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TV Writer - Person of Interest, Teen Titans, Law & Order. He/Him #IStandWithTheWGA

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    David Slack‏Verified account @slack2thefuture 31 May 2018

    To male TV writers who didn’t get staffed this season: 1. I’m sorry. I’ve been there. It sucks. 2. If your agent told you that you didn’t get staffed because of #MeToo, that’s bullshit. And here’s why:

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      2. David Slack‏Verified account @slack2thefuture 31 May 2018

        A woman didn’t take your job. One of the many, many other men who got staffed this season took your job.

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      3. David Slack‏Verified account @slack2thefuture 31 May 2018

        While there are now a few shows with all-female or majority-female writing staffs, the overwhelming majority of employed TV writers are still male. (Despite the fact that women make up 51% of the population.)

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      4. David Slack‏Verified account @slack2thefuture 31 May 2018

        By telling you a woman took your job, your agents aren’t just furthering sexism & misogyny in our industry; they are trying to blind you to the real reasons you didn’t get staffed. And that does you a huge disservice.

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      5. David Slack‏Verified account @slack2thefuture 31 May 2018

        By scapegoating women & #MeToo, your agents are trying to cover up for their own failure to get you a job. And they’re turning your focus away from what you can do to make yourself a better, more employable writer.

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      6. David Slack‏Verified account @slack2thefuture 31 May 2018

        If you didn’t get staffed, it’s because you got outcompeted, plain & simple. Other writers, both men & women, had better samples, better recommendations, & better meetings. It’s okay. I’ve had years where I got outcompeted, too.

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      7. David Slack‏Verified account @slack2thefuture 31 May 2018

        So instead of blaming this on women or #MeToo, take this as a challenge: to demand more of your agents & yourself, to work on how you present yourself in meetings, to challenge yourself to write better samples.

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      8. David Slack‏Verified account @slack2thefuture 31 May 2018

        If you focus on raising your game instead of buying into the bullshit that the system is rigged (it’s not), that next job will come your way. Trust me. Hope this helps, & I wish you the best of luck.

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      9. David Slack‏Verified account @slack2thefuture 31 May 2018

        p.s. Since this thread is getting way more attention than I expected, credit where credit is due: I only know this stuff because brilliant, talented women in my life like @LadyKateBond, @absegel & so many others have explained it to me.

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      10. David Slack‏Verified account @slack2thefuture 31 May 2018

        The fact I’m getting credit for saying things plenty of women have been saying for years is only further evidence of the problem. Listen to women when they say things the first time.

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      2. David Slack‏Verified account @slack2thefuture 31 May 2018
        Replying to @BrianBiscieglia

        Not always. A lot of the younger writers I work with are just trying to figure stuff out. The staffing process is pretty opaque & mystifying, especially at the entry level. If agents told us it was because we wore the wrong socks, a lot of us would believe them.

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