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Margot Robbie Shows Solidarity with Writers Guild (lemmy.world)

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Margot Robbie proved she can make even the most casual look runway-ready as she took to the streets during Wednesday’s SAG-AFTRA rally. The Barbie star, 33, was a vision in an oversized white tee, putting her own stylish spin on the protest uniform. With her signature blonde locks flowing freely and chic sunnies shielding her eyes, Margot commanded attention as she proudly held her poster high during the march from Netflix to Paramount Studios.

The Australian beauty was joined by fellow Aussie actress and friend Samara Weaving, who sported a similarly laidback look of green shorts and a white cap. But all eyes were on Margot as she led the pack of protestors through West Hollywood in her effortlessly cool white kicks.

Margot and her fellow actors are currently united with the Writers Guild in the first “double strike” the entertainment industry has seen in over 60 years. The united front is aiming to get more equitable pay and protect workers from being replaced by AI, among other important issues. Read more...

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[-] FarceMultiplier@lemmy.ca 202 points 1 year ago

Geez, they couldn't write an article about the strike and the issues rather than how "runway-ready" she looks in a t-shirt?

[-] newtraditionalists@kbin.social 72 points 1 year ago

Right? What a ridiculous article. We are all a little more stupid now.

[-] sebinspace@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

Right? Margot Robbie is a fucking stunner, not like we didn’t all already know that. It’s not like she played Barbie or anything.

We’re the only known example of intelligent life in the universe, and we’re squandering it on these kinds of head-ass takes..

[-] fubo@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

"Ohai, did you know, hot people can be workers too!"

[-] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

The real question is, are hot people allowed to shitpost on an obscure tech forum?

[-] fubo@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Well we seem to be getting away with it, so ...

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[-] too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

It's an article on a fashion site. And it does inform the average person all they really need to know about the strike in two sentences.

If anything, they wrote the article specifically to draw attention to the strike. She's wearing an oversized T-shirt ffs.

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[-] spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works 147 points 1 year ago

Ah yes let’s talk about what Margot is wearing as the lead in for this garbage article.

[-] Lauchs@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

I mean, a bunch of us responded so it seems like not the worst choice...

Probably says more about us than the writers.

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[-] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 16 points 1 year ago

The linked article is from a fashion blog soooooooooooo...

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 10 points 1 year ago

Yeah, if anything we should be praising a fashion blog for talking about the strike rather than criticizing an article about the strike for talking about fashion.

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[-] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 127 points 1 year ago

Wearing a baggy t-shirt like everyone else on the strike is news now?

Also, have I not been vocal enough about my support of the strike here?

Where is my front page post on Lemmy about being "the opposite of a scab"?

[-] fiat_lux@kbin.social 29 points 1 year ago

You're a vision in a t-shirt! Your sunnies are so chic! What a stylish spin on... appropriate clothes for a warm sunny day. How do you do it!?

[-] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago

Wait till they see my home outfit of a hoodie, sweatpants and a tub of ice cream.

[-] Im14abeer@midwest.social 10 points 1 year ago

Don't forget to accessorize with a no-nonsense scrunchie for an effortless spin on that "lazy days" look!

[-] fiat_lux@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

Scandalous! Content should be marked as NSFW!

[-] livus@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago

@MargotRobbie - B-b-but "you" have.... "signature blonde locks", unlike anyone else in Hollywood.

I think @Mantis_Toboggan is right, this has to have been written by an AI.

[-] Sharkwellington@lemmy.one 9 points 1 year ago

She has such beautiful blueish brownish greenish eyes!

[-] Chickenstalker@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Well, I think you're doing a good job modding the android instance.

[-] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Thought I'd give Jared Leto's method acting nonsense of "a reddit moderator" a try.

Turns out to be pretty easy, all things considered.

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[-] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 70 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hi, local blonde woman pictured wearing a T-shirt here. Since everyone's still here right now, a reminder again to loudly and proudly show your support to unions, strikes, and worker's right in every industry. Every little bit counts.

This is a time for real change, it's a matter of fighting for our survival. Do not fall into despair, because we can win, and despair is the enemy of progress.

This is not the end for us.

Also, want to steal this look? Buy a shirt here.

https://www.sagaftra.org/official-sag-aftra-strike-swag-available

[-] Obi@sopuli.xyz 31 points 1 year ago

After checking your account I'm thoroughly confused. Either this is a novelty account that takes itself really, really seriously, or you're the actual actress, but that just doesn't compute.

