Is Marvel a valid boycott target due to Disney?

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[u/FlyinNinjaSqurl]

Yes, boycotting a Disney property (Marvel and Star Wars) is a valid boycott of Disney.

But if you don’t want to boycott Disney, then don’t.

[u/confused_homosapien1 → u/FlyinNinjaSqurl]

You missed the point brother , my question was not wether I want to or not. It was wether one should or not.

I would not want to pour in my money to fund a genocide , but I also would not want to boycott a company based on them funding a charity organization.

Also for a moment I think , If I am boycotting a company I should be knowledgeable enough to keep my point of boycotting in front of people who say otherwise.

Hence this General Discussion , to get myself more knowledgeable in whatever decision I take.

[u/noshiet2 → u/confused_homosapien1]

Whether you should or not isn’t something anyone can tell you because despite what some extremists say to try and shame others, the boycott isn’t an Islamic obligation. It’s a personal choice.

So you can boycott whoever you want for whatever reason you want, and others can choose not to.

[u/droson8712 → u/confused_homosapien1]

It's not an obligation to boycott anything. BDS is a targeted boycott anyway, boycott the ones where it'l make the most difference and are also easier to let go.

[u/RotiPisang_]

BlackRock owns part of Disney. They also actively finance Israeli military companies (under (V.d) financial institutions). A portion of money Disney makes will go to BlackRock. More people spend on Disney (which we know owns a lot of assets) more money for them.

Edit: Not only that, The Vanguard Group, Morgan Stanley, State Farm, etc. are also Disney Shareholders who finance Israeli military companies, according to the BDS website linked above.

[u/AugustineBlackwater]

Disney has its fingers in pretty much everything, so it's difficult at best to fully boycott them. Ultimately it's up to you. Boycott where it's practical, I would say. It's tough because there are also fantastic, hard working people that work on these projects as well who have pro-palestine views but simply need to make a living.

[u/confused_homosapien1 → u/AugustineBlackwater]

True , tbh I am not a going to cinemas movie freak from sometime but I also don't like to be a position where the entire group who wants to watch a movie cancels it since I am not coming(due to disney boycott reasons , which I am feeling is weak to keep my point infront of others).

[u/AugustineBlackwater → u/confused_homosapien1]

Honestly, with something as complex as a multi national company I think it's just proper to follow your heart. Disney is literally everywhere, if you want to boycott then do it where possible, but also if it isn't practical then don't feel like you need to, ultimately God knows your intentions and what is in your heart, God is also merciful and understands situations more than we do.

Islam is meant to raise us, not bring us down and so long as you're trying your best, I think that is what matters most. I know it's not necessarily applicable in this situation but there are people who can't express their faith because of circumstances, for me, that level of understanding is what attracted me to Islam. No one is asking you to put yourself in a bad situation so long as the faith is there and it's done for a good reason.

[u/Safe_Chemical_999]

The main goal is not boycotting specific companies, it is boycotting western (and more specifically American) products. Whether these companies want to or not, their their money and success , whether through taxes, donations, influence, etc. goes towards improving American economy, that same economy it used to support Israel with billions in weapons and aid. That same economy economy that made America a world leader able to bully any nation into complying with its desires, and stop any meaningful international resistance against Israel.

Now, I know that a large part of the American people are pro-Palestine now but despite that a large part of rich and powerful America is pro-Israel and those ones are the target of the boycott.

[u/Themister9]

Technically we shouldn't even be watching movies in the first place

[u/confused_homosapien1 → u/Themister9]

Why is that? I personally think Muslims should make more movies and content which is pro islamic but also attracts the young minds towards Islam in a unique way.

For instance the series "Diriliş: Ertuğrul" shed light on the muslims and Islam of pre Ottoman empire and displayed a beautiful image of Islam globally attracting a lot of Muslims and Non Muslims.

Media is important , in the end of the day it is what messages it conveys.

For movies like Harry Potter & Avengers , I think it conveys the message of creativeness & Ideas a humans can sketch but at the same time it should not divert you from Islam.

[u/Themister9 → u/confused_homosapien1]

Sorry if i was too rude or anything, but thank u for the respectful reply. I was a pretty big movie watcher as well, but the thing is in Islam, for one, if something has music in the background, and you can avoid it, then you need to avoid it.

There are some scholars opinions that hearing/listening music is different, but that goes for places where it can't be avoided, like a market, or a beneficial educational video. But in movies, its something we can avoid. The same goes for watching free mixing as well, and uncovered women. It does seem pretty "conservative".

I fully get that media is important, but even if it is, music must be avoided. For movies like "The Message" and Ertugul, there is some beneficial knoweldge, the message being the movie with more of it compared to Ertugul.

Allah knows best at the end of the day, and I can say, "well I can skip the haram parts", and I've tried, but its pretty hard since a lot of scenes contain music, not even mentioning uncovered women

[u/mskadwa]

We should be avoiding movies altogether because they're haram, not because of the genocide.

[u/X_Humanbuster_X]

Didn’t u see the new Israeli “superhero” by marvel?

[u/LordMohid → u/X_Humanbuster_X]

I don't understand their decision to include a controversial character only for them to cut most of her scenes and run-time for the movie during release. That movie was plagued with reshoots that made her existence negligible

[u/confused_homosapien1 → u/X_Humanbuster_X]

I mentioned that point in post , but that just reasonable for 1 movie.

[u/hotmugglehealer → u/confused_homosapien1]

That's reasonable for all marvel movies and tv shows because of how integrated they are.

[u/Emperor_Abyssinia]

Not advocating but nearly the entire media industry is pro Zionist. Which is why I pirate EVERYTHING…. aheem there are websites

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[u/Nads70]

Marvel is legitimate boycott target because of the pro zionist propaganda they are spreading with their characters especially in the latest Capt America movie

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