honestly, if these people have worked below the line in the same capacity for their entire careers, it’s very possible that they have no idea how studio budgets work. i assume they are unionized, in which case IATSE or whoever handles all of their pay negotiations and network dealings. spending your life on a set…

i suppose it really depends on how his statements were received by them - if they were like, “a man said do it, so let’s do it” or...“ya know what, william’s right, we’re being dicks here, let’s do it.”

i hope this didn’t just happen because william h. macy was like “fuck you guys, pay the woman.” i hope it happened because of EMMY and emmy alone.