The overturning of Roe v. Wade was met with roars of complaints. Every feminist activist out there fought in their own way. Donna Ferrato, with her camera. Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, and Lady Gaga, along with a band of around a hundred-forty other artists, signed a campaign hosted by Planned Parenthood, against the loss of abortion rights. It’s clear the art world is fighting back. Comedians, too, have been making their move.
Comedy: professional entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches, intended to make an audience laugh.
Joking about abortion is not a rare thing anymore. Lizz Winstead is one of the many comedians that used her line of work against this new, unfair rule. She leads a non-profit organization of comic all-stars. They use their humor to advocate abortion as a health care necessity and a basic human right.
As mentioned in the New York Times, Winstead recapped her own experience with abortion in 1992, and since then has been warning people that abortion rights might soon be lost. She said that even though laughter won’t save abortion, “We need to give people who are, like, ‘What can we do?’ an answer.”
Abortion Access Front, a group that includes many people like Winstead, does other things to help abortion clinics and people in need of them. Although there are many opposing voices, like Winstead’s Catholic parents, and her shows that were boycotted by people because she supported and fought for abortion rights–some people even told her parents “your daughter is murdering babies.” They do everything to help, like planting hedges around clinics to block out pro-abortion signs and throwing block parties under requests of clinics. The main message, Winstead said, is that everyone can contribute.
Alison Leiby also weaves her opinions on abortion into her shows. With her off-handedness, the New York Times said, she wanted to make abortion seem like more of a normal medical procedure, instead of a “crisis or moral question.” Her shows rely more on her witty writing, backed with misdirection, satire, and puns.
Two other films, “Plan B” and “Unpregnant,” also talk about abortion. They’re a little like the performances Leiby puts on—they advocate taking abortion pills as a normal decision, and not so much of a big deal as people make it out to be.
People like Leiby and Winstead “don’t take it seriously.” By that, they use satire and humor to make Roe v. Wade seem not so much moral and political based, but much more close-up. They talk and see the perspectives on how abortion can change certain people’s lives, and it’s the casualness of tone that gets it to be unique and convincing.
Comedy: professional entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches, intended to make an audience laugh.
Joking about abortion is not a rare thing anymore. Lizz Winstead is one of the many comedians that used her line of work against this new, unfair rule. She leads a non-profit organization of comic all-stars. They use their humor to advocate abortion as a health care necessity and a basic human right.
As mentioned in the New York Times, Winstead recapped her own experience with abortion in 1992, and since then has been warning people that abortion rights might soon be lost. She said that even though laughter won’t save abortion, “We need to give people who are, like, ‘What can we do?’ an answer.”
Abortion Access Front, a group that includes many people like Winstead, does other things to help abortion clinics and people in need of them. Although there are many opposing voices, like Winstead’s Catholic parents, and her shows that were boycotted by people because she supported and fought for abortion rights–some people even told her parents “your daughter is murdering babies.” They do everything to help, like planting hedges around clinics to block out pro-abortion signs and throwing block parties under requests of clinics. The main message, Winstead said, is that everyone can contribute.
Alison Leiby also weaves her opinions on abortion into her shows. With her off-handedness, the New York Times said, she wanted to make abortion seem like more of a normal medical procedure, instead of a “crisis or moral question.” Her shows rely more on her witty writing, backed with misdirection, satire, and puns.
Two other films, “Plan B” and “Unpregnant,” also talk about abortion. They’re a little like the performances Leiby puts on—they advocate taking abortion pills as a normal decision, and not so much of a big deal as people make it out to be.
People like Leiby and Winstead “don’t take it seriously.” By that, they use satire and humor to make Roe v. Wade seem not so much moral and political based, but much more close-up. They talk and see the perspectives on how abortion can change certain people’s lives, and it’s the casualness of tone that gets it to be unique and convincing.
