Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez hiring A-list singers for their wedding

[tylerjs 5,719]

8 hours ago, MountainMonster said:

This is the rough outline from Google:

1. Worker Treatment: 

Harsh Workplace Culture:

Amazon has been criticized for its high-pressure, demanding work environment, with some employees reporting long hours, intense pressure, and a lack of work-life balance. 

Low Wages and Penalties:

Concerns have been raised about low wages for warehouse workers and penalties for things like taking bathroom breaks or being sick, which are seen as devaluing employees. 

Competitive Environment:

Amazon's internal culture has been described as encouraging employees to compete with each other rather than collaborate, potentially leading to a lack of teamwork. 

2. Business Practices: 

Anti-Competitive Behavior:

Amazon's dominance in e-commerce and its potential to stifle competition have been questioned. 

Small Business Destruction:

Critics argue that Amazon has actively undermined small businesses that try to compete with its delivery services, even when those businesses wouldn't pose a direct threat to Amazon. 

Counterfeit and Plagiarized Products:

Concerns have been raised about Amazon's role in selling counterfeit or plagiarized products on its platform. 

Tax Avoidance:

Bezos and Amazon have been criticized for potentially using legal loopholes to avoid paying taxes. 

3. Environmental Impact: 

Packaging Waste: Amazon's vast shipping operations generate significant packaging waste, which can end up in landfills or waterways. 

4. Other Criticisms: 

Manipulation and Influence:

Some argue that Bezos uses his wealth and influence to manipulate situations, potentially to his own benefit. 

Lack of Philanthropy:

While Bezos has launched some philanthropic initiatives, critics argue that his contributions are not commensurate with his wealth. 

Harsh Leadership Style:

Bezos has been described as having a harsh and demanding leadership style, with some reporting that he can be verbally abusive towards employees. 
 

I would add his relationships with the current administration and the wastefulness of his recreational and non-scientific space trips. 
 

I’d prefer Gaga didn’t do anything with him, but I wouldn’t hold it against her if she did. She can take his money and do some good with it, since he doesn’t seem to want to do that. 

Just to name a FEW, by the way

[Teletubby 144,732]

12 hours ago, Elohim said:

And you know she will do it not even admitting how funny it is

she's on tour in Australia in June

[tylerjs 5,719]

7 hours ago, Guillaume Hamon said:

Did they tho? For every Collab she did with a brand folks gave their opinion. The big pharma one was the most questionable one ethically therefore got her the most backlash.

 

Betrayal idk but too bad yes.

Relentlessly talking against bullying/ about the importance of kindness for nearly 15 yrs to then go sing at a man mistreating thousands of employees would be non-sensical indeed.

That's not "lacking nuance or understanding" to see the obvious contradiction it would be.

exactly this. does it bother me Gaga does these shows at all? yeah kinda. but this is where it stars to get really dicey. like if she stopped today and did Elon musks wedding performance, just for the sake of it being a performance with no social ties, would there not be “nuance” to accepting that show? like let’s think critically here yall 

[Gaga2645 2,195]

I still don’t get the surprise w nurtec, she quite literally threw a benefit concert to raise money for covid research which is big pharma? I mean i wasn’t surprised 

[tylerjs 5,719]

4 hours ago, River said:

didn't ya'll just celebrate rich famous celebrities in expensive clothes in a shitty gala, caring only about their little fragile ego and their 15 min of fame while the world is burning, wars are going on, people lost their homes, can't eat or drink for months now? but Gaga doing her job as a singer, even singing for people she's not agrees with, is wrong.. the hypocrisy lol

If there's someone who's out of touch, is you guys

 

lol no, I didn’t, and I think the met gala should also be discontinued because it’s an obscene display of wealth. I never enjoyed when Gaga would go either, you can tell she wasn’t in it fully and those people aren’t good people to keep company with in general. any other misguided hypocrisy claims you’d like to toss out?

[tylerjs 5,719]

y’all just lack morality and it really shows lol. anything for a check is really crazy tbh

[River 113,326]

20 minutes ago, tylerjs said:

lol no, I didn’t, and I think the met gala should also be discontinued because it’s an obscene display of wealth. I never enjoyed when Gaga would go either, you can tell she wasn’t in it fully and those people aren’t good people to keep company with in general. any other misguided hypocrisy claims you’d like to toss out?

that's the point, she was there fully, she was the highlight of the event numerous time and spent a big amount of time to prepare her show there.

