Bulldog,
I am laughing at your comment to me. I guess I am getting under your skin. Good.
I am not afraid to speak the truth. I may be censored but I will never be silenced. I find it discouraging that there are so few conservatives responding on this comment board these days. I will not stop as it is my nature not to let the liberals defeat me. I am an outspoken Irish Catholic who has God in my corner. It is so comforting.
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Interesting to see major studios falling in line with doubts about doing business in Georgia if the anti-abortion law goes into effect. As someone who deals in the risk management end of film production, I put an asterisk on Georgia when they extended concealed carry rights to establishments that serve alcohol. My nightmare wasn't that the makeup artist would get knocked up but rather that all out-of-state cast and crew would be spending their recreational time in bars and restaurants crawling with liquored-up, gun-toting locals.
Funny, they have no problems filming in Ireland, Bolivia, or any other number of places where abortion is illegal or limited as it should be.
Georgia should tell them to get out and stay out.
People make the laws, not corporations.
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Mike H
Ireland voted a year ago to legalize abortion. It was a sad day indeed for a once Catholic country. I pray one day the pro life people will be able to overturn abortion and it will once again be a pro life nation.
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Within the next two years Disney may find it 'very difficult' to find many pro abortion states in America.... Personally, I'm shocked the land of the free legislates against women's choice and mandates all births, under physician penalty of jail. Next? Lock up women who have abortions?
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Y'all should lobby Amazon to boycott. They are about to begin filming a mini-series on the Underground Railroad.
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Instead of cable I have netflix and acorntv.
netflix has not stated it will discontinue working in GA as a result of the recent antiabortion law.
I have cancelled my netflix subscription of many years and let them know why.
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Per the article:
“This week, Ted Sarandos, the chief content officer at Netflix, had said the company would “rethink our entire investment in Georgia” if the law went into effect.
“We have many women working on productions in Georgia, whose rights, along with millions of others, will be severely restricted by this law,” Sarandos said. “It’s why we will work with the A.C.L.U. and others to fight it in court. Given the legislation has not yet been implemented, we’ll continue to film there — while also supporting partners and artists who choose not to.”
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@James
yes, I was aware of the netflix statement.
"...we will continue to film there... " is the part that made the decision for me.
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This shows that corporations have too much power, whether it’s Amazon turning New York on its ear or Disney bullying Georgia. Trump’s attorney general needs to bring antitrust lawsuits against these monsters and smash them into tiny bits. Disney recently acquired Fox and earlier absorbed ABC and ESPN. They bought the Star Wars franchise. And their shows have Disneyfied Broadway. Trump should follow in the footsteps of Teddy Roosevelt and bust this trust.
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I see some of you calling for a boycott of Netflix and Disney. Boycott all you want. These corporations are global and could care less if a few of you tune out over some political issue.
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But the point is to not put our money in a specific state, not expecting to upend the entire industry.
Step by step.
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#1 I really doubt Georgians care what Hollyweird wants.
#2 Isn't this counterproductive for Disney? Their products are for kids, yet more abortions mean fewer kids....
Someone over there didn't think this through...
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ulling out, taking local jobs and money won't undo this law. The 2016 version of this abortion bill, protest pressured the bill from becoming law. The extras, support and production staff will be effected by your choice to leave, not CEOs.
There is already a boycott started against Netflix, Disney and Warner. Truth be told without consumers, Netflix and Disney won't exist. The has been Mistress of Me Too, Alyssa Milano, doesnt live in GA. She hasn't been in a theater released movie since Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 2011! Please boycott GA!
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@Amy "Truth be told without consumers, Netflix and Disney won't exist."
Both Netflix and Disney are global companies. Those markets won't care one iota about a stateside boycotts. In fact, they may be momentarily amused.
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Disney is the same company that was sued by two employees for using immigrant workers to save money over American workers. Such hypocrites.
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We are leaving North Carolina and returning to Georgia soon on our RV. We normally stop for a night or two in Georgia.....this time we are not stopping, don't want to spend a dime in that state. Wanted to completely bypass Georgia but didn't make sense. :(
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I do not support the Georgia law. Nevertheless, I am uncomfortable with big companies using their economic power to attempt to coerce states or localities to enact, or refuse to enact, legislation which is, at the least, controversial. I would feel differently if Georgia or another state enacted legislation which was blatantly racially discriminatory - I think that would be beyond the pale. But positions pertaining to abortion are not so straightforward. With the hundreds of employees working for Disney, surely there are many, including women, who oppose abortion, and many of them passionately so. Citizens United was a bad decision, in my view, and rightly opposed by many progressives for giving inordinate influence over state policy to big corporations or political pacts. These actions by companies such as Disney are similar in that they involve a company, acting outside of the political process, trying to bully a political entity to act in a manner approved of by an influential lobby, but which is opposed by a substantial number of citizens. In other words, if the citizens of Georgia desire certain legislation, they should elect a legislature to enact such legislation.