[-] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

I guess the world isn't quite ready for it yet.

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[-] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

She's playing the longest con.

[-] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Reminds me of years ago I joined the Counter-Strike server and ended up playing against Seth Rogen. Like, it was actually the dude... There was just no way that you could fake that laugh. And then he started talking about doing the ads for the Vancouver Metro which was really strange...

For a while I didn't really believe it was him, but I added him as a friend anyway and later it turned out it was him so... That's kind of funny.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 1 year ago

I came to this thread to see if you were here. ;-)

Reminder that you can buy tshirts from union groups to help support their members. Some of them have kickass art designs. I have three, so far. Starbucks, Rail, and Trucks. UPS placard in the window, too.

There hasn't been a moment like this in our lifetimes (unless you are literally 100yo). This is super exciting. Support unions on strike. Whether that's buying a shirt, honking your horn, displaying a placard, standing or marching with them, honking your horn, donating money or food or coffee or water, etc. There's a power dynamic shift taking place. Let's see it through!

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 1 year ago

I had it put into perspective by a friend who has been impacted by streaming (lack of) residuals. They were seeing something like 98% reduction in income from a project, despite wider reach. Absolutely crazy how much you folks are being robbed. And that's before use of AI/ML to try to replace people with plagiarized pieces of past works.

I supported the strikes before but the understanding of the magnitude of impact that is already being felt is shocking and makes me support it doubly so. Keep rocking and fighting for your rights and those of your fellow workers!

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[-] scarabic@lemmy.world 48 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I’m tempted to say that if I was a wealthy actor I could take a year off too.

But I actually think this is a pretty significant move for her. She is at the top of her game right now and female actors don’t have a very long window of time where they can stay there. This strike is eating directly into her career prime after she won the 1-in-a-zillion lottery to even make it to that point. And she’s potentially pissing off the studio bosses by doing this, so even if the strike ends she may not be able to resume where she left off.

That all means Margot Robbie is potentially sacrificing one of the sweetest, most lucrative careers in the world to support the Labor movement and show solidarity to her coworkers.

Good for her.

[-] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

Hey, I'm betting on Lemmy getting big and be the first one to get in, so I can do like a podcast or something for my backup plan.

It'll all work out. Hopefully.

[-] Comment105@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

What's it like pretending to be Margot Robbie on the internet?

[-] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Pretty similar to pretending to be Margot Robbie on TV talk shows to promote a movie, I guess.

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[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

Shhh you'll ruin the magic

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[-] Mantis_Toboggan@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

If I learned anything from Mugatu is that is that anything can be made runway-ready.

Also, I’m willing to bet my lunch money that this article was written by AI.

[-] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago

Sag strike. So hot right now.

[-] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 9 points 1 year ago

So hot right now, several unions are now either striking or will be striking. Definitely, the hottest trend of 2023.

[-] CCatMan@lemmy.one 30 points 1 year ago

I dont't know how fashion is world news.

I did watch Barbie and Margot did amazing work in that movie. 👍

[-] MonkCanatella@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

I've noticed that there's very little real news on this community lol

[-] Ubermeisters@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 year ago

What is this fucking garbage? Blocked

[-] fiat_lux@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

The dangers of engaging with content based on title and thumbnail, a case study. Even the first sentence of this is trash.

[-] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

"Make sure you go down there and take photos of her with a sign."

Margot's agent.

[-] Wogi@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

The actors guild is also on strike. So she's less showing solidarity and more actually on strike.

Generally unions have rules for picketing while in strike, specifically, how much time members are expected to spend picketing. It varies from Union to Union, it could be as little as 4 hours a week, it could be a much as 8 hours a day, and you're typically paid to picket.

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[-] GladiusB@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I mean she's Margot Robbie. There are people taking pictures of her anywhere.

[-] MargotRobbie@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

It's nice to just blend in with the crowd here.

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[-] scarabic@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Her agent makes money when she gets roles. And she gets roles when the Hollywood elites give them to her. Joining a strike will not endear Robbie to them. So no, this is not her agent’s wet dream at all.

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[-] Elephantuskjab@metalhead.club 9 points 1 year ago

@templederr oh thank god. I was worried, but now everything is okay.

[-] takeda@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Pardon my ignorance, but isn't this writers and actors strike? So she isn't just showing solidarity by sympathizing with writers, but also striking?

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