It's her job first, she can decline or accept, it's her business, but it doesn't change who she is.

It's like if you're working as a customer service representative but you only give customer service to whoever thinks the same as you politically.

Everyone here would say yes to $15+ million to do their job, despite what they believe about Bezos, they would say yes even for a $10k.

Sometimes it's not the high compass which is high, it's just the ego lol

[MOT 2,940]

This whole thing is hypothetical, but ok, Gaga being asked to perform at the Bezos wedding is something that certainly could happen, so it's a debate worth having.

My tuppence worth, I would be very disappointed if she performed at that event, becauae Bezos has thrown his lot in with Trump. I'm not asking Gaga to get on her soapbox and literally risk her life or her families' lives by denouncing Trump on a daily basis, but if she was asked to perform at that wedding I would hope she would just quietly say no.

[tylerjs 5,719]

26 minutes ago, River said:

that's the point, she was there fully, she was the highlight of the event numerous time and spent a big amount of time to prepare her show there.

It's her job first, she can decline or accept, it's her business, but it doesn't change who she is.

It's like if you're working as a customer service representative but you only give customer service to whoever thinks the same as you politically.

Everyone here would say yes to $15+ million to do their job, despite what they believe about Bezos, they would say yes even for a $10k.

Sometimes it's not the high compass which is high, it's just the ego lol

speak for yourself lol. if you’d give up your morality for $10k that’s on you babe 

[Guillaume Hamon 6,297]

4 hours ago, River said:

didn't ya'll just celebrate rich famous celebrities in expensive clothes in a shitty gala, caring only about their little fragile ego and their 15 min of fame while the world is burning, wars are going on, people lost their homes, can't eat or drink for months now? but Gaga doing her job as a singer, even singing for people she's not agrees with, is wrong.. the hypocrisy lol

If there's someone who's out of touch, is you guys

 

This gala always was a fundraiser that actually does gross a lot of money tho... So yes it's, by definition, shallow since fancy fashion is non-essential but I don't see how these folks being shallow annually is remotely as damaging as one dude who by himself is daily mistreating thousands of employees, doing gigantic damages to the environment and sponsored Trump among many other things?

Also it could be an unfounded rumor but Gaga doing this gig is only "part of her job" if she decides to. Let's wish she doesn't since she doesn't have to. 

4 hours ago, homomo said:

If Gaga performing at someone’s wedding is now considered a betrayal because of how they treat their employees, then where exactly do we draw the line? Are we holding every artist to the same standard?

Didn't you see the reactions Perry just had for her Bezos sponsored space trip? Clearly it ain't just for Gaga that the Bezos connection creates that.

4 hours ago, homomo said:

Should they decline every private event if the host has ever been part of something questionable?

Bezos has been "part of something questionable" many many times tho. 😆 He's not just someone who may have made a mistake yet and that's why this gig would be getting critics. You were talking about nuance being needed and the reaction will logically depends of the guy resume.

4 hours ago, homomo said:

What about partnerships with luxury fashion brands that have a history of exploiting workers, especially those in third world countries?

Well isn't obvious that it should rather be avoided, especially for a 300 millions act like Gaga who doesn't need it like a struggling artist would?

4 hours ago, homomo said:

Or streaming services tied to union busting and wage issues? Music labels mistreating their artists? Or tech companies tied to data misuse? It’s everywhere. If we’re going to start drawing moral lines, we better be prepared to draw a lot of them, and apply them equally.

With these it's harder to ditch them for a singer in this day and age unlike some brand deal you can just refuse... What you can do is go for the ones with the better record but that's only if your contracts aren't tying you up to certain partners.

4 hours ago, homomo said:

It’s fine to feel disappointed. That’s human. I’d even be a little disappointed if this whole thing ended up being true too. But pretending one event wipes away years of tangible work, activism, and compassion? That’s not accountability. That’s just moral theatre

I said it would be too bad and contradictory, not that it was "wiping" all the rest. But yeah it would factually go against her self-proclaimed mantras. Which ain't erasing the rest indeed but contradict what she's publicly standing for.

[River 113,326]

14 minutes ago, tylerjs said:

speak for yourself lol. if you’d give up your morality for $10k that’s on you babe 

stay poor I guess