Well, it's not exactly breaking news that currently the entertainment industry in this town is paralyzed by twin union strikes. Stage hands want more money and respect, TV writers want more residuals. "Da Man" is screwing "The Workers" and they're mad as hell as they're not gonna take it anymore. Plus ca change I suppose.
It's easy to be cynical about people in showbiz - that they're all rich, spoiled, selfish, narcissistic, sexually amoral, liberal pornographers. But it's important to remember that showbiz is an industry, a vital part of this city and this country's economy that generates jobs and tax revenue. And it doesn't just employ the smiling, overindulged faces of the actors and actresses we see on the stage and screen and tabloids. It employs lots of people just trying to eek out a living like the rest of us - and it's important that they not get exploited.
So here's to a quick and satisfactory resolution for both of sides in these strikes. New Yorkers need you!
It's easy to be cynical about people in showbiz - that they're all rich, spoiled, selfish, narcissistic, sexually amoral, liberal pornographers. But it's important to remember that showbiz is an industry, a vital part of this city and this country's economy that generates jobs and tax revenue. And it doesn't just employ the smiling, overindulged faces of the actors and actresses we see on the stage and screen and tabloids. It employs lots of people just trying to eek out a living like the rest of us - and it's important that they not get exploited.
So here's to a quick and satisfactory resolution for both of sides in these strikes. New Yorkers need you!
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