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By the way the celebrity industry being infested with predatory contracts, homophobia, sexism, predatory power imbalances, manipulation, fake relationships/wealth/controversy and otherwise immoral and dangerous aspects is not a conspiracy theory ❤
Idk if it can be considered as fandom stuff, but I really want to know:
Why children acting in films isn't discussed as something wrong to do?
Like, if it's important to fight to end child labor, why almost no one bats an eye on it?
I can assure you plenty of people bat an eye at it.
While discussions about things like child labor laws and protections in regards to underage performers may seem drowned out by subjects like the SAAG strikes and the crew-company strikes and rights actions right now, child labor laws and protections for underage performers is still very much a prominent topic in the industry, especially as more and more past-child-actors come forward with their stories.
While we are far from a perfect state regarding the protection of child actors and their obligations and abilities within the industry, we have also seen several improvements and changes. Restrictive changes to how many hours they can work within a certain timeframe, changes to how they are represented and advocated for and changes to conflicts between performing and education are all things we have seen in the last decade.
Backstage.com - Child Actor Laws NNCEE - British Child Performer License Library of Congress Blogs - A History of Child Actor Laws
I don't view children being employed as actors as inherently a "wrong thing to do." However I absolutely and firmly acknowledge that child acting is a fucking minefield of exploitation and expectations. We are absolutely nowhere near a point where we can say that the majority of our activism for child actors has been fulfilled.
Often, expectations for child actors fall victim to the same pressure and demands of the entire Hollywood industry; churning out content as fast as possible on minimum cost. Crews are pushed to work 90 hour weeks, actors are pushed to work 14+ hour shifts, deadlines are made as tight as possible. The issues many child actors face are not necessarily exclusive to underage performers; they are broader issues faced by employees and workers within the industry as a whole.
There are still many groups and individuals campaigning for better protections and quality of treatment and advocacy regarding children in the film and performance industries, however. And like with any cause there are always ways you can support them to help further the cause. I suggest looking up the child performer laws in your area and seeing where you can lend aid.
Drive (2011) Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
"A brilliant piece of nasty business" - Peter Travers (Rolling Stone)
" Without saying a single word Ryan Gosling is able to tell the story through his eyes , leaving you breathless on the way"
Robert Pattinson / British GQ February 8th, 2022 by Daniel Riley
“The mask thing. The bat mask. The cowl!” Hours, days, weeks, months, in the dark, in the suit, in the cowl. “I kept calling it a mask. But I learned, no, no, it’s the cowl.”
Photogaphs by Jack Bridgland
Ryan Phillippe / Flaunt Magazine (2000)
📸 By David Lachapelle
"But in a broader sense, when I have more control, I want to expose people to new ideas."
Winona Ryder is The New Face Of Marc Jacobs
"When I was young, I was the sweetheart of the press. They loved me but were kind of waiting for me to mess up. I had no skeletons in my closet, no major past to talk about."
Brad Pitt GQ Photoshoot
Photographs by Elizaveta Porodina
For a solid four or five years there, the most predominant dream I would experience would be getting jumped and stabbed. It would always be at night, in the dark, and I would be walking down a sidewalk in a park or along a boardwalk and as I’d pass under an Exorcist-like street lamp, someone would jump out of the abyss and stab me in the ribs. Or I’d notice I was being followed and then another flanked me and I realized I was trapped, and they meant me grave harm. Or being chased through a house with a kid I’d help escape but got pinned in on the deck—and stabbed.
Time Magazine / July 5th, 1999
Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman Photoshoot
KJ Apa / Behind The Blinds (2022)
David LaChapelle Edition
● Neve Campbell (1998)
● Eminem (1999)
● Mark Wahlberg (1997)
● Gisele Bundchen (2000)
● Mariah Carey (1999)
● David Beckham (2002)
Ryan Gosling Is Gucci's Newest Guy
“I'm a Barbie boy, in a Barbie world.”
How Jacob Elordi became the new King of Hollywood
“It certainly crossed my mind briefly before I’d read the script. I don’t want to tell the same story over, especially because he did such a fine job of portraying this man,” Elordi says. “It’s a completely different thing. And it’s terribly exciting, too, running into the fire a little bit. I can’t think of anything more exhilarating.”
By Gabriella Paiella
Photography By Jack Bridgland
November 13th, 2023/ British GQ
Lindsay’s Back!
"When I'm ready and I accomplish all of the things I want to accomplish, then I'll maybe consider doing it. But my story isn't finished yet, so I'm not in a rush to share my side of it."
EMMA ROBERTS | BECAUSE THE GOLD STANDARD IS WHATEVER YOU DAMN WELL MAKE OF IT
VIA ISSUE 193, THE GOLD STANDARD ISSUE
“People have opinions and sometimes maybe they’re not good opinions of people in your family. I’ve never gotten a job because of it, I know I definitely have lost a couple of jobs because of it.”
“I THINK, ‘What if I just HANG IT UP?’ And then you start THINKING of ALL THE PEOPLE that you would WORK with if they CALLED, and that’s NOT really RETIRING. That’s just BEING AVAILABLE.”
The Wonderful Winona Ryder for Haper's BAZAAR/ July 11th, 2024
since my writing post was received pretty well, i though i’d make other, to give some insight on the racism in the film industry and why it’s still a big problem now as it was in the past.