Alyssa Milano vs. Georgia

When Stacy Abrams (D), who would've been the first black governor of the state of Georgia lost to Brian Kemp (R) a group of celebrities took up the cause of what they claim was an unfair election. Unfair...since Kemp had been accused of voter suppression prior to the final tally. Having had a 60,000 vote lead, Abrams finally conceded that Kemp had emerged victorious but did not admit defeat.
Huh?
Weaponized by Oprah Winfrey, who has disappeared in all this, celebs got together to boycott Georgia.
Atlanta, as some of our industry knows, is Hollywood east due to massive tax breaks the state gives to productions shooting there. It's been so lucrative, Tyler Perry built a massive backlot studio that has been rented out to productions from the West.

Here's the problem with Milano's ill conceived boycott.
For one thing...who fucking cares what you think?
The second, the bottom line has always been, always will be the bottom line. If the state wants to give Hollywood lucrative production tax breaks, guess what? They don't give a fuck what you think. Incidentally, most of Hollywood's money is now given to them by China. Guess who China could give a shit about? Black women. Though not often mentioned, they don't want Black women in their movies. Nor Blacks in general, yet we have not gotten to label them racists. Why? Because they happen to be minorities in the United States, and quite honestly...they get away with this shit for it. My parents didn't hire Blacks, Mexicans and occasionally had ONE White dude come by to fix things when broken. No one called them out. Ever. To this day, we actually prefer our Chinese restaurants be manned by Chinese people. I would say, most get uneasy when Mexicans attempt real Chinese cuisine.
Call me bigoted, I'm just pointing out what is reality.

Back to Stacy Abrams. It's not to say she didn't have a point. Most elections are rigged, if you consider people spending a shit-ton of money to get a job that wouldn't pay back that costs...ever. It's really stupid, unless you consider she is the mouthpiece of powerful rich people who collectively attempted to will her to the top. People like Oprah and a lot of Hollywood. The working class Hollywood couldn't give a flying fuck. Gays and Blacks seem to care the most. Or women who have been injured by...the same people who you now defend. Let's be honest, there is no way Alyssa Milano survived the 90's unscathed and molested and raped.
Though the boycott is simply a laughable cry for attention, it really shines a light on a darker moment in our business which is the aftermath of sexually assaulted victims. Milano is a victim. Of the industry that also bought her fame. Most Americans would argue that she is now biting the hand that fed her. Or rather, lashing out at the ones who didn't harm her. Which begs the question...when would she be satisfied with her accomplishments. Men in Hollywood are deathly afraid of any salacious events. They've turned the tide of under represented people in our business. Not them, per se, but the recent events of outrage. Through this, I still refuse to take what I didn't earn. Those deeply rooted in the business would consider me retarded for not taking advantage. The White men are endangered species to my brown face coming in and getting anything I do approved. Watch any film that deals with the bygone days of nepotism and casting couch shenanigans to see this. The gays have skated gleefully thus far. But after the White man...the Velvet mafia should be next.
Me? I just choose never to be at the charity of the people who abused their status in the business. There are massively petty celebrity nutcases (as witnessed through this midterm election). These are not the people you want to be beholden to. The inequities weren't because heterosexual White males controlled Hollywood. Quite the opposite if you believe stories about David Geffen.
I think this "boycott" is fool hardy and simple minded. The hard working people of Georgia don't care whether Samantha Micelli doesn't make another movie. These folks just want to go to work and just live a content life. Carrot dangling the bright lights does nothing for people just trying to keep their homes. All it does is make them resentful and vote even more Conservative to prove you can't hold them hostage. This is where "Gone With The Wind" created deep pride in their past. And continually hammering them for their more Conservative beliefs buys you no friends.