I enjoyed the Panderverse episode but I think they got the cause and effect wrong. Blaming Kathleen Kennedy whilst ignoring ESG seems to miss the point completely.
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Of course Panderverse missed the point. South Park consistently presents a vision of elites as feckless but also genuine and realistic. They kamikaze themselves through well-intentioned schemes but have the self-awareness to realize they're screwed and the humility to course correct.
This obviously doesn't describe a single person at the C-suite level. Kathleen Kennedy had a vision of endless Star Wars movies featuring younger, fitter versions of herself years before Disney bought Star Wars. She was going to make that vision happen whether the box office followed or not.
But putting too much weight on the theme also misses the point. It's South Park. "Put a chick in it and make her gay and lame" is the biggest thing that'll come out of this episode no matter how many trannies cry about it.
It's ironic that the Marvels was just released - sums up everything perfectly
And the execs have zero interest in changing course, seeking to double down with a woke young avengers cast.