their lack of effectiveness in Hollywood

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Top DEI execs from Disney to Netflix exit, sparks criticism of their lack of effectiveness in Hollywood
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Five high-profile DEI execs in just two weeks announced exits from their jobs with major companies in Hollywood including Disney, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Under Newton's watch, Disney Parks aimed to use more gender-neutral language, phasing out the greeting"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls" and implementing inclusive language for employees who ran the Cinderella-themed boutiques formally called"Fairy Godmothers in Training" to become"Fairy Godmother’s Apprentices."

English joined the Film Academy in 2020 as its office director for Representation Inclusion and Equity after being a DEI chief for Discovery . Her addition came just three months after the Academy announced its"representation and inclusion" standards for Oscars eligibility that requires films to feature higher percentages of"underrepresented" groups in their casts and crews.

There has been a string of DEI executives who have left major Hollywood companies including Latondra Newton from Disney, Vernā Myers from Netflix, and Karen Horne from Warner Bros. Discovery. "I think there's been a quiet shift to get rid of the people causing the problems, but it's not so quiet when you see everything adding up," Young told Fox News Digital.

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