Actress Alyssa Milano is asking her followers to participate in a sex strike to protest anti-abortion laws, and folks had a lot to say about it.
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On Friday night, the star took to Twitter to call for a sex strike. The move came after Gov. Brian Kemp signed one of the nation’s strictest anti-abortion bills, which outlaws most abortions once a doctor can detect a fetus’ “heartbeat.” That’s usually around the six-week mark and before most women know they’re pregnant.
Milano tweeted, “Our reproductive rights are being erased. Until women have legal control over our own bodies we just cannot risk pregnancy. JOIN ME by not having sex until we get bodily autonomy back. I’m calling for a #SexStrike. Pass it on.”
Our reproductive rights are being erased.
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) May 11, 2019
Until women have legal control over our own bodies we just cannot risk pregnancy.
JOIN ME by not having sex until we get bodily autonomy back.
I’m calling for a #SexStrike. Pass it on. pic.twitter.com/uOgN4FKwpg
Although her post garnered lots of attention, people weren’t quick to join the movement. Several said they “hated” the idea, calling it “divisive” and “counterproductive.”
1. Erasing LGBTQIA folks from the discussion of abortion and centering solutions (if you can call this a solution) around cis/heterosexual sex is counterproductive. https://t.co/yxWkWXHA2M
— Lara Witt (@Femmefeministe) May 11, 2019
30 years ago such a divisive strategy may have worked a bit.
— Starlight Energies (@Starlight_Energ) May 11, 2019
finding partners was limited by time, geography, contacts and social events. that world no longer exists.
Living under patriarchy has already robbed me of safety, autonomy, opportunities, and trust in our institutions. Now I’m supposed to give up sex, too, and play into the fiction that it’s just a bargaining chip/transaction for women? Love you, but nope.
— Kristi Coulter (@KristiCCoulter) May 11, 2019
This exactly. 1. Men are not the only ones who enjoy sex. 2. “Sex strikes” reinforce the idea that our only value as women is our ability to provide gratification to men.
— Hannah Dillon (@handillonmd) May 11, 2019
Please stop feeding the narrative that women are providers and men are consumers of sex. Bribing men for equal rights with access to our bodies is not how feminism works.
— feminist next door (@emrazz) May 11, 2019
Some responded with sarcasm and even turned the tables on Milano, labeling her and the strike as pro-life, not pro-choice.
I fully support this pro-life cause.
— #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) May 11, 2019
Thanks for supporting abstinence @Alyssa_Milano, the number one way to prevent unintended pregnancy. 👏 #sexstrike pic.twitter.com/kIyLqJ40Rf
— Ashley Bratcher (@_AshleyBratcher) May 11, 2019
I fully support this pro-life cause.
— #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) May 11, 2019
@Alyssa_Milano I could not have thought of a better way to put @PPFA out of business. I don't know who you are, but thank you for supporting the pro-life movement.
— Young At Fart (@JAlbertSmith) May 11, 2019
On the other hand, some supported Milano. They agreed with the strike and vowed to participate in it.
if they want to control our bodies reproductive organs, than we should deny sex to cis men
— Globelamp (@globelamp) May 11, 2019
JOIN US in applauding @Alyssa_Milano. What do you think? Her #sexstrike actually treats preborn lives with respect. Sex does result in new human beings. Self respect & respect for the preborn people's lives probably includes abstinence in a world that exterminates the #UnPlanned. https://t.co/o0eBFZPQRh
— UnplannedMovie (@UnplannedMovie) May 11, 2019
Join us in helping cis men feel the physical consequences of our reproductive rights being systematically eliminated! #SexStrike https://t.co/ep9VHmKVtB
— Kate Kelly (@Kate_Kelly_Esq) May 11, 2019
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