‘The Wire’ Creator David Simon Axes Texas Filming Of New HBO Project Over Abortion Ban Law
The outspoken creator of some of the greatest TV ever has told Texas he will protect the civil liberties of cast & crew & not shoot there
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I doubt those he engaged with know what he even typed.
Don't these sorts of moves hurt locals who would be hired to work on the productions?
Chase continues to have no chill on Twitter and it's glorious.
Anyways, fuck Texas' anti-women politics.
I saw that too. Wrong David, wrong HBO show.
You mean Texans?Don't these sorts of moves hurt locals who would be hired to work on the productions?
Yep, which might make it wrong-headed if he were framing it purely as a political protest, but as he said, it's about not endangering his team by bringing them to a place where they will be denied necessary healthcare.Don't these sorts of moves hurt locals who would be hired to work on the productions?
The dude never has any chill for fuckheads and it's wonderful to witness.
I think the issue is that moves like this would most likely hurt the major (Democrat run) cities, while have little effect on the rest of the state where the Republicans draw their support from.
So Texans should be punished via sweeping, oppressive laws AND loss of job opportunity?
I promise you, the state will notice. It worked on NC's bathroom bill after all.I think the issue is that moves like this would most likely hurt the major (Democrat run) cities, while have little effect on the rest of the state where the Republicans draw their support from.
He addresses this in one of his tweets which is linked in the article.Don't these sorts of moves hurt locals who would be hired to work on the productions?
I think the issue is that moves like this would most likely hurt the major (Democrat run) cities, while have little effect on the rest of the state where the Republicans draw their support from.
"Businesses and businessmen should be able to do whatever they want."Here come the GOP rage tweets about banning HBO from red states lol
I think the issue is that moves like this would most likely hurt the major (Democrat run) cities, while have little effect on the rest of the state where the Republicans draw their support from.
Yep, which might make it wrong-headed if he were framing it purely as a political protest, but as he said, it's about not endangering his team by bringing them to a place where they will be denied necessary healthcare.