just in case anyone missed this in the news or maybe not in the loop, Disney is currently refusing to meet with or acknowledge the newly formed animation production workers union that just voted to join IASTE and become an official part of TAG, the animators and animation artists guild

production workers across all studios are currently voting to be recognized for their hard work and invaluable skill at keeping these productions running, but studios are refusing to meet with them to let them negotiate deals or even exist

as someone who works in animation as a designer i know i wouldn't be able to do my job at all without any of my production workers. they are the incredibly hard working people who oversee pretty much everything in animation. they make sure everything is running on time, that schedules are being followed, they have to know pretty much every single word of the scripts and beats from the storyboards to make sure nothing is missed, and most importantly, they make sure artists are being taken care of and not overworked. they really are the unsung heroes of the animation world

production workers are also by far the most exploited workers in animation currently. they make about a fraction of what artists make for just as much work put in, and currently have no agreement for health coverage or other benefits that artists protected by the union are guaranteed

BUT! there is some good news. right now there's a petition on IATSE's website that has over 80,000 signatures currently addressed to disney leadership to do the right thing and meet with this new union and recognized their vote to form. it still needs roughly 21,000 signatures and only takes a minute to sign! anyone with a zip or postal code can sign, meaning both US and Canadian residents can sign and help this union get the deal it deserves!!

i was able to sign from Germany so international zip codes also seem to work!

good news!

they passed their initial goal of 80k signatures and are well on their way to their new goal!

I think it’s so interesting how once American minority groups get credit for ANYTHING they’ve done or created someone chimes in, suddenly insistant that they are Americans, the minority identity doesn’t matter anymore because they are AMERICAN and this is an American accomplishment for all Americans to claim.

It brings to mind a notable quote from Albert Einstein, "If my theory of relativity is proven correct, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare that I am a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a German and Germany will declare that I am a Jew."

Brilliant quote, thank you for this addition!

Pirate all your favorite shows, movies, and games while you still have the chance.

Image description: a twitter thead from Patrick McHale (@/Patrick_McHale). First is a quote-retweet of @/ToonHive, from which the original tweet reads:

"'Over the Garden Wall' will leave Max starting August 31st."

McHale replies: "it's funny, i just saw this now, but coincidentally i've been fighting the urge to tweet this all day: 'i hope somebody is out there ripping and saving all the stuff on all these streaming services because i'm pretty sure so much of it is gonna disappear and become lost media.'"

and continues in a second tweet: "years ago i didn't have a game console, but i had an ipod touch. got deep into 'mobile gaming' in early days. there was brillian work. amazingly creative games. slowly the app store UI changed, became impossible to find that stuff. games disappeared. gone the way of flappy bird."

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Pirates archivists, PLEASE do the world a favor and upload your rips to:

And don't forget why they're removing everything from streaming: To cheat creators on their pittance pay residuals.

i love the concept of divorce lawyers. the only people who have the power to undo your marriage are the grim reaper itself or a special little boy with a law degree.

til death or some guy do us part

don’t lose the notes:

#they always see ‘pixie’ and ‘dream’ and ‘girl’#but forget the terrible awesome driving power of ‘manic’

The Animation Guild Announces Unionization Efforts At Warner Bros. And Cartoon Network

"Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network production workers are attempting to unionize with The Animation Guild (TAG).

A petition was filed with the National Labor Relations Board today requesting a union election. The petition includes 66 staffers at Warner Bros. Animation and 22 at Cartoon Network, including roles like production manager, digital production assistant, IT technician, production coordinator, production assistant, design production coordinator, assistant production manager and senior assistant production manager.

They are involved in such Warner Bros. projects as Batman: The Caped Crusader, Harley Quinn and Teen Titans Go! and Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake, We Baby Bears and Craig of the Creek.

The workers also requested voluntary recognition from management at the Warner Bros. Discovery subsidiaries.

A tweet was issued confirming the move, which was officially announced earlier on a joint Zoom call.

“Although many might not think it, production is a specialized skill; we might not be artists or writers, but what we bring to the table goes beyond traditional creativity and gets content on the air,” Warner Bros. Animation production manager Hannah Ferenc said in a statement about the organization effort. “Having lived through the existing state of the animation industry for the past seven years, I want to make sure that not only our current workers, but all those who choose to join us in the future, can feel secure in following their passion by earning livable wages and being treated with the dignity and respect they deserve.”

The Animation Guild has already established bargaining units on shows like Rick and Morty, Solar Opposites, The Simpsons, Family Guy and American Dad!  It also is active at studios like Titmouse New York and L.A. and ShadowMachine. Establishment at Walt Disney Animation Studios is currently in progress."

My union!

new gender idea: guy who is super masculine and uses he/him pronouns, but every time someone acknowledges his gender or asks about it he switches to feminine presentation and she/her pronouns and refuses to acknowledge the change

sorry. *girl who is super feminine and uses she/her but everytime someone asks she switches to masc and he/him and refuses to acknowledge the change

sorry. *guy who is su-

hey. stop being funnier than me

he’s… not wrong

Source

@grizzly-bear-official

please do not fall for staff claiming trans womens faces being labeled mature is a “bug” i have had nudes and cis women in lingerie blazed to me CONSTANTLY with zero content labels or warnings, clearly any labels being added to posts are done by people. that and any text posts criticizing staffs rampant terf and nazi problem being labeled mature as well. it is very blatant obvious transmisogyny on staffs end and theyre giving up a flimsy excuse to try and avoid liability on the legal end of things

This seems like a good time to share these screenshots 🙃

BREAKFAST???

For reference,

Pirate all your favorite shows, movies, and games while you still have the chance.

sorry to bring up the twitter main character of the last few days but this shit is so funny i cannot stop thinking about this

people started dunking on her for this and listing titles of various Blockbusters For Women… of course she doubles down but you will not fucking guess where that leads her

AJDHXMDJCKDKCHKDICK SCREAM. GIRL WHAT

this is the best sentence ever typed

me after the socialist revolution when yaoi is outlawed

Actually, as a cis woman who is a fujoshi, I plan on being the next communist dictator, so get fucked, OP.

A second best sentence has hit the twin towers

结束了

Always nice when math helps make it all the more clear how ridiculously reasonable the worker demands are.

This is what the studios have brought everything to a grinding halt for.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/desantis-signs-bill-authorise-death-penalty-child-rapists-florida

Imagine being so fucked up that you get angry a child rapist could be given the death penalty for raping a child.

I'm not angry that a child rapist could be given the death penalty for raping a child. I'm worried about the inevitability that someone who everybody falsely believes to be a child rapist will be murdered by the state, only for the accuser to later recant, or for exonerating evidence to come out sometime after the innocent man's remains have been cremated and thrown away like so much garbage.

If somebody is falsely convicted and sent to prison, wrongly put on the sex offender list, or what have you, these things can be remedied. While the lost time can't be returned, the falsely accused person can at least have their name cleared, and maybe be financially compensated for the error.

If you kill somebody and then it turns out you've made a mistake, no remedy is possible.

The death penalty is wrong in all circumstances.

And you know what subgroup DeSantis is trying reeeeeaaaalllly hard to convince everyone that they're child rapists and pedophiles?

It's never for the sake of children. This is just another political tool for DeSantis to continue ruling over Florida with.

Great in theory, horrific in practice.