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Abortion as comedy?

posted 11 years ago by eddie_willers
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I haven't a religious bone in my body and am pro-choice in the Bill Clinton way: ie. Safe, Legal and Rare.

But this concept is so heinous that I am about to believe that its a sign of the Apocalypse.

What the heck are they thinking?

[–] shrugs 11 years ago

I think it's pretty obvious that this isn't "abortion as comedy". Nor is it a comedy about abortions, where the implication would be that the audience is intended to laugh at the prospect of fetuses being removed from their mothers.
I don't believe that anyone, being sound of mind, genuinely expects that this movie has the intention of having people laugh at abortion as if were hilarious in and of itself. Never mind about what they were thinking when they made this movie, what were you thinking when you made this post?

And to the people banging on about "legalized murder", the exact definition of "murder" is an unlawful killing. It's not even an ideological argument it's just semantics. If you can't push your point within corrupting the language then it's not a very strong point to start with.

What if a squirrel wants a sausage?

[–] eddie_willers 11 years ago

the exact definition of "murder" is an unlawful killing.

Will changing it to "execution" make you feel better?

Talk about semantics.

[–] jdeaver886 11 years ago

The topic of abortion has been covered in films going back to the 50's (Blue Denim, 1959, starring Carole Lynley and Brandon deWilde), and see the other comments above. We are way off track when we assign our own personal beliefs to a pretend character in a fictional story. This is just a movie, and it's not going to make young women who see it want to rush out and get an abortion.

[–] shrugs 11 years ago

That's the point, it is semantics. We know what abortion is, so I'd feel better if you called it that. Why is that a problem?

What if a squirrel wants a sausage?

[–] doggie_rodriguez 10 years ago

I think it's pretty obvious that this isn't "abortion as comedy".

It's pretty obvious to anyone that's seen the movie. I get the feeling that most of the people criticizing the topic haven't actually seen the film. Yet, they are the most vocal about it. Doesn't make sense.

[–] PrettySalad 11 years ago

Clearly you haven't seen it because by no means is it "abortion as comedy."

[–] drew_atreides 11 years ago

It's more like "LIFE AS A COMEDY".

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[–] moonlight100 11 years ago

Google Jena Friedman's abortion joke (she's a stand-up).

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[–] claudja777 10 years ago

agree. seriously, i found the movie super dull and uneventfull, beside the abortion. and the guy was like superman.

[–] BlackCat-93 10 years ago

The abortion storyline itself wasn't the comedic part in the movie, it was portrayed in a very realistic way that had me in tears. The only comedy was her stand-up routines and her relationships with the people around her.