“Stupid cops –” who “make us look petty and incompetent”
After SAG-AFTRA urged its members not to dress up as characters from striking companies this Halloween, the actors guild’s former president said she calls Costume Guidelines as “stupid nonsense” and “childish”.
“That’s what you came up with? Literally no one cares what anyone wears for Halloween.” Gilbert wrote on Instagram in response to the union’s Halloween proposals. “I mean, do you really think this childish behavior will end the strike? We look like a joke. Please tell me you will repeal this rule…and negotiate!”
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Gilbert then directly tagged the Instagram accounts of current SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and wrote: “For God’s sake, people are suffering tremendously and this is what you have to say…Come on, Folks… This is the kind of silly nonsense that keeps us on strike. ‘Let’s enact a policy that makes us look petty and incompetent at the same time.'”
Gilbert led the actors’ union from 2001 to 2005 and was the third woman elected president.
On Wednesday, SAG-AFTRA released a post on his website He urged members to “celebrate Halloween this year while remaining in solidarity with the ongoing strike.” Instead of trick-or-treating like Barbie and Ken, the guild recommended flashy actors “choose costumes inspired by general characters and characters,” such as a “ghost, zombie, spider, etc.” or “characters from non-costumes”. impressive content, like an animated TV show.”
“SAG-AFTRA has issued Halloween guidance in response to questions from content creators and members about how to support the strike during this festive season. This should help them avoid encouraging strike work and is the latest in a series of guidelines we have issued,” a guild spokesman said diversity On Friday afternoon. “It doesn’t apply to anyone’s children. We are on strike for important reasons and have been for almost 100 days. Our top priority remains getting studios back to the negotiating table so we can negotiate a fair deal for our members and finally get our industry moving again.”
Several SAG-AFTRA members commented on the Halloween guidelines on social media, including Ryan Reynolds jokes“I’m looking forward to screaming ‘scab’ at my 8-year-old all night long. She’s not in the union, but she has to learn.”
SAG-AFTRA also recommended that actors “not post photos of costumes inspired by the headline content on social media” to avoid generating additional publicity for the studios. While the guild fights for a better contract with the AMPTP, members are banned from doing press for the affected shows and films. SAG-AFTRA met with the AMPTP to negotiate last week, but the talks failed.
In the meantime, Drescher is working to keep the actors’ guild together and convince members to stay the course. “This too will pass,” she said Thursday. “But this is the moment when we don’t give in to the pressure. This is the moment we stand tall and remain steadfast.”
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