July 19, 2023

Should you boycott movies in support of strike?

 Daily Beast -  Obviously, seeing these movies means putting money into studios’ pockets, thus empowering greedy executives at a time when they seem to be blatantly screwing over artists. However, as of now, neither SAG nor WGA have formally called for a consumer boycott. In fact, according to many members of both guilds on social media, it seems like skipping out on the screenings would be counterproductive to their mission. In a Tumblr post, author and screenwriter Neil Gaiman said, “The WGA has not called for anyone to boycott any of the streamers or to stop their streaming services yet. It’s not ‘crossing the picket line’ to watch something on a network that we are striking against."

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