Maybe Hollywood Should Stop all Film Production in States that make Abortions Illegal

[NJCher]

This idea floated by Ken Olin, "an American actor, television director and producer. He is known for his role as Michael Steadman in the ABC drama series Thirtysomething, for which he received Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama nomination." (quote from Wikipedia).

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[roamer65]

1. Hell yes.

[SheltieLover]

2. Absolutely!

[The Unmitigated Gall]

3. G'Damn right they should.

And I'll be researching the production history of any film I go to or any series I watch.

[misanthrope]

4. That's more pressure on Georgia

Threat of entertainment biz boycotts have emerged more than once in the last few years. The Peach State's media industry is pretty big, most of it tied to ATL, the South's major metropolis.

[jimfields33]

5. Yep. That's the problem with this.

It hurts the liberal cities and especially the workers and businesses around the movie sets that get hurt and they most often are not the problem.

[tinrobot]

7. It would probably drive those people to seek film jobs in CA or NY, which isn't good.

We want MORE liberals in places like Georgia, not less. Flip those governor and senate seats blue.

[jimfields33]

8. Yep. I think we will in November

[misanthrope]

33. Georgia's two biggest races will be razor-thin this fall

Kemp is still barely leading Abrams while Warnock-Walker is a tossup.

[NJCher]

25. if attention is brought to that problem

Perhaps some remote work can be lined up for those people.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

6. yes we can, yes we should

[onecaliberal]

9. Should absolutely be done immediately and publicly.

[MichMan]

10. Not just production, but all showings in theaters too.

[localroger]

11. I live in Louisiana and have no doubt

...this will be a huge issue. "Hollywood South" is one of the more positive jewels in our economy for the last couple of decades, and I am sure this will put a big dent in it as individuals and companies refuse to do business here because of the stupidity.

[NJCher]

27. we here in NJ

will be happy to take that business!

Huge TV and Movie Studio Coming to Newark, NJ

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10663493

And oh, hello, Louisiana lawmakers: NJ has already preserved a woman's right to an abortion. They did it a while back, when this was just a threat:

Murphy signs law protecting abortion rights in N.J.

https://www.nj.com/politics/2022/01/murphy-signs-bill-protecting-abortion-rights-in-nj.html

[Jakes Progress]

12. Not just the film industry.

National conventions could cancel events in those states. Companies can avoid locating where their employees would be harmed by state laws.

Money is the only thing that will affect the legislatures in those states.

[c-rational]

13. Yes, yes, and yes, and same for national conventions. These unelected morons have truly

created a more divided United States of America. With choice it is up to the states, but for guns it is up to the feds What a corrupt institution the SC has become.

[aeromanKC]

14. Hello NCAA. Are you listening?

[Fla Dem]

15. Sounds like a plan to me.

[DownriverDem]

16. Yes, it's time

All major events should be cancelled in those states too. Money is really what they get.

[Kablooie]

17. Yes -- but it would make movie production more expensive...

and that will override social issues every time in Hollywood.

[NJCher]

28. got any figures on that?

seems like a blanket statement that covers a lot of territory.

[Kablooie]

30. No but generally the reason movies shoot outside of California is cost.

Some states give big tax breaks to movie companies so it's worth it for them to shoot there.
Breaking Bad actually changed the location of the story to New Mexico because of the tax breaks they got there.

[BidenRocks]

18. Goodbye

Georgia
So. Carolina
Louisiana
Florida
Texas
Utah
Wisconsin and more!
How is Wilmington looking?
Union power! Fuck these right to work poverty states!
Solidarity!

[GB_RN]

22. Wilmington (NC) Is OK...

For the moment. As of right now, abortion is not illegal, nor is it protected by law: We have a Democratic governor but the Genitalia Obsessed Party is in charge of the legislature. Governor Cooper will veto any attempt to outlaw/restrict it and they don't have the votes to override him, but they certainly won't pass any bill to protect abortion, either.

[jimfields33]

32. Why Florida? We're not banning abortion

Lousiana has a democratic governor. You think he’ll ban it? Nope. Please remove those two states please. Thank you!

[Joinfortmill]

19. I like that

[randr]

20. We need a list of all products and corporations

from or based in any of these states. We must all do all we can.

[sop]

21. Susan Sarandon can organize it.

[NJCher]

29. I don't know why you would suggest that

I guess it's supposed to be a joke?

Whoever organizes it should be:

a) a woman

b) have prominent contacts in the industry

c) be high profile

Bette Midler comes to mind.

Shonda Rhimes, and while she might be too busy, if she had an assistant who could do it her name, that might work.

Viola Davis, kind of the sae as Shonda.

[AntiFascist]

23. Yes! Will this work in Georgia? n/t

[Mr. Evil]

24. I agree wholeheartedly.

Several posts above make the point in different ways that money talks. In this society, nothing rings more true.

Can you imagine if the NCAA moved the College World Series out of Omaha, Nebraska? Aside from Nebraska football, that's about all they've got. Make sure that the Final Four and the football championship are held in states that are governed by actual humans.

Professional sports... How about the Super Bowl. Oh boy! The NFL already has immense power. Now, they have even more. The NBA and MLB, too.

Professional athletes... They have immense power, too. They have to put on their costumes and dance for the fans on any given scheduled day or night. They could simply say, "NO," until... But, they also have their privacy at stake. It's well known that professional athletes have, from time to time, procured the company of someone or someone by shear happenstance, that is attracted to them. And if it is between a male and female that interaction could result in a pregnancy. We've all read over the years of paternity suits against professional athletes (because the M$M thinks it's big news and relevant to us). If this decision by our present SCOTUS stands, these will definitely increase.

These are but a few things that can be done to counteract this travesty along with a few instances of personal ramifications where the outcome will be vastly different and forced.

I just hope they all take heed.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

26. Absolutely! And decent businesses should pull headquarters and manufacturing.

[Arazi]

31. Beyond economics, these companies need to protect their female employees

God forbid major female movie star (or any female crew member) begins hemorrhaging from an ectopic pregnancy and can’t get the IMMEDIATE healthcare they need.

Why would any company risk that?