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endearingfascination · 1 year ago

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I understand the sentiment of “The writer’s entitlement to their human rights is more important than you getting to consume their show without caring if the people behind it are treated humanely”, but a brief reminder that it is imperative we don’t devalue the line of work that the writers have dedicated their careers to by saying “fuck their shows” that they worked so hard on. They want to keep making their art, they want to keep writing their stories, and the corporations are the ones keeping them from being able to, by not treating them right. When a show gets cancelled, it’s a travesty for viewers, yes, but it’s ESPECIALLY a travesty for the writers who were pouring their hearts into it. Don’t take the side of the corporations by saying the writers’ work deserves to be cancelled.

(Tumblr user timemachineyeah said it best here.)

writer's strike is amazing actually go girl get that fucking marvel show UNMADE get that fucking gay pirate show CANCELLED get these chronically online fandom bitches' obsessions on HOLD until the corporations learn to pay you your mf money that you deserve

#marvel—i get. shit sucks balls and the writers probably hate having to make those shitty stories #but don’t say that our flag means death deserves to be cancelled because parts of the fandom might be being babies about it #Our Flag Means Death was a labor of love from all of the creatives who put their hearts into it.#It’s changed lives as one of the first well WRITTEN non-tokenifying queer television show in the mainstream media.#It has provided hope to millions of people around the world that people want to listen to their stories.#It stars an Indigenous actor in an interracial gay relationship while also unpacking toxic masculinity #queerness not just a side plot but the main driving storyline of the entire project.#If you wish that Our Flag Means Death were to get cancelled— you are on the corporations’ side.#Shows getting cancelled are wins for the corporations—NOT the writers.#Cancellations are murders in this battle for the right to make art and survive at the same time.

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