Australian Idol & Current Affair Age discrimination story
Tue, 31 Aug 2004, 01:43 pmWalter Plinge14 posts in thread
Australian Idol & Current Affair Age discrimination story
Tue, 31 Aug 2004, 01:43 pmDo you think performers over the age of 28year olds should apply?.
Did you see the 40's something chap on a current affair show not so long ago who's taking Grundy's (I think) to the courts for discrimination.
All I can say is GO FOR IT. There are plenty of talented performers out there who are in their late twenties, thirties and forties, plus.
When the reporter on the current affair started interviewing people on the street about their thoughts on the matter they simply replied anyone who wishes to apply should be given the chance. They even went on further to say age does not matter if your talented.
I hope this guy wins in court. Hopefully the rules will change for 2005. Stay tuned for the results, I hope there is no hush money involved.
Cheers
Smiles
JB
Did you see the 40's something chap on a current affair show not so long ago who's taking Grundy's (I think) to the courts for discrimination.
All I can say is GO FOR IT. There are plenty of talented performers out there who are in their late twenties, thirties and forties, plus.
When the reporter on the current affair started interviewing people on the street about their thoughts on the matter they simply replied anyone who wishes to apply should be given the chance. They even went on further to say age does not matter if your talented.
I hope this guy wins in court. Hopefully the rules will change for 2005. Stay tuned for the results, I hope there is no hush money involved.
Cheers
Smiles
JB
Re: Storm the Age
Thu, 2 Sept 2004, 07:45 pmNo Kerri, I really do think you're being quite unreasonable...Why should young people of today be given these wonderful opportunities to embark on such a fulfilling and creatively challenging career, when it's quite obvious that actors are supposed to suffer for their art?
When I was at school we had it tough. I mean, Neighbours and Home And Away didn't exist, for a start. And I thought Rotary Clubs were for people keen on lawn mowing. There was no prize money or national competitions in my day; I had to content myself with performing in amateur festivals in sordid places like Europe, Asia and America.
As you know, I've tried to have as little as I can to do with young people in the arts...after all, I was young and artistic once, and look where it got me! Tragic.
If I'd realised then that performing at a young age and choosing acting as a lifelong career would find me contributing to the shameless goings on of this community arts website, I would never have encouraged it.
> Hope to see you there Craig. I would love to sit down quietly
> over a cup of hot bonox and remind ourselves of when we were
> that young!
>
What are you insinuating? I'm still a spring chicken, I am, I am !!
Glad to hear it's going well. Chookas to all.
Cheers,
Craig
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