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@Wan Maybe some of those anti-abortion women should care about the state of health and education in their states.
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@Wan
You may be uncomfortable but I, along with many other Americans and shareholders, expect corporations to stand up for what is right!
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@Wan Women who oppose abortion can choose not to have them. It's very much in the interest of these companies to protect the rights of their employees when they ask them to work in other legal jurisdictions, and these moves are to protect the rights of approximately half their employees. It's little different than choosing not to operate in Saudi Arabia because of their limitations on women's rights.
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The state of Georgia stood for principle. For that they should be commended and congratulated. Principles over profits is not an easy thing to do but those of us who are pro life will not let the good people of Georgia down. Georgia here we come.
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Boycotts work. Especially corporate-led boycotts. It worked in Indiana, it worked in Maricopa County, AZ. When corporations stop investing in states, legislators pay attention.
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My child just turned down her acceptance to Emory due to their new anti abortion law. Any state that restricts the rights of women is not a state my child cares to educate herself in.
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@Gazbo Fernandez
Wow!
What a strong definitive statement by your daughter!
You raise a daughter with conviction and honor.
Congratulations.
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@Gazbo Fernandez I went to Emory years ago and am grateful for and proud of the education I got there. So as an alum, I cringed when this idiotic law was passed because I can imagine the impact on institutions like Emory and Georgia Tech -- which are overall progressive -- will be detrimental in recruitment efforts for their undergraduate and graduate programs. I would also bet the medical wings of institutions like Emory and Univ of Alabama-Birmingham may be worried about their recruitment of medical residents and fellows to staff their training programs and hospitals. These laws will affect not just OBGYN, but every specialty.
Although I am sad for places like Emory that will wind up being collateral damage in all of this, I don't blame young people at all for seeking academic and professional development in other states that will not deny them reproductive choices or scrutinize them over a miscarriage.
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Good. Nice to see corporations standing up for women's rights, especially since corporations seem to be the only "people" that Rs listen to.
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They’re not standing up for rights. They have no soul. They just want money. They might be doing this because people with talent might be less inclined to work for them if they do business with Dark Age theocrats.
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Yeah, it will be "very difficult". Now that that box is checked off and as difficult as it will be, Disney will stay put in Georgia where they make lots and lots of money.
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The whole abortion debate is misplaced. We should be talking about and promoting access to birth control instead.
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@Orange The people who want an abortion ban also don't want to give women access to contraception. Government funding for Planned Parenthood and other clinics that provide contraception and other women's reproductive health services is also being cut in Georgia and many other states.
Also, the "abortion debate," as you call it, is not at all misplaced. It needs to be discussed, and not simply suppressed by people who just want to abolish it.
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It’s all driven by those who despise it when others “escape” the consequences of sexual intercourse. Contraception is against those “values” as well.
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Adult Swim needs to move from Atlanta too.
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who cares about Disney, let them stay out of Georgia, SC too.
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Visiting Disneyworld costs a family $1,000 per day. Many people would welcome the savings of a boycott. Even the loss of 10 percent of traffic would devastate Disney because they couldn’t recover the loss by jacking up prices as they are already at nosebleed levels.
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While I respect the values behind Iger's decision, I don't think Kemp and the Georgia legislature will be moved by boycotts. Their disdain for women, especially poor women, and their religious ideology will win out over economic decisions. Unfortunately, the people who will be hurt in this situation are those who have found good jobs in the film industry and the small businesses that have benefited from it. I wish more people in the industry would take the stand that Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams have taken, to work in Georgia and to donate to the court battles against this terrible law.
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I sincerely hope the state of Georgia will pay dearly for its ill-considered and unnecessary action on the issue of abortion.
Georgia is my home state, but I have been ashamed to acknowledge it ever since the civil rights era when the state turned red.
Having a person like Brian Kemp as governor can mean only further descent into regressive and racist policies.
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"The law . . . effectively bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, a time when doctors can usually start detecting a fetal heartbeat."
