Attitudes to Disney+ including a content warning on movies considered racist had a similar approval rating across all ethnic groups, with 58 percent of Americans in support of the decision. A survey found that levels of support for content warnings on movies considered controversial or racist was roughly the same across each demographic, although the highest proportion of those disapproving of the action were White, with 18 percent strongly opposed to the idea.
Level of support for Disney Plus showing controversial movies with a content warning in the United States as of June 2020, by ethnicity
Question: As you may know, Disney+ has included content warnings on classic movies considered controversial or racist, including ’Dumbo’ and ’The Jungle Book,’ since its launch in November 2019.Based on what you know now, do you support or oppose Disney+’s choice to continue to stream controversial movies with a content warning?
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Morning Consult. (June 23, 2020). Level of support for Disney Plus showing controversial movies with a content warning in the United States as of June 2020, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129108/disney-plus-racial-content-warning-us/
Morning Consult. "Level of support for Disney Plus showing controversial movies with a content warning in the United States as of June 2020, by ethnicity." Chart. June 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129108/disney-plus-racial-content-warning-us/
Morning Consult. (2020). Level of support for Disney Plus showing controversial movies with a content warning in the United States as of June 2020, by ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129108/disney-plus-racial-content-warning-us/
Morning Consult. "Level of Support for Disney Plus Showing Controversial Movies with a Content Warning in The United States as of June 2020, by Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129108/disney-plus-racial-content-warning-us/
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Level of support for Disney Plus showing controversial movies with a content warning in the United States as of June 2020, by ethnicity [Graph], Morning Consult, June 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129108/disney-plus-racial-content-warning-us/
