Ebola Tainted Costumes? Hmmmmm....

[Spikerdink]

Saw this article on line this morning and thought it was interesting. Normally, I would dismiss the premise of the lawsuit as being silly, but in the realm of ebola panic (and people are so doofus-y when it comes to things they have no understanding of, but that is another topic....)

I recall a few years ago there was another lawsuit or threatened lawsuit where performers wanted to do their own laundry for some of the costume attire. It seems that some of the undergarments, etc were not laundered thoroughly or sufficiently and let's just say that it wasn't just the Little Mermaid attractions that featured crabs. At that time, Disney agreed to let some performers launder dance belts, undergarments, etc at home.

Personally, I don't think a sweaty or soiled costume 'pushed up against' a rack of clean costumes would constitute enough of a problem to justify refusing to perform. Plus, why aren't there backup garments in case something does go wrong?

What do you think?

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...nted-costumes-battle-return-article-1.1988387

 

[Nemo14]

There's another thread here about that:
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/...ing-over-sweaty-costumes.892497/#post-6399620

 

[Bolt]

What a stupid subject line.

 

[Spikerdink]

Did you read the article? If you bothered to read it, the last line states, "And he added that, with so much attention being paid to communicable diseases because of Ebola, the union may end up having an advantage." In other words, people would think that the virus could spread through the contact of a dirty costume to a clean one. That was my point of the headline. Sorry if it disrupted your sensibilities.

 

[danlb_2000]

Did you read the article? If you bothered to read it, the last line states, "And he added that, with so much attention being paid to communicable diseases because of Ebola, the union may end up having an advantage." In other words, people would think that the virus could spread through the contact of a dirty costume to a clean one. That was my point of the headline. Sorry if it disrupted your sensibilities.

Yes, but the article doesn't even try to imply that Ebola was involved in this situation, so we are not really talking about Ebola tainted costumes.

As for the actual incident in the article, would the clean costumes being pushed up against sweaty ones be any worse then the proximity the performers have to each other during the performance?

 

[Bolt]

Did you read the article? If you bothered to read it, the last line states, "And he added that, with so much attention being paid to communicable diseases because of Ebola, the union may end up having an advantage." In other words, people would think that the virus could spread through the contact of a dirty costume to a clean one. That was my point of the headline. Sorry if it disrupted your sensibilities.

I did read it, just telling you it was a dumb title.

 

[sshindel]

I did read it, just telling you it was a dumb title.

But how often can you use the word "taint" in a thread title around here?

 

[Eldon_Brasche]

I agree with others here that this was a poor choice for a title.

 

[mp2bill]

Click bait much?

 

[ProfSavage]

 

[George]

Uh, Oh....I burned my kids' Halloween costumes and cancelled all fun activities before reading the article.

 

[Minthorne]

I appreciated the humor of the title, @Spikerdink . I'm like Jafar's beard - twisted.

Seriously the festival of the lion king is in Africa after all!

 

[Hakunamatata]

But how often can you use the word "taint" in a thread title around here?

Very very few forum members are qualified to answer that question.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Uh, Oh....I burned my kids' Halloween costumes and cancelled all fun activities before reading the article.

But did you throw out all the candy? Or is that under personal tasting examination at the moment?

 

[SoccerMickey]

In all seriousness about the article if the arbitrator finds in favor of the three boys and Disney has to reinstate them and put more health and safety standards into place can that effect the future of the show? Any entertainment experts want to chime in on this?

 

[unkadug]

Did you read the article? If you bothered to read it, the last line states, "And he added that, with so much attention being paid to communicable diseases because of Ebola, the union may end up having an advantage." In other words, people would think that the virus could spread through the contact of a dirty costume to a clean one. That was my point of the headline. Sorry if it disrupted your sensibilities.

@Spikerdink...don't worry about the others taunting you over the thread title. Some people are too easily offended.

 

[danlb_2000]

@Spikerdink...don't worry about the others taunting you over the thread title. Some people are too easily offended.

It's not a matter of being offended, it's an issue of mis-representing what the article was actually about.

 

[unkadug]

It's not a matter of being offended, it's an issue of mis-representing what the article was actually about.

But it COULD be and that was the point.

Seriously? Are we really making a big deal over this?

 

[Bairstow]

 

[kesdjmarouse]

I agree with others here that this was a poor choice for a title.