Disney corporate President Karey Burke told company staff that
Generation Z is "30-40% queerer" than previous generations, according
to video of a company video call.
"As my son texted me
this morning, Gen Z is 30-40% queerer than other generations," Burke said
on the video call, published by writer Christopher F. Rufo. "So Disney
better get with it."
"When I was at Freeform, it was very much in the brand
ethos to be the tip of the spear when it comes to inclusion," Burke
explained earlier on the same call. Freeform is a cable television channel
owned by the Disney corporation.
"In part, I think nobody stopped us because we were
targeting Gen Z and millennials. We were targeting younger and more open-minded
…," Burke added before cutting herself off.
Burke said in another video that she would like to see at least
50% of Disney’s characters in the future identify as LGBT or as a racial
minority.