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Alyssa Milano Called For A “Sex Strike” To Protest Strict Abortion Laws And Many People Are Confused
Article via BuzzFeed
“Until women have legal control over our own bodies we just cannot risk pregnancy,” Milano said.
Former Charmed star Alyssa Milano set off a Twitter firestorm when she tweeted a call for a “sex strike” on Friday, asking women to stop having sex until “until we get bodily autonomy back.”
Just days before, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a controversial bill that would ban abortions in cases where a fetal heartbeat can be detected, and in Alabama, politicians feuded over a last-minute change to a bill that suddenly stripped exceptions for rape and incest from a near-total ban on abortion in the state.
“Our reproductive rights are being erased,” Milano tweeted. “Until women have legal control over our own bodies we just cannot risk pregnancy.”
Milano, who has been an active #MeToo advocate, told the Associated Press on Saturday that the call for a strike reminds “people that we have control over our own bodies and how we use them.”
She cited historical instances where women withheld sex as acts of protest, including Iroquois women in the 1600s to stop unregulated warfare, and sex strikes by Liberian women in 2003 that called for an end to a long-running civil war.
Milano’s call for a sex strike stirred up criticism from people who said the call to action is misguided.
“This strike may mean well and contain cheap ‘feel good’ reactions,” said one person. “But it pushes a sexist narrative that sex is something WE give to men as a form of currency. That is not empowering. At all.”
“This strike may mean well and contain cheap ‘feel good’ reactions,” said one person. “But it pushes a sexist narrative that sex is something WE give to men as a form of currency. That is not empowering. At all.”
Another person said, “As a single ace woman, this is… what I do every day ANYWAY. Got any suggestions for things I can do that might actually be HELPFUL?”
Also, Milano’s message was supported, and seemingly co-opted, by anti-abortion advocates.
One person said, “I’m praying your sex-strike catches on!! Think of all the abortions that will be avoided!”
“Pro-life here,” said another. “Wholeheartedly in support of this.”
Milano said people have to determine for themselves how long the sex strike should last. She hasn’t decided yet how long she will personally avoid sex.
“I mean I don’t know,” she told the AP. “I sent a tweet last night I haven’t really thought much past that this morning.”
BuzzFeed News has contacted a representative for Milano for comment.
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Rose McGowan, Asia Argento Call Out Alyssa Milano for Wishing Harvey Weinstein’s Wife Well on ‘Today’
Milano calls Georgina Chapman “an amazing woman,” which apparently makes McGowan “want to vomit.”
Rose McGowan, Jawbreaker actress, and Asia Argento, actress, both took to Twitter Friday to slam Alyssa Milano’s, Melrose Place actress,”Today” interview earlier this week when the TIME Person of the Year was revealed.
While Milano has been considered a huge ally in the #MeToo movement sweeping the country, resulting in many powerful men being fired or resigning from positions due to sexual misconduct allegations, McGowan and Argento were not pleased with Milano’s comments about Georgina Chapman. The designer is married to Harvey Weinstein, a movie mogul McGowan and Argento say raped them in separate incidents. Chapman left Weinstein after the flood of sexual assault allegations against him came to light.
Argento simply noted that “Milano is no bueno” Friday morning, while McGowan seemingly expressed that her former “Charmed” co-star made her sick.
“You make me want to vomit. You actually gave me a body flashback. Well done, fake one,” McGowan commented, while retweeting an article about Milano’s comments.
“Alyssa, maybe you and Georgina can call up Camille Cosby,” she added, referring to Bill Cosby’s wife, who stood by the disgraced comedian even after dozens of women came forward with disturbing sexual assault allegations.
Milano gave the “Today” show’s Megyn Kelly an update on Chapman, whom she became friends with five years ago on the set of the Weinstein-produced reality show “Project Runway All Stars.”
Milano said Chapman was “very sad,” and added, “This is not easy for her, but I have no doubt that not only will she come out on the other side of this, but she deserves to.”
“She’s an amazing woman, and I think her priority right now is focusing on how to raise those two children to the best of her capacity given the situation,” Milano said.
In the lengthy statement, Weinstein owned up to some of his bad behavior, though his attorney also said “he denies many of the accusations as patently false.”
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