I was curious so I found the article:
https://insidethemagic.net/2024/06/disney-executive-caught-saying-company-wont-hire-white-men-rl1/The quote is exactly what normal people assume it is, out of context and not the entire quote.
Twentieth Century Television Senior Vice President Michael Giordano was caught on a hidden video saying that Disney explicitly does not hire “white men” for specific roles.
For specific roles. That’s pretty fcking obvious. You’re not going to hire a white man to play the little mermaid.
There’s no way we’re hiring a white man for this role. They’d be very careful how they’d message that to agents.
Furthering that, they use the word agent. Specifically referring actors.
Lots of writers and other crew have agents. It’s not clear from the article if that’s what’s being referred to though.