ZitatTaking a cue from the literature of ancient Greece, actress and political activist Alyssa Milano called for a "sex strike" Friday in response to the "heartbeat" bill that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp recently signed into law.
The new law outlaws abortions in the state at six weeks into the pregnancy. Georgia is one of several states in recent weeks that have passed legislation forbidding doctors from ending pregnancies when a heartbeat can be detected, which is roughly at six weeks.
Critics of such legislation have argued that many women don't discover that they're pregnant in six weeks.
The entertainment industry in particular is wrestling over the Georgia law because many films and TV shows are made in the state due to its widely popular tax incentives. And while some in Hollywood are calling on a boycott of Georgia, Milano is calling for a boycott of sex.
"Our reproductive rights are being erased. Until women have legal control over our own bodies we just cannot risk pregnancy," Milano tweeted. "JOIN ME by not having sex until we get bodily autonomy back. I’m calling for a #SexStrike. Pass it on."
The idea is far from new. In ancient Greece, the playwright Aristophanes wrote "Lysistrata," in which the title character persuades other women to deny their husbands of sex until they end a war. More recently, director Spike Lee's 2015 film, "Chi-Raq," transferred the same idea to modern-day Chicago and gang violence.
Milano was able to garner support from other feminists on Twitter, many using "#Lysistrata2019."
Any number of people have pointed out that no sex means no pregnancies which means no abortions. As for Milano she's showing up everywhere, kinda like a fungus.
How can the Democrats say they support border security when they also advocate for sanctuary cities?
If anyone is at all interested I found this article interviewing Alyssa Milano just last month. Alyssa Milano Shares How She and Husband Dave Bugliari Keep Romance Alive With 2 Kids at Home
It takes two! Just because Alyssa Milano and her husband, Dave Bugliari, have two kids at home doesn’t mean that they haven’t kept the romance alive in their relationship.
“We make an effort,” the actress, 46, told Us Weekly exclusively at the Safe Horizon Champion Awards Gala on Tuesday, April 9. “Marriage is work, and I think the thing that makes for a happy marriage is really making an effort to spend time together … and whatever that means for that relationship, you have to strive towards it.” snip https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-mom...-dave-bugliari/
So now she is entering a sex strike? Did she check with the 36 year old Mr.Bugliari about that? There seems to be little hope that her vow will accomplish any goal. Does she think Georgians are going to write new legislation so that she and Bugliari can resume having sex?
And what does Mr. Bugliari think about all this? I'd like US magazine to have a sit-down interview with the suddenly chaste Mr. Bugliari.
Here's one more reason we don't take our living cues from the quite stupid, self-absorbed Hollywood crowd.
“Sometimes I was just writing a lot for the audience,” Benny says. “I knew well what they wanted to read. Even if I didn’t believe it.” Benny Johnson ["BuzzFeed Benny"]
"It’s a movement comprised of Americans from all races, religions, backgrounds and beliefs, who want and expect our government to serve the people, and serve the people it will." Donald Trump's Victory Speech 11/9/16
INSIDE EVERY LIBERAL IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT -- Frontpage mag
Now there are two Hollywood "ladies" that their men can't have sex with anymore! This has got to end!!! TM *******
Bette Midler Joins Sex Strike to Protest Georgia ‘Heartbeat’ Law
By ROBERT KRAYCHIK, 11 May 2019
Left-wing actress and singer Bette Midler called on Georgia’s women to “stop having sex with men” in response to the Peach State’s passage of a “Heartbeat” bill that bans most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected.
“I hope the #womenofGeorgia stop having sex with men until these indignities are overturned,” Bette Midler said. The law, dubbed the Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act (HB 481), prohibits abortions in the state after a heartbeat is detected, usually at about six weeks of pregnancy. Cases of rape, incest, or if the life of the mother is in danger are exceptions to the law.
HER TWEET Bette Midler ✔ @BetteMidler
I hope the #womenofGeorgia stop having sex with men until these indignities are overturned.
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Midler echoed fellow actress and political activist Alyssa Milano’s call for women to abstain from sex with men via a “sex strike,” claiming, “Our reproductive rights are being erased.”
“Sometimes I was just writing a lot for the audience,” Benny says. “I knew well what they wanted to read. Even if I didn’t believe it.” Benny Johnson ["BuzzFeed Benny"]
"It’s a movement comprised of Americans from all races, religions, backgrounds and beliefs, who want and expect our government to serve the people, and serve the people it will." Donald Trump's Victory Speech 11/9/16
INSIDE EVERY LIBERAL IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT -- Frontpage mag
Hillary Clinton announces she's joining the Sex Strike! What's Bill Going to Do? Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)
Sorry, I didn't mean to gross you all out. This is just a joke. TM
“Sometimes I was just writing a lot for the audience,” Benny says. “I knew well what they wanted to read. Even if I didn’t believe it.” Benny Johnson ["BuzzFeed Benny"]
"It’s a movement comprised of Americans from all races, religions, backgrounds and beliefs, who want and expect our government to serve the people, and serve the people it will." Donald Trump's Victory Speech 11/9/16
INSIDE EVERY LIBERAL IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT -- Frontpage mag
Speaking of Bette Midler, this toon posted by Pookie fit the thread so well!
“Sometimes I was just writing a lot for the audience,” Benny says. “I knew well what they wanted to read. Even if I didn’t believe it.” Benny Johnson ["BuzzFeed Benny"]
"It’s a movement comprised of Americans from all races, religions, backgrounds and beliefs, who want and expect our government to serve the people, and serve the people it will." Donald Trump's Victory Speech 11/9/16
INSIDE EVERY LIBERAL IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT -- Frontpage mag