Six weeks into a pregnancy, there is no fetus. It is an embryo at six weeks, and is not called a fetus until eleven weeks. Also, the "heartbeat" is just a tiny clump of cells that show some electrical activity that can be detected on newer ultrasounds. There is no developed heart or circulatory system at that point.
Reporters need to stop repeating the "fetal heartbeat" nonsense. By repeating it, they are adopting the framing of people who want to strip women of our reproductive rights. Please stop.
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Like global objections to apartheid, sanctions may be the last resort against cruel dogma, racism and violations of human rights.
Unfortunately, the poverty that plagues many of the 'pro-Life' states will only increase as companies with jobs relocate, further punishing the poorest women and forcing unwanted unsupported pregnancies to term. These 'pro-Lifers' will promote deadly 'kitchen table' aborting efforts that kill women- white and black.
At last- a useful role for corporations which have little moral imperative but need good employees and public favor!
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This is the best, most encouraging news I have heard in a long time! Thank you Disney! You and the other corporations, athletic associations, trade show associations, event planners, and tourists who boycott Georgia will get my support. And I will not forget. I believe the anti-abortion politicians secretly care far more about money and profits than they do about abortion. We know they don't care about women's rights, but their knee-jerk constituents will see what really matters to these people.
You have taken a courageous and honorable position on this issue and I thank you.
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Thank you, Disney. May others follow your lead.
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@NoCalSue I wish. MLB just announced the 2021 All Star game will be played in Atlanta.
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I went to my local supermarket yesterday and put two pints of blueberries into my cart. I saw that were grown in Georgia and returned them to the shelf. I put down two pints.
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Cancel any travel plans to Georgia!
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They should instead film where it is far more beautiful, both inside and out. Try western Washington State. Great light, and great people. It might cost more, but it would be worth it. Cheap doesn't equate to quality.
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@JW Cheap usually means "Expensive in the long run"
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Love Disney and all its affiliates.
Thank you Disney for standing up for women around the world.
Let's watch carefully what all the other production companies do.
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Thank you, Disney! Please - I would request that every major national/international corporation make similar decisions and state their position in support of women's rights. I am ashamed of my state taking this abhorrent action and will be making my opinion known to them with letters and, more importantly, with my vote. Keep the pressure on until this law is retracted!
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I am truly grateful for the support of women’s rights from corporations like Disney. Their support also shines a light on the power of money, which makes me question just how fervent the anti-choice people are. They believe in restricting women’s rights until it impacts their bottom lines. It gives us a road map, though: for the states looking to restrict women’s rights, make their economies scream.
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Before anyone starts tossing bouquets to Disney and the other film companies over Georgia's regressive action, none of these companies has stopped production in that state. They are promising to do so only if the new law is enforced. A federal district court there will block enforcement as soon as a lawsuit is filed, because the law violates the US Supreme Court's long-standing affirmation of a woman's Constitutional right to abortion. Even this Supreme Court will not condone this law unless it is willing to reverse Roe v. Wade. And unless and until that sorry day occurs Georgia will still enjoy the benefits of the movie industry's largesse. If these companies want to teach the voters of Georgia a real lesson for electing these politicians, they will pull out or cut back their production there now.
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Good. Boycott states that discriminate. Women and other people with uteruses deserve full access to abortion care when working on a film set away from home. Being stranded in a misogynistic, anti-abortion state can be dangerous if you’re pregnant.
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Thank you Bob Iger and Disney! Other people commenting seem to think that a Disney boycott of Georgia either won't make any difference or will backfire and hurt Disney. However, most people in this country do not support these extreme anti-abortion bills. Boycotts can be very powerful, especially if the general public gets behind them.
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The boycott should not just be Hollywood, it should be YOUR professional organizations.
Many NYTimes readers go to an annual convention. Let your organization's convention planners know that you do not think members of the group (not just you) want to financially support Georgia.
There are a lot of meetings in Atlanta. If even 10% start to reconsider, it will have an impact.
The same goes for Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, Indianapolis, and St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri. (I doubt there are many meetings in Alabama or Mississippi or Kentucky...but if so, they deserve a boycott as well.)
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@priceofcivilization
And, all pro-lifers (about halt the country) should boycott all Disney products.
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@Amy How do you know it's half the country? According to Gallup polls, 70% of Americans are in favor of women's rights.
Also, pro-life is a misnomer at best.
Majority of abortion foes support the death penalty and reject refugees fleeing war and death.
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@priceofcivilization
So anything we don't like, or approve of, we should boycott? Let's get rid of our government and let the mob rule!
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All people and businesses should boycott all states that pass these new abortion ban laws.
