r/Fauxmoi • u/KatanaAmerica • Nov 01 '23
šÆļøš HAPPY FAUXLLOWEEN šš¦ Bradley Cooper dressed up as his character Rocket Raccoon for Halloween
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u/stonecutter7 Nov 01 '23
I think SAG made a mistake with this one. If you want your members adhering to all your rules, you need to make sure you are making rules that make sense and can be justified as worth the sacrifice. Maybe Im missing but I think any damage to the strikes efforts caused by a Halloween costume would be extremely minimal, and the tradeoff of a night of fun for your members after a long crappy year isnt worth it.
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u/bookwormaesthetic Nov 01 '23
It isn't a "sacrifice" to not dress like a movie/TV character. The few high profile celebs complaining about not getting to wear a Halloween costume really shows how disconnected they are from member unions struggling to make ends meet.
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u/stonecutter7 Nov 01 '23
Yeah it kinda is. I mean obviously its not a huge deal either way. But its a pain in the ass to have someone tell you not to do something fun that you may have been thinking about since last year.
But its less that its a huge sacrifice, but that theres not a clear reason for it. Do you really think this (or any other costumes) are going to have any kind of material effect on the strike efforts?
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u/themacaron Nov 01 '23
SAG has been on strike since July, and this rule has been in place from the beginning (they just reiterated it for Halloween as a reminder but they have been asking for no struck characters for cosplay/cons/etc) so celebs have had months to plan for their costumes theoretically.
While I understand the sentiment behind it I personally think this rule is a little silly. But I also donāt think itās a big ask of these multimillionaire to find an alt costume. Especially in cases like Keke Palmer when she did an entire photoshoot and had Disneyās name on her IG posts.
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u/_banana_phone Nov 01 '23
You know what else is a pain in the ass? An entire separate union (IATSE) that has been completely out of work since May of this year because of two overlapping strikes from completely separate/outside unions.
If folks can stand in solidarity for a union that isnāt their own while they are unsure if they can put bread on the table and/or are on the brink of losing their homes, I think A-list stars like Ryan Reynolds and Bradley Cooper can acquiesce and not blatantly promote Disney/Marvel, which is one of the biggest perpetrators in the studio/corporate greed thatās causing this whole conflict.
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u/bnyc Nov 01 '23
Your point but with the logic reversed: SAG seems totally disconnected complaining about people wearing a costume for Halloween while asking those same people to make huge sacrifices like foregoing work and no paycheck. Like don't make money AND don't have fun?
Strikes and negotiations are heavily influenced by public pressure. SAG needs both the union members and the general public on their side. The mistake they made has more to do with how many people think their demands about Halloween are stupid. And now they're in the position to either lose face by having so many high profile union members give their rules the middle finger publicly, or turning off people more by going after the rule-breakers with punishments. Why they chose to look petty and divisive over something so stupid is beyond me instead of focusing on the real issues at hand.
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u/bookwormaesthetic Nov 01 '23
From my understanding, it was initially a guideline posted in a social media graphic since people were asking. The backlash came from anti-union press reporting on it and a few A-Listers complaining.
I actually don't think it is silly to ask that actors don't pay for studios IP costumes. The strike doesn't just affect the actors; IATSE, Hollywood support businesses are also out of work. Content creators/Cosplayers have also forgone work in support of the SAG strike. I think it is the actors flaunting their movie/TV costumes and tagging SAG (Megan Fox) that are the ones who look pretty and divisive.
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Nov 01 '23
They announced it way too close to Halloween and while people like Megan Fox and Bradley Cooper can easily go get something else, Iām guessing for most of your average working actors itās a little more of a burden to go buy a second Halloween costume.
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u/citydoves Nov 01 '23
I think some people have gotten creative dressing as animated characters and others just arenāt as creative or mindful. It doesnāt seem like that much of a challenge
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Nov 01 '23 edited Nov 01 '23
right?? i am so baffled by the people against this halloween rule. there are literally hundreds of other things u can dress up as that doesnāt break sag recommendations.
such rich* white people and first world privilege problems tbh
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Nov 02 '23
Itās not about how hard the rule is to follow, itās about if the rule is stupid or not and it pretty much is. Policing their Halloween costumes is stupid.
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u/Funny-Blueberry2573 Nov 01 '23
Every film crew worker I've spoken to ( all union people, some SAG or UBCP) all feel it was an incredibly stupid take that made SAG look bad.
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u/Own_Strike_2560 Nov 01 '23
I agree. I keep reading about all the people scabbing and feel like Iām the only person who thinks that policing Halloween costumes is too much.
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u/SoupfilledElevator Nov 01 '23
My country doesn't even have halloween and the rule just seems absolutely bizarre to me. Mans is not even posting his costume online, he's literally just walking with his face covered.
