Talk:Casting couch/Archives/2012

Remedios
Removed reference to book by Flynn Remedios. No evidence that it actually exists. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.242.117.30 (talk) 11:42, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Disney
Added in the reference section a photo and description of the the "Philip A. Couch Casting Agency" fake business from Disney's California Adventure park. This is the most direct sexual reference in a Disney park I know of. :) - jeremedia
 * Wow, that is... disturbing. Well, then again, there were all the penises in the background of the Little Mermaid, so I guess nothing surprises me.  --DDG 18:54, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

The other casting couch
"Casting couch" as a general, non-sexual term The article states: '"Casting couch" is also less-commonly used as a general term for the difficult casting process that actors and actresses go through when trying to land roles.' I have never, ever heard anyone use the expression "casting couch" to suggest the general difficulties of the casting process. And if I did I would assume the speaker didn't quite understand what the expression means. "Casting couch" only refers to people in positions of power demanding (or, at least, suggesting) that an applicant perform sexual favors in order to get a part (or job). Just because someone misuses an expression, that doesn't make their misuse a viable, alternate definition. PatrickWB (talk) 17:48, 27 February 2008 (UTC) I've decided to "be bold" and strike the sentence from the article. PatrickWB (talk) 17:52, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Regular job interviews
Is there any info on this practice when involved with regular job interviews? Mwahcysl (talk) 18:34, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Chandler
The expression "casting couch" appears in Raymond Chandler's novel "Farewell, my Lovely" (1940), but it's not clear to me what it means in that context. When was the expression first used with the meaning described in this article? Did it have any other meaning in 1940? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.7.28.145 (talk) 20:19, 29 August 2009 (UTC)