Let's see if these states can get their anti-abortion politicians reelected after they cause these states' economies to tank.
Let's see if the residents of these states will like having their taxes raised and their jobs lost as a consequence of passing these abortion ban laws.
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@S Butler
To the Good Women of Georgia:
Why in the world would you allow the GOPer men in your state government take full control over your reproductive rights?
Are these GOPers criminalizing their use of viagra too.
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As a long time donor to PP, I do care about abortion rights. But I’m also tired of fighting. If a few southern states want to regress back to the 1900s, that’s fine. If they close all the clinics in a state, people can catch a flight elsewhere and get an abortion. I’m not inclined to waste money fighting about it anymore.
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@Southwest Tired or not, we are fighting for young women now. Do you think every young woman has the money to just go fly anywhere abortions are allowed??? Wake up. our daughters and granddaughters need our support!
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@Southwest I'm glad you think that everybody can afford to get on a flight to fly elsewhere to get an abortion. Maybe they can get a massage at the hotel spa while they are there, or enjoy dinner at a 3 star Michelin restaurant.
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The first sane comment! All the pro-choicers should send actual monetary funds to help these women they claim to care about out. They probably won't because they don't really care that much.
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I have mixed feelings about film companies pulling out of my home state because I know that the economic impact here will be devastating to so many businesses and people (some of my own friends included). But you know what else is devastating to Georgia? This ridiculous and backwards abortion law.
We're slowly turning purple here. Stacey Abrams' performance in the governor's race showed we're making progress. We obviously still have some way to go and perhaps need a shove in the right direction.
Despite the pain it would cause, I would encourage these companies and actors to take their business elsewhere *if* this law is ever implemented here. In the meantime, keep speaking out and letting our politicians know you'll leave if they continue this assault on the women of Georgia.
I, for one, appreciate these folks standing up for my right to choose since our legislature and Governor seem to care so little.
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While lobbying against the state abortion ban law this year, I spoke with my state representative, Jesse Petrea. He told me that the Georgia gave so many finical incentives to the movie industry that they wouldn’t pull out. I’m glad that these corporations proved Petrea wrong in choosing-to side with women’s rights to choose and are taking their business elsewhere.
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Excellent.
Now, can Disney pass the smell test on "equal pay" for women?
Or, like other corporations are they skimming off 20% from every woman's paycheck and calling it - not "theft" - but "profit"?
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Yet again Bob Iger proves to be a class act, and good on Disney. Red states are free to enact misogynistic, racist and otherwise backwards laws, and the rest of us are free to avoid them for doing so.
Is there is doubt about why blue states have the money, the industry, the diversity and the positive future outlook, and red states are withering on the vine? The GOP has only one goal, to enrich its wealthiest members, and has no problem causing its working class supporters to vote against their own self-interest.
To red state voters: you reap what you sow. Have fun.
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Thank you, Disney, it is the only thing that will work. The only thing these phonies like more than pontificating is money. That is why they have such terrible health, education and general well-being. They won't do anything about the high levels of gun deaths in their states, they are completely full of it.
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Another example of how bad Republicans are for economies and their citizens, determined to drag their states back into the past, the party of prejudice.
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Money really is the only thing that talks. Good for Disney. The war on women's autonomy has to end.
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May??? If anything, Disney should be using it’s stars and voice to get out the message about these state’s abortion bans. Or how donating x amount of Iger’s salary to Planned Parenthood or groups like Indivisible.
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I think abortion should be legal, but Hollywood hypocrisy is pretty amazing.
Didn't Aladdin just film in Jordan? More strict abortion laws there than you'll find in Georgia.
http://jordantimes.com/news/local/gov%E2%80%99t-urged-draft-laws-allowing-abortion-cases-rape-incest
What about Game of Thrones, famously filmed in Northern Ireland? You have to travel to the Republic or to England if you want an abortion there.
It will be interesting to see the hand-wringing when Florida passes a heartbeat bill. Doesn't Disney own some land there?
Not to mention Disney operates a couple of parks in China, the worst human rights offender and enemy of liberal democracy on the planet. Why is it OK to do business in China but not Georgia?
Is Georgia actually worse for human rights than China? Or does Hollywood just pick on the little guy in these sorts of culture war battles?
The ultimate question is why would Hollywood respect the sovereignty, culture, norms and laws of other countries but not a U.S. State?
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I am boycotting Alabama, Georgia and any other state that does this to women!!
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Please God, let other corporations get on this bandwagon.
