If an accountant leaves his profession to become a commercial pilot, does he get a pass to fly when the rest of the pilots go on strike?
Comment on Mayim Bialik Declines to Host ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ Amid Strikes, Replaced by Ken Jennings
AngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.social 10 months agoHe’s not an actor and he’d already had this job. It would’ve been cool if he joined the strike but it’s not something to hold against him, either
Overzeetop@beehaw.org 10 months ago
FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 10 months ago
Hosting a TV show is totally an acting gig and I absolutely hold it against those who side with management during a strike.
Granted I already dislike him for additional reasons, but even if I didn't hate him already I'd be disappointed by this move.
CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 10 months ago
Not according to the union’s own rules, it’s not. You can have your reasons for disliking him, but at least base them in facts.
At any rate, this dumb argument is a distraction from the real enemy, which is greedy fucking studio execs who so all be run out on a rail. They could end this strike tomorrow without being a penny poorer for it.
FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 10 months ago
I'm not in SAG and not bound by their rules on what to consider actors.
I'm saying a host "is an actor" in the same sense Rob Gordon says bass guitar and lead guitar are the same job.
AngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.social 10 months ago
I mean I’m pretty sure SAG directly disagrees with you about that as they don’t cover presenters.
It would be nice if they would open their doors more but they won’t even cover wrestlers.
FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 10 months ago
I never said dude was in the same union. I said he should be showing showbiz solidarity.
AngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.social 10 months ago
You said you considered him an actor - the union that is striking does not. That seems pretty obviously relevant.
Does that extend to the gaffers and everyone else who would get fired? I don’t really think you understand the details of this. Hollywood unions have done a very good job of insulating themselves from retaliation after strikes - everyone has to do it so it’s pretty hard to hold striking against anyone. Plus whatever is baked into contracts. Jennings would be striking alone, unprotected. It’s kind of weird that people are holding him to this when the union isn’t.
AnonTwo@kbin.social 10 months ago
Is it really nothing to hold against him though, when the person he's replacing did join the strike?
AngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.social 10 months ago
The person he’s replacing is a member of SAG AFTRA (and maybe also WGA?) and he’d already been hired as her replacement. She’s not going on sympathy strike.
AnonTwo@kbin.social 10 months ago
I...don't see how that changes anything I said. It still sounds like Jennings is replacing someone who is striking.
AngrilyEatingMuffins@kbin.social 10 months ago
A scab is hired to replace someone who is striking. He had previously (as in years) been hired to replace Bialik when she was unavailable. Due to her commitments to the strike, she is unavailable. He, not being a member of the WGA or SAG, has no commitments to the strike, but does have commitments to his contract, which states he is to replace Bialik when she is unavailable. Does that make sense?
CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 10 months ago
She’s literally an actor and thus a member of the union that is striking. He is neither.
gowan@reddthat.com 10 months ago
She is part of SAG. SAG is striking so she needs to in order to remain in the union. Jennings is NOT part of SAG and there’s no reason for him to join the strike as that would harm all the other staff on the show who would be out of work.
Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
The important part is that he is already an employee there who does this job already. If he wasn’t and he was hired to do the job because he’s not union he would be a scab.
Rowsdower@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
He isn’t replacing her exactly. They’ve split hosting duties for a while now with them alternating syndicated episodes, and Ken hosting tournemts