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Some days earlier, she had made this call for people to boycott Disney on account of Kimmel’s suspension. The ‘Sex and the City’ actress appealed through a video sporting Mickey Mouse ears. The reversal came at dawn, at the time Dinner with Kimmel was back on air following a brief controversy over broadcast disputes in some major markets. This situation brings to mind the kind of excitement and controversy surrounding the upcoming Freakier Friday.
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Lucre observes that in the video, Nixon explains her new stance energetically. “Like so many people who in protest canceled their Disney and Hulu subscriptions, I have signed back up. So do that too,” Nixon said with emphasis. Nixon thanked Disney and Hulu for “doing the right thing” with regard to Kimmel’s case, particularly as some viewers could not watch his return due to local broadcaster disputes with Sinclair and Nexstar.
The presentation itself rubbed people the wrong way. Observers, however, widely reacted with disdain to Nixon’s excessive verve. One observed, “It’s always the eyes with these people,” while another commented, “The cracking in her voice and the big eyes.” Much to the disadvantage of those few who attempted to listen to what she had to say, the majority of people saw her face as a distraction from the message she wanted to deliver.
This flip-flop felt especially contradictory to many. One sarcastically questioned, “So if he gets cancelled again does she cancel her subscriptions again? These people are just not right in the head.” Such comments have been accompanying many replies questioning whether her activism was genuine or not. Another comment, meanwhile, suggested practical motives behind the turnaround: “She was told to do this obviously. This is so forced. Her agent let her know deals were going to end if she battled Disney.”
Some remarks abandoned the political theater to focus on the purely aesthetic. Several comments singled out Nixon’s teeth, with one pondering, “Imagine being as wealthy as she is, in movies and television for decades, and never bothering to fix your janky snaggle teeth!” Another simply said, “She needs to fix her teeth,” mixing appearance into the political conversation.
The extra layer of debate got even deeper with the Kimmel-related returns. Nixon claims in the video that almost 20% of the American audience, including those in New Orleans, Salt Lake City, St. Louis, Washington D.C., and Nashville, were left unable to enjoy Kimmel’s return on regular network TV due to the bickering between Disney and local station operators. Nixon counseled the viewers thus affected either to ring these guys up or just go on watching on YouTube, where the episode was watched by the masses.
🔥🚨DEVELOPING: Hollywood actress Cynthia Nixon threw on a pair of Mickey Mouse ears to urge people to sign up to Disney+ and Hulu days after she demanded a boycott over Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension.
Nixon: “I like so many people, who in protest cancelled their Disney and Hulu… pic.twitter.com/c5tdHCurTx
— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) September 25, 2025
One comment took a more panoramic view of Disney’s business practices beyond the immediate controversy. “Disney+ is raising their rates once again,” remarked one user, dragging subscription cost issues into the conversation. Another sarcastically stated, “Disney should raise their membership price,” thereby underlining the commercial undertone of Nixon’s support. The company’s strategy often involves celebrating its history, much like the Walt Disney Studios celebrates Freakier Friday with nostalgic world tour memories.
The debate touched on greater trends within celebrity activism: “She and others of her ilk are totally irrelevant. Why do we care what they think?” expressed one commenter, shrugging at yet another celebrity endorsement of politics. Another, more playful, comment said, “I’ll wait until the Left tells me how to feel about Disney next Tuesday,” mocking the expected bipartisanship.
Somewhat ironically, one commenter remarked that the demographic for Kimmel’s return might have been the opposite of what Nixon had supposed: “I wonder if she knows a lot of those viewers were Republicans waiting to see his response to getting cancelled. We came, we saw, and we left.” It highlighted the paradoxical nature of audience engagement that can exist in the birthing of politically charged media events.
Further down, somebody entered into the discussion about Nixon’s career: “Because of her I refused to view sex and the city!”-an example of how celebrity political stances affect the perception of their artistic work. The reactions ranged from labeling Nixon a “moon bat whacko” to accusing her of being “on so many pills,” illustrating how polarizing media discourse has become in recent times. This level of fan engagement is also seen with personalities like Rachel Fuda, who shares her Disney obsession and fans can’t get enough.
The episode is yet another story in the long history in the confluence of entertainment with corporate politics and diaspora. Nixon’s very quick metamorphosis from boycott advocate to company cheerleader demonstrates the malleability of these positions. Equally, the severity of the public reaction shows how intensely viewers pay attention to these performances. As models for the distribution of media are ever-changing, this conception of celebrity engagement and public reaction might likely continue without stop at every new controversy.
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The moment with the Mickey Mouse ears stands as a current epitome of celebrity activism: quick to develop, quick to belly-flop across the floor, and very quick to attract public rating and review from all angles of the political spectrum. The hysteria on social media over this endorsement shows that today, any celebrity endorsement comes with a built-in commentary from an audience engaged and invested with opinions of their own. Such family trips to Disney properties are a common celebrity experience, as seen when Laura Prepon shares magical Disneyland family trip with adorable kids. Furthermore, Disney’s animated features continue to resonate, with scenes from Disney’s Lilo & Stitch sparking emotional fan reactions across generations.