Opposition to warnings on Disney+ movies with racist content U.S. by ethnicity 2020| ��ƽ��

Level of support for Disney Plus showing controversial movies with a content warning in the United States as of June 2020, by ethnicity

Characteristic	Adults	White	Hispanic	African American	Other
Strongly support	32%	33%	34%	29%	26%
Somwhat support	26%	26%	29%	27%	28%
Somewhat oppose	10%	9%	13%	8%	15%
Strongly oppose	17%	18%	13%	13%	13%
Don't know/ No opinion	15%	13%	11%	22%	19%

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Release date

June 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

June 11 to 13, 2020

Number of respondents

2,200 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

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Question: As you may know, Disney+ has included content warnings on classic movies considered controversial or racist, including ’Dumbo’ and ’The Jungle Book,’ since its launch in November 2019.Based on what you know now, do you support or oppose Disney+’s choice to continue to stream controversial movies with a content warning?

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Attitudes to Disney+ including a content warning on movies considered racist had a similar approval rating across all ethnic groups, with 58 percent of Americans in support of the decision. A survey found that levels of support for content warnings on movies considered controversial or racist was roughly the same across each demographic, although the highest proportion of those disapproving of the action were White, with 18 percent strongly opposed to the idea.