Twitter erupts with questions after Ted Cruz says Disney will show 'Mickey and Pluto going at it'
The bizarre right-wing war on The Walt Disney Company entered a new phase on Tuesday when United States Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) suggested that Disney plans on broadcasting animated gay pornography featuring two of its most beloved male cartoon characters.
Republicans have been beside themselves ever since Disney's Chief Executive Officer Bob Chapek publicly condemned Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law in March. A few weeks later, the corporation's heir, Charlee, came out as transgender.
Numerous conservatives have berated Disney for supporting its LGBTQ+ employees. But Cruz's latest remarks are by far the strangest uttered by GOP homophobes (until now, at least).
Recall that Cruz's eldest daughter Caroline revealed in January that she is bisexual and declared that she "disagrees" with her father's toxic bigotry.
“A lot of people judge me based upon him at first glance,” Caroline said at the time. “But I really disagree with most of his views.”
The Senator's freaky rant made it abundantly clear that he is unmoved and will continue to promote intolerance.
"I think there are people who are misguided, trying to drive, you know, Disney stepping in saying, you know, in every episode, now they're going to have, you know, you know, Mickey and Pluto going at it like, really?!" Cruz exclaimed on his podcast, Verdict with Ted Cruz.
"Thank you for that image, Senator," Cruz's guest interjected.
"You know, but it's just like, like, come on guys, like, like, these are kids, and, and, you know, you can always shift to Cinemax if you want that, like, like, why do you have – it used to be – look, I'm a dad," Cruz continued. "Like, you used to be able to put your kids on the Disney Channel and be like, alright, something innocuous will happen."
Watch below via The Recount:
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) slams Disney for opposing Florida\u2019s \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay\u201d law:\n\n\u201cIn every episode now, they\u2019re gonna have Mickey and Pluto going at it \u2026 You can always shift to Cinemax if you want that.\u201dpic.twitter.com/iZX82OiyC2— The Recount (@The Recount) 1650391919
Cruz being Cruz, he shared the clip and dug himself in deeper.
"Hysterical—Leftists think parents want woke corporations indoctrinating our kids," he tweeted. "It ain’t complicated: don’t talk about sex—gay or straight—with little kids!"
Hysterical\u2014Leftists think parents want woke corporations indoctrinating our kids.\n\nIt ain\u2019t complicated: don\u2019t talk about sex\u2014gay or straight\u2014with little kids!https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1516479742077280262\u00a0\u2026— Ted Cruz (@Ted Cruz) 1650398676
Twitter, meanwhile, had a lot of questions, such as why people like Cruz are incessantly fixated on sex.
It's a reliable method of dehumanizing your opponent and lays the groundwork for justifying violence in the future. It's an offshoot of the Qanon PysOp run by our enemies (Russia?) to drive a deeper wedge into American society. It will get worse unless it's confronted decisively.— ThumbWarStrategos (@ThumbWarStrategos) 1650399986
He's, uh ... really put a lot of thought into this, huh?— Kevin M. Kruse (@Kevin M. Kruse) 1650393395
Why are conservatives so worried about sex and genitalia all the time? They are always discussing who you can be with, when you can, if you have a penis or not, and what you do with it. It's really creepy and weird.— Mark (@Mark) 1650396807
Didn't his daughter just come out as Bi? No wonder she doesn't like him\nOh and I wonder how he feels about bugs and Elmer cross dressing??pic.twitter.com/wescmMnNHp— Momo507@juno.com (@Momo507@juno.com) 1650396566
Do they even make Mickey and Pluto content any more? I thought Disney was all teen singing and Star Wars rehash now?— P2 (@P2) 1650392846
Shift to Skinamax? I don\u2019t know Ted thought this one through enough.— Chris (@Chris) 1650398598
What the fuck?\n\nWho thinks up these things?— P\u00e9\ud83c\udf3b (@P\u00e9\ud83c\udf3b) 1650396810
How is it that the people most \u201cconcerned\u201d about various sexual activity are that ones that come up with the most disturbing images? Their projections are on a whole \u2018nother level.— Hurting2Ride\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf7 \u2600\ufe0f\ud83c\udf0a\u26f0\ud83c\udfcd (@Hurting2Ride\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf7 \u2600\ufe0f\ud83c\udf0a\u26f0\ud83c\udfcd) 1650400861
But Mickey is married to Minnie and Pluto is their dog. Couldn't be more conservative. What's wrong with Ted? ......Oh yeah!— Sir Monte Carlo (@Sir Monte Carlo) 1650392655
Wait, Ted thinks there are bestiality videos on Cinemax? He must be confusing it with his own collection, as last I recall not a lot of mouse on dog erotica on any cable channels.— Andrew "[Joke has been redacted]" Sherrod (@Andrew "[Joke has been redacted]" Sherrod) 1650398529
A. Ted Cruz doesn't watch the Disney Channel \nB. How does he know Mickey and Pluto "go at it" on Cinemax? Maybe I should give up my HBO subscription and switch to Cinemax.— SusanCollins'Pearls (@SusanCollins'Pearls) 1650398367
We now know what @tedcruz's internet searches look like, don't we?— Chris Harrison (@Chris Harrison) 1650394857
Every accusation a confessionpic.twitter.com/mVkUlD7GRP— SpaceChicknzProduction (@SpaceChicknzProduction) 1650398831
Ted Cruz today publicly fantasized about Micky Mouse and Pluto having sex.\n\n@tedcruz is no outlier. The amount of time these fringe GOP nuts publicly obsess on bizarre sex fantasies (gay, straight and otherwise) is just weird and creepy.— Eric Schmeltzer \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Eric Schmeltzer \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1650394873
The hateful undertones were impossible to miss.
Did he just dog whistle gay = bestiality? He didn\u2019t say Mickey and Goofy but Mickey and his pet dog.— Our World in Common (@Our World in Common) 1650400818
Yes, you sit your kid down in front of Disney and they might be faced with (a) acknowledging diversity and (b) promoting tolerance and acceptance of that diversity. That's what Cruz is saying isn't "innocuous" and is akin to having a cartoon mouse and dog screwing on the TV.— Grant K. \u2696\ufe0f\ud83d\udc9b (@Grant K. \u2696\ufe0f\ud83d\udc9b) 1650401615
I\u2019d like to know how these up in arms parents mare going to explain to their kids why Disney channel and their planned visit to Disney World are canceled? \u201cWe\u2019ll dear,we don\u2019t want to have anything to do with them because they only want to groom you and make you gay\u201d. Sorry kids.— james bloor (@james bloor) 1650399320
Why is it such a sin to teach kids acceptance at an early age?— David Weissman (@David Weissman) 1650398775
pic.twitter.com/T9Gmdq9UF1— martin mailloux (@martin mailloux) 1650399379
