Feminism Is For Everyone

Apr 16, 2008,11:30 PM

This is not our idea of pro-choice!

You know, I used to really like Damon Wayans, mostly because there's always been a soft spot in my heart reserved for movies like Major Payne, right alongside Mrs. Doubtfire and Houseguest. Unfortunately, I am seriously reconsidering that after having seen this video, part of his new comedy project WayoutTV.

It is really appalling, not just the content itself, but the fact that he and, judging by the comments left on youtube, a lot of other men think that it's hilarious. Yeah, especially since there aren't any accounts of physical violence against pregnant women as a means to terminate an unwanted (by the father) pregnancy. Oh fuck me, there are! Like a ton!

Approximately 17 percent of pregnant women report having been battered, and the results include miscarriages, stillbirths and a two to four times greater likelihood of bearing a low birth weight baby. http://www.now.org/issues/violence/stats.html

So a big fuck you, Mr. Wayans, and an even bigger one to the real "Abortion Men"...

(h/t to http://feministing.com/archives/009007.html)

Labels: abortion, violence, women