Totally mystifying to me. She was even a great Catwoman! She is plenty cool enough for me

Indeed, although the concept you are describing is “at-will employment”. “Right to work” laws allow people to work at unionized businesses without joining the union.

Like, how hard is it to just not say transphobic things at your workplace? When your whole job is speaking words other people write for you... maybe you don’t need to say anything else? How does it even come up on the set of the Mandalorian?

Because that’s the name of the game, even if they won’t outright admit it.

In a perfect world for right-wingers, there’s an elite that the law protects, but does not bind. And for everyone else, the law binds them but does not protect them. The hypocrisy is the point. 

Rumors at the time were that she was saying transphobic things on set, around Pedro, and even after he tried to educate her she just doubled down.

Why do right wingers never get that one is free to say what they want, the government cannot impression you, BUT you cannot be free of consequences for saying those things in the free market of capitalism and public opinion.

It’s the echo chamber effect that keeps these folks from realizing there just aren’t enough bigots and assholes to support a career after you get fired from a Star Wars TV show.

Which isn’t even getting to the biggest part yet: the actual star of the show she appeared in has become a superstar over the course of it, famously has a trans sister whom he truly loves and supports in every way, and presumably told their bosses: “shut her up or get her the fuck off my show.”  And, not being idiots,…

Yep

[Studio CEO voice] You moviegoers are so demanding! “I want movies that are good,” “I want movies that don’t star violent kidnappers,” “I don’t want the writers to be homeless.” You’re just not being realistic!

We should not fool ourselves into thinking Republicans will respect this result. They are certainly plotting their next move to stop the November measure, and even if that passes, the legislature is certain to look for ways to kneecap it. The same thing has happened repeatedly in other states.

Republicans have no policies or strategies that are popular with the general population. They have given up trying to appeal to the majority. The only plan is to cheat their way into office by any means necessary. 

“Lying right-wing lawmaker continues lying when confronted by original lies. Film at 11.”

Robert Wisdom is the freaking man! Def a top tier Trek guest character.

“the Friday actor explained that he didn’t feel safe taking it because he felt that it was a “six-month kind of rush job.”

Exactly the point I wanted to make, but far better than I could. This article was so US centric it made my French teeth hurt.

No kidding

Good call.

Of course there’s hope for a national holiday about gratitude, calling back to the shared human experience of seasons of bounty and seasons of paucity. That’s basically been the entire history of our species, and there’s nothing wrong with gathering to reflect on the good things we have.

While I agree that all this Pumpkin Spice fall crap is bullshit and that Thanksgiving as some happy Puritan/Native American gathering is bullshit I still think there is hope for Thanksgiving. In my white family there is no Pumpkin Spice cult (we hate the shit) and no devotion to the Puritan myth. We simply like the…