today the girl ringing me up at the gas station said “ok, have a nice day. i love you” and i said “what” and she repeated “i love you” with better diction
In case you missed it, SAG-AFTRA just finished up a press conference where they talked to union members and the press about what's up.
Here are the big things (that I remember):
The deadline extension from June 30 to July 12 was made in good faith on SAG-AFTRA's part. They thought the AMPTP would utilize the extra time to come to the table with a fair deal. They did not. It is suspected that they wanted the extension to have more time to promote their summer blockbusters.
The studios wanted to be able to have AI scans of background actors. These actors would be paid once, and then the studios would be able to keep the actors' likeness, use the data for eternity without the actors' consent, and never pay them again. Keep in mind that only two percent of SAG-AFTRA members are big names. This proposal would've affected the other ninety-eight percent of members, many of whom are living paycheck to paycheck at the moment.
The AMPTP tried to turn union membership against Fran Drescher (current union president) by circulating a picture of her "living it up" in Italy with Kim Kardashian. This was a work obligation on Drescher's part. She's a brand ambassador for a fashion line, and whenever she wasn't on set, she was working with the negotiation committee via Zoom and text.
The video that was sent out to union members on June 28, in which they were told that the negotiations were going well, was filmed before the negotiations got to the core issues – AI, residuals, etc.
The AMPTP's deal was "disrespectful and egregious."
The other labor unions in the industry stand in solidarity with each other.
Fran Drescher called the AMPTP's plan to wait out the WGA until they were homeless "unnecessary evil."
While SAG-AFTRA is open to returning to the negotiating table at any time, leadership was signaled that the AMPTP was not interested; they believe the strike could last for a while.
this pride month i am begging yall to use your brains and stop saying various iterations of the rainbow pride flag are seeking to “replace it” and realize that these flags are 1. not at all replacements 2. meant to raise awareness of specific issues
this flag was raised over philadelphia city hall during the city’s first annual “pride kick-off” in 2017. this was specifically in response to a massive problem of racism and discrimination against black and brown lgbt people in the city’s “gayborhood” particularly at gay bars and similar venues. the flag was meant to raise awareness of and represent efforts to combat the issue. that year the city also put out new sensitivity guidelines and created a new commission on LGBT affairs with leadership roles filled primarily by people of color and legislative power to punish businesses found to be engaging in patterns of discrimination. it is not a “new rainbow flag”. it was created as part of an effort to address discrimination in a community.
this flag was created in 2018 by a non-binary designer, daniel quasar, who called it the “progress flag” and referred to it as a “reboot” of the original gilbert baker flag– not a redesign. it is a flag that is meant to highlight the progress being made in the community and the progress that still has to be made– hence the name– and, according to quasar, what is “important in our current community climate”, highlighting current issues and specific groups who are underrepresented or widely discriminated against. the white, pink, and blue stripes represent the trans community, and the black and brown stripes represent black and brown people for the same reasons as the philadelphia flag. the black stripe also represents those who are no longer with us because of hiv/aids, and people currently living with hiv/aids and the stigma they face. this is a callback to a much older alternate rainbow flag, the victory over aids flag, which added a black stripe below the rainbow:
this flag is from 2001. people adding to or modifying the rainbow flag to represent specific causes is not new, and it doesn’t detract from gilbert baker’s original design. the rainbow flag is still unequivocally the symbol for our community, and alternate versions are not seeking to change that. the creators of these alternate versions are also not saying or implying that the original flag only included certain people and thus must be ‘fixed’ or modified to be ‘more inclusive’.
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I'm sure I'm not the only one sending this feedback. Please take it to heart."
