Writers To Protest Idol Tonight!
The Writers Guild of America want the respect that they deserve! Again!
The reality TV writers of the WGA have plans to protest American Idol tonight - in hopes of convincing Idol producer, FremantleMedia North America, to realize that they're gypping their writing staff of the proper benefits they deserve!
Reality television benefits were absent from the negotiations of the writers strike in 2007, but after a lawsuit settled between reality TV staffers and the networks, the WGA are calling FremantleMedia out on their shiz.
The WGA's press release states "Many Fremantle workers do not receive benefits that are standard in the entertainment industry including minimum compensation, health insurance, an retirement benefits."
The press release also brings up quite an interesting fact: "Fremantle has also chosen to use non-union drivers who work excessive overtime without proper rest periods or drug and alcohol testing."
Wait, what???
There had to have been an incident with a driver that provoked the WGA to include that fact in the release!!!
We want to know all the dirty details!!
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A Worthwhile Cause
I fucking hate American Idol….
NOBODY CARES!
Shit-Who cares!
GOOD LUCK WITH THAT
***STILL YAWING****
what the fuck do they need writers for?
i'd shoot up and drink too if i had to endlessly drive those fucktards around
Mario-give us an update if the "Writers"storm in and kill everybody
Give me a break. "Reality Writers" roflmao. They can all go fuck themselves. ::sip::
Oh, please. Like there's any 'writing' above grade two level on Idol.
Tolstoyevski it's not.
Gypping? Really? What about "Jewing"?
Wait…reality writers?! Isn't the whole point of reality tv is that it's REAL?!? Why would they need writers?
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Bunch of fake crap. I hate reality tv soooo fucking much!!!
friendly fyi -
using the term "gypping" or "gyp" or any other derivative is an ethnic slur against gypsies. Although commonly used, it is not commonly known to be hate speech. But it is.
Consider yourself informed.
So, continue using the term if you are comfortable with propogating hateful terminology.
I'll be watch LOST.
wow what a boring story
Man.. I really hope this goes on for months like the other strike did.
It'd be great if all the reality shows went in the crapper for awhile so we can get back to watching real tv again.
So much greed in the world.
You should be ashamed, Perez.
'gypping' is a highly offensive slur towards Gypsies. As a homosexual man who is quick to jump on any homophobic remarks, you should know better.
You mean it's in the script for Randy to say, "That's lava, dawg!"?
FUCK AMERICAN IDOL!
Re: LizardKinG – 1 ME TOO!
Perez I love you but come on… "gypping"? You wouldn't say "jewing" or "gaying" to describe somthing-leave the gypsy hating to the Russians…
Yeah….."gyping" is a very offensive term to the Roma people, it is essentially the equivalent of all of the highly rascist words one could think of that seem to be so prevalent here. The Roma's by the way are treated like shit within the entire Eastern Euro block, so just in case you bother to look at this, try not to use the word again.
There was no freaking incident. The writers UNION is complaining that the DRIVERS union is being shut out of jobs at AI. I'm in favor of unions and workers' rights, but get an education, Perez!
Re: amandaland –
You are right on AmandaLand. Perez, as an obese, gay, Cuban Americqan, you should be more sensitive to minorities and terms likely to offend.
'gypping'? that's essentially like saying 'jewing' (their writing staff…)
Perez, as an obese, gay, Cuban American, you should be more sensitive to minorities and terms likely to offend.
REALITY TV WRITERS?? bahaha that's hilarious
but yeah they should get respect too
What writing? Shit I thought the whole purpose for making reality shows in the first place was so they didn't have to pay any fucking talent…
First they almost kill scripted shows now they are going after AI?? I'm sorry.. writers are Lame O
American Idol is scripted??????????