Georgia leaders try to stem Hollywood revolt after Kemp's win

[TexasTowelie]

Georgia’s top politicians tried to stem a revolt from some Hollywood executives who threatened to boycott the state’s booming film industry after Brian Kemp won the race for governor, urging moviemakers not to take their frustration out on thousands of workers who depend on their investments.

“The hard-working Georgians who serve on crews and make a living here are not to blame,” wrote Democrat Stacey Abrams, whose campaign for governor benefited from the filmmaking industry’s support, in a message on Twitter. “I promise: We will fight – and we will win.”

And the governor-elect’s campaign tried to tone down the rhetoric, with a statement Sunday reinforcing his support for the film tax credit and asserting that “it’s time to move past divisive politics and work together toward a safer, stronger Georgia.”

The threats came from a handful of prominent movie industry insiders after 10 days of post-election drama ended with final vote tallies showing Kemp edged out Abrams by roughly 55,000 votes. Abrams ended her campaign with a fiery speech in which she announced a new group to challenge Kemp’s “gross mismanagement” of the election in court.

Read more: https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/georgia-leaders-try-stem-hollywood-revolt-after-kemp-win/G4AaMZAmdTKrSvqglSQdIM/

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1. The bathroom bill hurt NC movie industry

The stupidity of the NC GOP legislature cost the N.C. movie industry dearly, much of it to the benefit of Georgia.

[Stellar]

2. Tyler Perry has his studios there and...

he offers jobs to those in the industry to keep them going, or relevant, and even make stars of some, I believe.

[Glorfindel]

3. "The hard-working Georgians who serve on crews and make a living here are not to blame,"

wrote Democrat Stacey Abrams. Yes, they are, Ms Abrams. As a Georgian, I have seen, with growing horror, my state desperately - DESPERATELY - trying to out-Mississippi Mississippi. Well, so be it. Not today, but soon, I will be contacting whoever I can find involved with the movie industry urging them to take their business to a blue state, preferably California.

[Augiedog]

4. You. Opted for a racist, misogynistic fascist. I wouldn't keep my business there either.

[localroger]

6. Actualy, "they" didn't opt for the racist, misogynist fascist.

The racist misogynist fascist pretty clearly stole an election Abrams would have comfortably won if he hadn't done everything in his considerable power as AG to make it impossible for people in blue counties to vote.

[exboyfil]

5. Maybe Hollywood could do a movie

focusing on voter suppression in Georgia. Follow the story of an actual voter who was prevented from voting by Kemp's actions - a plus would be if that voter had also experienced voter suppression during the 1960s. Intercut Abrams' story.

I think there is a story to be told there. Do it in a compelling Hollywood way with bankable stars, filmed in Georgia, and released in mid to late October 2020.

[lostnfound]

7. Slanted article misses the point -- no mention of voter suppression, only "post-election drama"

The threats came from a handful of prominent movie industry insiders after 10 days of post-election drama ended ...
A fiery speech and Abrams’ announce a new group to challenge Kemp’s “gross mismanagement” of the election


Had to put that in quotes “gross mismanagement” because AJC won’t even call it that much, certainly won’t call it for what it was, which was voter suppression
The news story isn’t “post-election drama” or a “fiery speech”.

Race based voter suppression. Cheating.