So over the weekend an incident occurred with former Cosby Show actor Geoffrey Owens.
To put things into perspective look at his IMDB page.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0654369/filmotype/actor?ref_=m_nmfm_1
This guy has had steady consistent work for the last decade. I've seen enough imdb profiles to know this is abnormal. The guy has worked hard to keep up in this business.
Yet...
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/09/03/entertainment/geoffrey-owens-job-trnd/index.html
An honest man doing an honest day's work used to be something to be celebrated in America. But it didn't seem like it -- over the Labor Day weekend, of all times -- after actor Geoffrey Owens was spotted at a Trader Joe's in New Jersey, bagging groceries.
It all started with an article in the Daily Maillate last week. A customer at the store in Clifton, New Jersey, spotted Owens -- best known for his role as son-in-law Elvin Tibideaux on "The Cosby Show" -- working as a cashier and snapped a picture.
The image became the basis for the Daily Mail's story under the job-shaming headline, "From learning lines to serving the long line!"
Ultimately there was backlash vanguarded by other actors in the business but why did this gain traction in the first place?
We have a tendency to look down on the work others do and I want to know the specific reasons you look down at the jobs other people do.
Personally I usually am not in position to display my prejudices against certain forms of legal work because I'm not going to porn conventions or other venues where they meet and greet fans. With a lot of other menial jobs that have a low learning curve I recognize that someone can excel in their field if they have ambition or even if the job is too limited for that it is work that usually takes a huge toll on the body and working harder even if not smarter should be respected for challenges that do exist.
As for pornstars I have an issue with work that fundamentally hinges on selling your body image. I can have respect for a pornstar with ambition like Nikki Benz but generally I don't look at the profession favorably and sometimes try to think if what could be done to make it less of a cultural shitshow.
FYI I know another reset thread exists on this news story but the thread is focused on who is reporting on it and I want a thread focused on our personal thoughts on different jobs.
To put things into perspective look at his IMDB page.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0654369/filmotype/actor?ref_=m_nmfm_1
This guy has had steady consistent work for the last decade. I've seen enough imdb profiles to know this is abnormal. The guy has worked hard to keep up in this business.
Yet...
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/09/03/entertainment/geoffrey-owens-job-trnd/index.html
An honest man doing an honest day's work used to be something to be celebrated in America. But it didn't seem like it -- over the Labor Day weekend, of all times -- after actor Geoffrey Owens was spotted at a Trader Joe's in New Jersey, bagging groceries.
It all started with an article in the Daily Maillate last week. A customer at the store in Clifton, New Jersey, spotted Owens -- best known for his role as son-in-law Elvin Tibideaux on "The Cosby Show" -- working as a cashier and snapped a picture.
The image became the basis for the Daily Mail's story under the job-shaming headline, "From learning lines to serving the long line!"
Ultimately there was backlash vanguarded by other actors in the business but why did this gain traction in the first place?
We have a tendency to look down on the work others do and I want to know the specific reasons you look down at the jobs other people do.
Personally I usually am not in position to display my prejudices against certain forms of legal work because I'm not going to porn conventions or other venues where they meet and greet fans. With a lot of other menial jobs that have a low learning curve I recognize that someone can excel in their field if they have ambition or even if the job is too limited for that it is work that usually takes a huge toll on the body and working harder even if not smarter should be respected for challenges that do exist.
As for pornstars I have an issue with work that fundamentally hinges on selling your body image. I can have respect for a pornstar with ambition like Nikki Benz but generally I don't look at the profession favorably and sometimes try to think if what could be done to make it less of a cultural shitshow.
FYI I know another reset thread exists on this news story but the thread is focused on who is reporting on it and I want a thread focused on our personal thoughts on different jobs.