Why did Tolkien dislike Disney?

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Originally Posted by MCRmyGirl4eva

It could also have something to do with the fact that Walt Disney started his animation company to help the Germans with war expenses in WWII.

I don't know the truth of that matter, but from what I've gathered that seems to be a urban legend without much credibility.

In fact, Disney, like Warner Bros., used their cartoons to promote US patriotism and denounce the Axis during WWII. This article explains the propaganda elements there.

At any rate, as virulently opposed to Nazi Germany as Tolkien was, I cannot imagine that he would not have seized on any supposed Nazi sympathies of Disney as an excuse to dislike Disney Studios all the more, and you'd think Tolkien would have made mention of that at some point.