What an innovative way to make a strong statement! Amidst the writer’s strike, a gigantic rat was observed outside Amazon Studios, and the internet is loving this form of protest.
The SAG (Screen Actors Guild) strike is ongoing for contract negotiations and a better wage system. To establish their points, actors have been boycotting premieres and holding rallies, causing a blow to Prime Video during the strike.
Allegations are surfacing against Prime Video, Disney, and other platforms regarding unachievable deadlines and extremely low pay.
The rat statue represents the ill-charactered corporate figures within the company. The statue was even accompanied by money bags, which speaks for itself.
Numerous tweets are talking about the photo going viral. One user pointed out that they have multiple movies on Amazon’s streaming service, consistently receiving 10,000-20,000 views per month on their 90 minutes of “content,” but only receiving a paycheck of $7.00 was a wake-up call for them.
Another user tweeted, “they really made Bezos sit outside the studios, what a humble man…”. Some flooded the comments with rat gifs and emojis. One user also noted, “Anger them enough like this, they’ll just hire AI for 1/10 of the cost”. Another added, “holy shit Bob Iger came to the protests himself.”
This resembles Scabby the rat, who is considered a labor icon. This form of rebellion makes headlines for all the right reasons, as it peacefully conveys a valid point and message
