#support the strike people!

[purplemoonabove]

By tomorrow, it would be two weeks since I’ve saw s2. The fact that it’s been in my mind so long as me watching both The Little Mermaid and Across The Spider Verse shows just how good, emotionally wrecking, and memorable it is — for me as both a fantasy fan and a writer, who wants to create stories that would have people this attached to

[thatrandomblogsays]

I’m so happy for them

[Image Description: Castiel from Supernatural is saying I love you, underneath is an image of Dean Winchester with the caption: “After four months of striking the WGA has a reached a tentative agreement & finalizing the contract. If all goes well writers will get to return to work with better pay and protections. They did it. Go unions”]

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[xinghai]

Bisan has called for a global strike this week 1/21-1/28! Offer support in as many ways as you can, but don’t feel bad if you can’t do everything or do it differently than others. We all have a part to play.

[thecatspasta]

Today I was talking to someone and Palestine came up and their response to it was 'Not my country, not my problem'

So let me just spell it out for you

It is your problem when you willfully ignore people telling you about Palestinians being slaughtered

It is your problem when you buy and support companies that are actively aiding in the genocide

It is your problem when you stand by, knowing full well that people are being killed in the thousands and deciding to let it happen

Do not stay quiet and be complacent in genocide. Do not ignore this, it is happening now. From river to sea, palestine will be free

[nights-are-better]

it shouldn’t be a joke that people are broke in certain careers. it shouldn’t be a joke that people are broke in certain careers. it shouldn’t be a joke that people are broke in certain careers. it shouldn’t be a joke that people are broke in certain careers.

PAY YOUR WRITERS LIVEABLE WAGES. PAY YOUR HEALTH CARE WORKERS LIVEABLE. PAY TEACHERS LIVEABLE WAGES.

PAY YOUR WORKERS LIVEABLE WAGES

PAY PEOPLE SO THEY CAN LIVE

[cr-ok]

that new Netflix show looks cool and all, but isn’t the writer’s strike still going?

update (July 30):

To those explaining WGA has not called for boycott and why, thank you, I genuinely appreciate you all. Sorry this response took so long. I just figured out how to view reposts.

To those who do not know, it is extremely likely a mass drop in subscriptions will turn into an excuse to say “streaming services are not a stable way to get revenue, so your work does not hold any real value for us”. A boycott has not been called as a result.

[deancasforcutie]

Dean complimenting fellow queer people on their game

Bonus inverse, trying to out-game someone to vicariously flirt for/with your presumed-but-not-at-all-straight friend who has no game whatsoever:

[lord-of-the-ducks]

Not sure if anyone else has already shared this, but it feels important to circulate, especially with the strikes and the upcoming season

Edit: wanted to clarify that people should read the full article. The title is a bit misleading, but it’s still a shitty situation, and other actors from the show also describe their experiences

[montanabohemian]

WGA GOT A (tentative) DEAL

WGA GOT A (tentative) DEAL

WGA GOT A (tentative) DEAL

AND NOW WE KEEP FIGHTING TO GET SAG-AFTRA THEIR DEAL

[gay-jewish-bucky]

If you're worried about your favourite shows/movies being cancelled/delayed/dropping in quality, instead of complaining about how it impacts you (which can be used by studios to paint striking workers as the bad guy) use your frustration and anger to stand with the WGA, learn why they're striking and what they're asking for, and direct any negative feelings you may have directly at studios who are the reason writers even need to strike.

[lilyblisslys]

Knew a bi girl who would proposition our straight guy friends bi girlfriends, also told my gf she would fuck me (also bi girl) if given the chance, all this after she broke up with her straight bf (she did not successfully fuck any girls this way)

some people’s need to get laid is the exact inverse of their ability to get laid

[ahaura]

via Twitter

Since SAG-AFTRA is going on strike and the unions in Hollywood are getting more attention, I think it's really important to remind people to be mindful of the anti-union propaganda most media outlets will be releasing on behalf of the corporations.

For example, yesterday Deadline Hollywood tweeted that Matt Damon was talking about how tough the strike was going to be for his new company, making him out to be anti-union. This was a deliberate mischaracterization of his words: he said that while it would be difficult, if the union leadership deemed it necessary then they must strike, especially since it makes the difference for working actors to have healthcare. Deadline Hollywood retracted their statement after backlash.

This is not the first instance of this nor will it be the last. Media outlets will intentionally try to make it seem like there is real divide between actors and personalities in Hollywood about the strike when the vast majority of actors (and crew members in general) are in solidarity with one another. The media's role is also to turn the public against them, which subsequently makes collective action seem "selfish" and "greedy". They lay it on thick with additional comments with arguments such as "why are all these rich people complaining?" when the Big Names In Movies only account for about 10% of working actors industry-wide. Actors have to make $26, 000 USD to qualify for healthcare but with present conditions - and companies withholding residuals on streaming platforms as well - many can't even get that, and must get secondary jobs to survive.

It is absolutely necessary to be critical and skeptical of headlines as the strikes kick off. There will be more and more anti-union propaganda as it goes on. While there are bound to be a few actors who are anti-union, they do not represent the vast majority of working people in the industry.

The corporations involved in the strike do not want to pay their workers - the people generating the value of that which they produce - their fair share, a living wage, fairer contracts, and healthcare. Moreover, other corporations do not want to pay their workers fairly and pay for necessities like healthcare. The United States unionization rate is only 11.3%, which is too high even in capital owner's eyes. They do not want this number to increase; they do not want people to realize that they're being robbed of what they're owed while CEOs and executives rake in millions upon millions every single year.

TL;DR please be mindful of the headlines you see coming out of the media while the strikes are going on. The media has and will continue to lie to the public about labor action because they serve the corporations, not the workers. And this goes across the workforce, regardless of industry.

[shalom-iamcominghome]

New blog rule (inspired by recent events): antisemites get one (1) snarky reply from me before they are reported if I choose to respond.

After that, the only response will be thus:

עם ישראל חי

[simonsaysletsgo]

Comics fandom whenever something weird or off or unsatisying happens and bad things happen to their faves: Ugh so glad I didn't touch this, going to pretend it never happened

Me; Yes this I can work with this.

[lukeskylovr]

this is just something small but i thought it might be easy for others to do too: if you have a roll of stickers, draw or write palestinian flags or other things on them, and paste them up on lamp poles or letter boxes or road signs in your community! spread the word about the genocide in palestine! make sure that people in your area are reminded about palestine throughout the day! make palestinian voices heard!! i know you can buy stickers but these let you write quotes and draw variations of the flag on them too