BREAKING: “Nobody else is going to tell you this, but they’re not considering any white males for the job,” says Michael Giordano, a Senior Vice President (VP) at The Walt Disney Company. Giordano adds, “there’s no way we’re hiring a white male.”
On multiple dates with two different undercover OMG journalists, Giordano confesses Disney discriminates against white males in hiring and promotions, claiming he’s been denied promotions due to his race. He reveals Disney uses “code words and buzzwords” to avoid legal action and even mentions a candidate being rejected for not looking black enough. Giordano also admits Disney gives bonuses to executives for practicing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), agreeing that “diversity helps with financial incentives.”
Senior VP at Disney Admits “…At Some Point There’s Going to Be a Lawsuit” About Its DEI Practices
Michael Giordano, Senior Vice President at The Walt Disney Company says, “there have been times where, you know, there’s no way we’re hiring a white male.”
Disney uses coded words to discriminate against whites so it is not “legally actionable.”
Executive’s compensation packages are influenced by hiring and retaining blacks.
Disney does not hire people of mixed race who do not look black enough.
At The Walt Disney Company headquarters in Burbank, CA, James O’Keefe reports on shocking revelations from undercover footage captured by two OMG Citizen Journalists posing as Hinge dates. During separate encounters with Michael Giordano, Senior Vice President at 20th Television, a division of The Walt Disney Company, the footage reveals discussions on Disney’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) agenda. Giordano candidly admits to Disney’s promotion of LGBTQ issues alongside reported discrimination against white men and individuals of mixed-race who are perceived as insufficiently black.
Giordano reveals that Disney CEO Bob Iger “gives the directive” for every show to have substantial diversity. He explains, “In addition to a DEI director, Disney has ‘pretty broad’ DEI with HR (Human Resources) ensuring diversity in show casts and writers’ rooms.” Giordano, who negotiates hiring, production, distribution, and marketing for television shows as a white male, observes, “I would guess that 30 or 35% of our top writers happen to be, you know, gay, and so I think a lot of them lean into trans stories more than the average straight writer would.”
Giordano explains that Disney engages in discrimination both “spoken and unspoken.” He recounts instances where he lost out on promotions to less experienced individuals because, as he puts it, “white men are ‘not who they’re looking at promoting at the moment.'” He further mentions that friends in HR have confided in him, revealing, “They’re not considering any white males for this job.”
Despite this, Giordano reveals that Disney is “very careful about messaging because they don’t want to get sued for discrimination in either direction.” He asserts that Disney uses coded language and buzzwords to describe what they are looking for, which are not “legally actionable.” For instance, he notes, “They might say something like, you know, look, we’re not looking at like the usual suspects for this job.”
Giordano states Disney maintains a comprehensive spreadsheet tracking the demographic details of its employees to monitor its DEI agenda. He further admits, “A percentage of my bonus is theoretically based on whether I’m hired, supported, mentored by people who bring diversity.” Similar compensation structures were exposed by OMG at International Business Machines (IBM), currently under litigation by America First Legal. With legal expertise, Giordano acknowledges Disney’s policies could potentially violate the Civil Rights Act of 1964, stating, “It kind of feels like… at some point there’s going to be a lawsuit.”
In Disney’s DEI agenda, even the shade of the color of your skin matters. Giordano recalls a situation where his department sought to hire a qualified individual, but a creative executive opposed the hire because the candidate was “only half black” and didn’t look black enough. “They insisted on having someone in meetings who fit a certain appearance,” Giordano explains, “and he didn’t meet that criteria.”
The impact of these revelations has been swift. In response to the initial story release, Michael Giordano deleted his LinkedIn account, likely to avoid further scrutiny and public backlash.
The controversy surrounding Disney’s DEI practices has also garnered widespread attention, including from prominent figures like Elon Musk, who reacted to the first release of The Disney Tapes with tweets saying “Wow,” and “This is messed up.”
Exposing Disney’s discriminatory DEI agenda is crucial because beyond being just another blue-chip stock, Disney holds a special place in the hearts of millions of Americans. Equally significant, Disney is one of only six major media conglomerates that collectively control approximately 90% of all media in America. Among its numerous influential subsidiaries are ABC, producer of America’s top-ranked morning show Good Morning America, where earlier this month, OMG released tapes confirming significant liberal media bias, and Lucasfilm, creator of Star Wars, one of the most lucrative franchises in entertainment history.
Recently defending against a hostile takeover attempt and with a new Star Wars movie heavily influenced by DEI principles, this moment could define Disney’s stance on diversity and inclusion.
Watch out for OMG’s Disney Tapes: Part 2.
