No more talk on the WGA Strike

No more talk on the WGA Strike at least not at The Bus Bench. It's not that I don't support them, I do, but television isn't the most important thing in the world.

Looking at the blogosphere the television writers seem to have alot of help. There are people who are busboys, cashiers and other jobs that aren't cool who aren't getting paid crap and those people aren't getting any coverage at all.

I think it's just a little unbalanced.

It was like that time those reporters got roughed up during the May 1st Immigrant's Rights Rally. Regular people get punched, pushed and beat by cops all of the time, but the press seemed overly concerned because it was people on "their" team. Not in a wow think about what the cops would do if there were not cameras in plain sight, but in a you don't hit us, we're the press.

That's a pig cop's attitude right there. Cops do this us against them attitude.

Reporters aren't supposed to have a team.

It's called being objective.

As an writer/artist/supermodel I don't give a shit about other writer/artist/supermodels . I don't want to be their friend. I don't want to have a little team where we all cheer for each other. I don't want to be their comrade. I don't want to protect them. I don't care about them more than I would another human being. In fact I rather they not like me, because then I won't get sucked into groupthink. Nothing is more scary than someone with access to a vehicle with words that doesn't know how to think.

That's more dangerous than a gun.

I care about human beings. I don't put a higher value on human beings who do the same thing I do.

I'm not 12. I don't need a club to make me feel good about myself.

Drugs are quite effective in making me feel good about myself.

I also don't have to give drugs Christmas gifts or listen to five hour conversations about if a guy does or does not like them.

A writer that becomes the story (in a whiny bitch kind of fashion,"oh god!!! why did you hit me, that hurt, you're so unfair, you can not do that, that's against the rules...whine, whine, whine..." and not in the cool Hunter Thompson gonzo kind of way) is a bit of bullshit, just my opinion. I'm for the strike, but I'm not for writers sucking up everyone else's editorial resources, especially since the vast majority of people who work in television don't give a fuck about anyone, but themselves.

I support you guys, but fuck. You selfish bastards make it hard. I know you WGA television bastards have no problem walking into a non-union grocery store, doing lunch at an eatery where the people in the back are paid under the table or buying clothes made by little kids, but you know your assholishness doesn't make me wish bad things upon you.

I'm just not going to let my vehicle be used to help people who don't need my help.

I don't watch television, (even though I didn't watch it before) that helps right? Killing the reason for advertising is how people would help strikers correct?

So if another Bus Bencher writes a post in regards to the strike I'm going to have to cut your nuts off.

Browne Molyneux, Editor and publisher of Shametrain LA squat of The Bus Bench.

Comments

[thunderboltfan]

Thanks for the breath of fresh air and truth. You hit the nail on the head here.

[Browne]

You know TBF, I just can't understand people's obsession with the strike. Well I understand alot of people who are striking now have alot of freetime to blog, but you know...lets see when the grocery workers strike again how much support they get from the people who seem very upset about their TV shows...

Browne