In recent weeks, there have been calls for studios to halt production in Georgia as that US state pursues a ban on abortion. Women in Northern Ireland could be forgiven for concluding the industry cares less for them than their American sisters. That works as an argument against boycotts in both Northern Ireland and Georgia (McGee did not comment on the latter). Nicola Coughlan, star of the show, “seconded” McGee’s tweet, but also described the Georgia campaign as “a worthy protest”. There are no signs of movie professionals explicitly supporting a boycott of Georgia and Alabama while opposing such campaigns in Northern Ireland.

Source: The Irish Times June 08, 2019 04:02 UTC