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The debate extends beyond Willow. Critics argue that the current approach to entertainment—filled with social messaging and identity politics—has compromised storytelling standards. The obsession with pushing woke narratives often results in content that feels more like activism than entertainment, leading to diminished audience engagement and financial losses.
Eric Kane, a mainstream entertainment journalist, pointed out that many of these cancellations and removals are strategic, aimed at writing off assets for tax benefits. Shows with little to no viewership are being removed, not because they’re not valuable culturally but because they’re more costly than their worth in the eyes of Disney’s accounting.