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Disney taking a moral stand? That's rich (pardon the pun). I've heard about their labor practices, especially in their "town", Celebration Fl.
Like Trump crusading against pornography.
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Thank you Disney for putting the health of your female employees above short-term financials. Not only do boycotts work, but states like Georgia and Alabama will likely see a brain-drain if these Ceaușescu-abortion laws pass. How many young women will stay in these states if they ban abortion and have miscarriages investigated by the police? I love Atlanta but I sure wouldn't stick around.
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Here you go, Bob.
https://www.pghfilm.org/for-filmmakers/locations/
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Please, get out of any state with these horrible laws.
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Don't worry Georgia. Stick to your principles. There will be those of us who will gladly visit your lovely state. Who needs liberal Hollywood where all they turn out are second rate projects.
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Those “second rate projects” you refer to are currently one of America’s largest export.
Just thought I’d throw that out there.
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@Bryan
Don't bother trying to reason or even respond to KMW. He / she has been spouting the same line year in and year out. Dems and liberals evil, republicans, right wing fundamentalists, and Fox "News" righteous and good. Oh, and add the combover Caligula to that list. I think the only reason this person and others of their tribe have a subscription at NYT is to "stick it to the lbs". So be it. Their thinking is guided by an ancient book written by men and loyalty to a church that has ABUSED girls and boys for centuries. Of course you'll never hear them admit to that. It's just lies concocted by and spread by the evil ones.
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Very sad to be a woman living in these backwards states.
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Thank you, Disney!
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@Sandbyter
Thank you so much for standing by us women!!!
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Last year Atlanta-based Delta Airlines cut ties with the National Rifle Association.The response from the supposedly business friendly Georgia state legislative was to punish the airline by taking away state tax breaks. Guns over jobs!
Of course, Disney should boycott Georgia. If the state's politicians have no problem with punishing Delta for merely cutting ties with the NRA, how could any corporation trust they won't pull a similar stunt, especially when it comes to reproductive freedom? I would prefer that social these battles weren't fought through corporate proxies, but money is the only thing Republicans truly care about.
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boycott Georgia all the way!!!
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Bob Iger just turned some heads. Threatening a $2.7 billion industry in a $39 billion state. That's no idle threat. That's roughly 7% of Georgia's economy. Not to mention the lost multipliers, the tax revenue, and the damage to Georgia's reputation as a whole. Whoops.
The Georgia Department of Economic Development, the Georgia Film Office in particular, just had a heart attack. Hopefully other film giants will follow Iger's example.
Can you imagine if Disney refused to distribute in Georgia too? Sounds like Brian Kemp is in way over his head.
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@AndyBrian Kemp cannot be described in publicly acceptable terms. A real throwback to the days of Lester Maddox.
Ever since the Chicken guy was elected my vote as a Georgia citizen has been discounted. As a Democrat living in a red state, I have been disenfranchised. The electoral college and gerrymandering have too long distorted elections in many, of not all, states.
Unconstitutional! Possibly a major reason for the awful muck we find ourselves in today.
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The extreme limitation of women’s reproductive rights in certain States is a human rights issue - and no, an unformed collection of cells is not a human (weary of politicians and anti-abortionists’ ignorance of basic biology).
Disheartened and sickened by recent legislation yanking us back to 19th century thinking, I find hope in major companies backing their workers and choosing to go elsewhere.
I vote at the ballot box every 2-4 years, but I vote *daily* with my dollars.
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Great News ! Thank you Disney. I never was a big Disney supporter, but this changes my attitude. I can only hope that more big corporations will follow suit.
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Since money is the only thing that talks at present, especially to Republicans, I am grateful that Disney, Netflix and other heavyweights are making their views known about the impact of this clearly unconstitutional and misogynistic legislation. Although individual people can vote with their feet, by refusing to vacation, do business, or otherwise invest in such states, state politicians will only listen when an entire industry or source of revenue is threatened.
As to the commenters who say they resent corporations using their influence when it comes to state laws like this, please remember that some of you were overjoyed when the Supreme Court held that for-profit corporations have the “religious freedom” to deny insurance coverage for contraception for their employees. Freedom cuts both ways.
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Georgia will not be the only state to face potential financial backlash. Toyota builds cars in Alabama. BMW has a plant in SC, as does Boeing. Subaru builds cars in Indiana, and so on and so on and so on. Women spend money. Men who support women's right to choose spend money. Hollywood, publicly traded companies who sell to women, and socially conscious companies may all take a long, hard look at where they decide to do business.
