Letter to the Editor: Columnist’s view on Disney World was disappointing – Canton Repository

The Repositorys publishing Jonathan Vanboskercks opinion pieceon Disney World (April 27) was both disappointing and tone-deaf in the same time period of Derek Chauvins conviction for murder.

To quote Mr. Vanboskerck, Full disclosure: I am a Christian and a conservative Republican … He made abundantly clear in the article that he disapproves of people with tattoos, creative hairstyles and other expressions of individuality in their personal appearance. He attributes the changes at Disney businesses to political correctness, not to the fact that the world has moved on from his world view of what he wants to see everywhere. He proclaims his need to take offense at his fellow humans and any suggestions of his racism.

The truly sad statements that he makes about Splash Mountain and Song of the South in that venue indicate that he has no intention of ever considering what otherpeople might see, hearor feel when specific references are made to slavery having been a pleasant existence. On the Jungle Cruise and Pirates of the Caribbean similarly demeaning depictions of once-accepted movie characters have been eliminated. He states that this makes the parks less fun.

Instead of his plea to the Disney company to "return to the values and vision"of the past, may I suggest that he examine his position of white privilege and open his eyes to the daily insults that others experience. Contrary to his view that Disney World will make less money, I am hopeful that these small steps in the direction of eliminating racism in all its forms can make the parks be fun for everyone, which they certainly have not been.

I call on the editorial staff of the Repository to refuse to publish further articles that promote racist apologists like Jonathan Vanboskerck.

Wendy Lichtenwalter,Jackson Township

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