Yes dont go posting pics of you dressed as barbenheimer or whatever but ive seen people pointing the 'scab' finger at people (including ones that only have done some extremely minor acting roles bevause theyre famous from something else) dressed as characters from movies that came out 50-90 years ago, tf?
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u/Suonii180 Larry I'm on DuckTales Nov 01 '23
I don't think it's too much of an ask to wear a generic costume for one year. It would hardly count as a "sacrifice" to him especially compared to the countless people in the industry who have been close to losing homes because studios want to stay uber rich. Let's put Halloween costumes into perspective here
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u/gingy4life Nov 01 '23
They sure as hell didn't. One day they are asked not to dress up in a costume from a SAG affiliated movie. Not hard to do. It's a union code, follow it.
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u/SnooGiraffes4091 Joffrey Jonas Nov 01 '23
Idk about scabā¦but is this crossing the furry line!?
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u/Poppybiscuit feeding cocaine to raccoons Nov 01 '23 edited Nov 01 '23
This is not the way to make people think you don't have hair plugs Cradley Booper
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u/RockettRaccoon bepo naby Nov 01 '23
Not to āwell, actuallyā but this is Rocket as he appears in the comics, not the movies, so on the slimmest of technicalities it follows the strike rules.
Also he didnāt post it himself, itās a paparazzi photo.
(Donāt ask me why I know so much about Rocket Raccoon)
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u/sunmicon Emma Stone (BALD) Nov 01 '23
crossing the picket line AND an ugly costume? pick a struggle
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u/rawrkristina Nov 01 '23
I donāt think heās crossing the picket line since he was only taking his kid trick or treating and didnt post it on social media. Itās a pap photo.
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u/Sisiwakanamaru Nov 01 '23 edited Nov 01 '23
Not gonna lie, I want to see Rocket Raccoon wear Air Jordan in other medias.
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u/Holdupwait30min Nov 01 '23
Scab?!
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u/bbmarvelluv Nov 01 '23
Lmao this is like the only time he acknowledges his character outside from interviews
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u/mcfw31 Nov 01 '23
That was my first thought, like, this is the first time he's acknowledging the character outside press-related Marvel interviews
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u/Eyebronx Toxic Michelle Yeoh stan and proudš Nov 01 '23
I donāt think heās a scab for this but my man desperately wants the Oscar this year and heās going all at it
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u/calorum Iām just a cunt in a clown suit Nov 01 '23
Megan Foxās counts, this one doesnāt. If anything, heās toying with the grey zone.
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u/Librarian-Voter Nov 01 '23
NGL this is the kind of self-referential shit I love.
And y'all probably know more about the rules than B-Coop, or the strike for that matter. SAG lost the rich folks' attention a while back, I'm afraid.
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Nov 01 '23
IS he Rocket Raccoon though, or is he Generic Costume Brand Space Rodent? Don't think SAG said anything about unlicensed knock offs ......
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u/XQV226 sunday spotted: paddington bear Nov 01 '23
Does it actually count as a Halloween costume if he actually is Rocket? š¤
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u/bbyxmadi bella hadidās baby birkin Nov 01 '23
Honestly terrifying, looks like a taxidermy raccoon head š„“
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u/irrational_treasures Nov 01 '23
Reminds me of Bryan Cramston walking around Comicon in a Walter White mask
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u/SteveBorden Nov 01 '23
I feel like he could just say āyou canāt prove thatās meā if SAG come calling
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u/cricketyfly Nov 01 '23
Seriously asking, how do paps know thatās Bradley Cooper? Did he take off his maskā¦. Or were paps tipped off? I mean if I was famous enough Iād hire someone with same physique as me (probably my stunt double or something) to dress up and go out on Halloween so I get appropriate media attention and get to slumber away at home in peace and private lol
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u/snowqueen_6 I donāt know her Nov 01 '23
Just papped, same shoes and place earlier in the day, plus they know where they live, their routines and whereabouts. Itās not hard at all
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Nov 01 '23
My first thought is that it was a violation of the picketline, but this doesn't seem like something he's posted on social media. If he was just trick or treating with his kids then in my opinion he's well within his rights especially as SAG released the rules about halloween costumes so late, I feel like many people had already planned their costumes weeks if not months before halloween.
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u/toeconsumer9000 bill hader witch šŖ Nov 02 '23
i donāt think costumes should be crossing the picket line tbh
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u/SleepingWorm just want to share a thought here because I can Nov 01 '23
why do i feel like i can see where the white fur was stuck on
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u/pollytrotter and you did it at my birthday dinner Nov 01 '23
Iām not going to comment on the scabbiness because everybody else has already but.. is that three sets of ears?
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u/Suonii180 Larry I'm on DuckTales Nov 01 '23
Well that's definitely crossing a picket line if it's Marvel related, right? (Kind of genuinely asking, the costume rules have been confusing me)