Severus_Snape@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agoUS comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square166fedilinkarrow-up1404arrow-down18
arrow-up1396arrow-down1external-linkUS comedians defend decision to play in Saudi Arabia: ‘They’re paying me enough to look the other way’www.theguardian.comSeverus_Snape@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square166fedilink
minus-squareYiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·edit-24 hours agoWe’re not great currently, but we are leaps and bounds better than Saudi Arabia right now. Are you saying all entertainment folks in the US should just stop working? That is neither feasible or possible for non A-listers. Edit: apparently some one is ok with already struggling artist starving. Hope you have the same energy when it’s your turn to refuse work.
minus-squareThirdConsul@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 hours agoDon’t invent the scenarios, none of the comedians in questions are “starving”.
We’re not great currently, but we are leaps and bounds better than Saudi Arabia right now.
Are you saying all entertainment folks in the US should just stop working? That is neither feasible or possible for non A-listers.
Edit: apparently some one is ok with already struggling artist starving. Hope you have the same energy when it’s your turn to refuse work.
Don’t invent the scenarios, none of the comedians in questions are “starving”.