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”Share a Disney quote that sums up how you’re feeling right now!”

That’s what Disney posted on Threads the other day, and people immediately replied with lines from Star Wars, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and even Mary Poppins. The throughline between all the quotes: they were pretty pointedly anti-fascist and clearly aimed at the current administration

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[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf -3 points 1 week ago (6 children)

But don’t worry, someone recorded it for posterity.

Link?

(Was it in the article? I failed to find...)

[With the help of an LLM] Here's a few worthy quotes:

"To be my own master. Such a thing would be greater than all the magic and all the treasures in all the world." — Genie, Aladdin (1992)

"You think you’re so clever, but you’re just a cowardly, backstabbing, murderous lizard!" — Simba, The Lion King (1994)

"A true hero isn’t measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart." — Zeus, Hercules (1997)

"I won’t be a pawn in someone else’s game!" — Pinocchio, Pinocchio (1940)

"You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." — Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh (1966–1977)

"I’d rather die tomorrow than live a hundred years without knowing freedom." — John Smith, Pocahontas (1995)

"You can’t own a human being!" — Dr. David Q. Dawson, The Aristocats (1970)

[–] Susaga@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The LLM lied. Those aren't quotes from Lion King, Pinocchio, Pocahontas, Aristocats, or Winnie the Pooh. (Christopher Robin did say that, but not in that specific movie. And it's not particularly antifa either)

Also, Dr Dawson isn't from the Aristocats. He's from Great Mouse Detective.

[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 6 points 1 week ago

Thanks for that.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 17 points 1 week ago

It's linked in the article here

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

You relied on ALie.

[–] mmmex@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It is recorded as a video in the article (screen capture from scrolling Threads on a phone).

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can’t they just post screenshot, or just paste the text of the quotes? Like I really need to watch a video of this…

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 week ago

iPhone user, so no long screenshot capability except in Safari. Among other issues...

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Thank you for more excellent evidence that these racist piles of linear algebra are CONSTANTLY MAKING SHIT UP! Just don’t fucking use em. Pretty easy

[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 3 points 1 week ago

And it's worse than that.

Worse than just not needing them.

They induce atrophy of the cognitive capacities, and mislead and addict and poison and and and...

[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 week ago

Amusing that that got a big boost of upvotes initially, and since being corrected, the downvotes have boosted past the upvotes.

... Too many preferring the lies, and disliking the correction? XD

How dare that be corrected! XD