Mariska Hargitay: "It is impossible to reverse my conviction that after a trauma, survivors can reclaim lives of hope, of possibility, of audacious risk, beautiful intimacy and glorious, glorious, abundant joy. I stand before you as evidence of that statement."
Our strike was not performative. We struck to make actual gains. So this moment is key. We rushed this moment in 2008 and made a mess. We can not make a mess now. Don’t be thrown by the “last, best, and final” language. That means nothing. What matters is the contract language.
Fun fact: in France, Netflix already reports their viewership to writers monthly and pays writers based on that viewership, because it’s the law there. They literally already have this system in place.
SAG ACTORS:
I want to talk about AI and how it will affect you.
I’m a former SAG Board Member and former SAG Negotiating Committee member.
I’m also WGA and DGA. 1/
We are 15 hours away from hitting an iceberg, unless the studios change direction. Just treat us like partners and creators, instead of temp workers. #WGAStrong. If you're going to insist on mini-rooms, pay a fair wage for them.
If you’re a politician or media figure who sets up the LGBTQ community to be hated and feared - not because any of us ever harmed you but because you find it useful - then don’t you dare act surprised when this kind of violence follows.
Don’t you dare act surprised.
@SusanShopmaker I wonder if Twitter will go the way of Friendster and MySpace. Or maybe everyone will be very excited to pay $20/month to get verified…🤨