I expect these legislatures that pass these illegal and quite perverted laws to stay silent on any potential boycotts. They must stand strongly for their beliefs, even if it brings real financial harm to their states. They have made their beds and they must now sleep in those beds; bedbugs and all.
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I am _shocked_ that Disney is leading the way on this and very impressed. This is exactly the way to change these laws. Since our political system is too reliant on "state's rights" our corporations will need to protect their employees by avoiding states with these laws. The same logic should apply to college applicants--who would want to risk their health and safety or end up with connections and experience in a place that puts the religious view of a few over the rights of 51% of the population.
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This is good news. I was hoping some company would stand up to the plate and kudos to Disney. Hoping the same happens to Alabama.
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I don't believe a boycott would work on this issue for two reasons. The first is that these laws will be held up by the courts and that will sap the boycotts of their momentum. These laws do reflect the ambitions of their supporters, but their immediate purpose is to put the issue before more conservative courts. None of those voting on them expect to really see changes before the Supreme Court addresses the matter.
The second, and more significant, is that those supporting these laws are far more entrenched within the political right than those opposed to gay rights. They have wide support in their communities and aren't going to back down over money. It's taken them decades to reach this point and losing the production of a film or TV show isn't really impact their decisions. Hollywood's success in pushing back attempts to limit gay rights isn't going to intimidate anyone.
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@David Bird-Several years ago Alabama passed a very strict anti-immigration law. It gave police the right to stop and detain anyone they suspected of being undocumented, even if they hadn't committed a crime. The boycotts and the migrant workers fleeing the state nearly destroyed their economy and the law was overturned.
Boycotts work.
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@Sallie I agree boycotts can and do work, but I come to this topic from a Pentecostal/Evangelical background (no, I'm not a Republican or even an American!) and opposing abortion is the oldest, deepest political rallying point of the Religious Right. Not immigration, not gay rights, not... well, anything else. They expect these laws to be held up in the courts for years, but they also expect them to come before Trump's Supreme Court. In the meantime, because they will be held up by the courts, there won't actually be anything to boycott.
I’m not sure why filming in Georgia is difficult. Many unknown aspiring actors and actresses will take the place of those who don’t like the political climate there. Will there next be boycotts of states and cities that are not sanctuaries for persons who are in the US illegally?
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@Robert Bosch Robert, the filmed the last two Avengers movies there, some of the largest, most expensive movies ever made. Good look rallying all the good old boys and their Super 8 cameras to film the replacements.
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It may have nothing to do with the actors. It’s the teams of people that help in production behind the lens whose departure Disney may be seeking to avoid. When you reach elite status levels for certain kinds of work, the best available people may parse down to a mere handful. If they take their business elsewhere, Disney’s quality could noticeably suffer.
Put it this way: Iger doesn’t want to upset the profit boat yet he is making this statement. Do you think it is safe to assume that he knows more about the operation of this corporation than you do?
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@Robert Bosch
More than half (over 176 million) of our nation are women.
Only a small fraction are undocumented immigrants.
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Seems odd that a mega corporation like Disney would consider boycotting Georgia when Disney is so vulnerable to a boycott. They rely on continued patronage at their theme parks, merchandise, Broadway shows, movies, streaming service, broadcasts and much more. If Disney fights a boycotting war, it will lose.
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@Rick Disney employees have voiced that they do not want to work in Georgia. The company would prefer to have happy employees and stars instead of filming in Georgia. It will be sad when all these southern/midwestern states economies collapse because of their continued culture wars.
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@Rick
Wrong.
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@Rick
In your dreams will Disney lose.
Many more people in America are pro choice , despite the noise from some evangelicals, Catholic priests, and the gerrymandered GOP .
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Back in '12 I managed a pass-through contract for the City of New York. Since NYC was involved, the North Carolina contractor had to abide by a Koch era executive order that stipulated that persons doing business with NYC must not discriminate on a magnitude beyond federal law.
I'll never forget what the losing bidder, who was also an attorney said, "We don't like Northerners telling us what to do."
That was In 2012, not 1812.
Boycott your little hearts out ... I don't think it'll make a bit of difference.
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@Mike B But the boycots in NC worked. The so-called bathroom bill that was being protested was reversed. This is precisely the model that will work to change these laws.
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@Brian Corporate boycotts have worked since as far back as the early 90s. Apple threatened to pull a major planned facility from a Texas town when the county passed legislation opposed to same-sex domestic partner benefits. It took Apple very little time to say "thanks, we'll go somewhere else", followed by the county finding a way to get over their homophobia.
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