Few things are more delicious than watching progressives devour themselves. So now would be a good time to stock up on napkins.
As Twitchy told you over the weekend, feminist flag waver Jessica Valenti took Alyssa Milano to task over the latter’s proposed “sex strike” to protest abortion laws. But why should Valenti have all the fun? Shannon Watts, who normally encourages and relishes any opportunity to boycott something, also took a big crap on Milano’s idea:
Rape has nothing to do with sex – it’s about hatred and power, the same causes of women being stripped of their rights. A #SexStrike won’t bring back our rights – voting, supporting women candidates, running for office, and fighting like hell will.
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) May 11, 2019
Not either/or. Both/and.
— Ben Jackson (@DadoftheDecade) May 11, 2019
A #SexStrike also gives the impression that the primary function of a woman is as a body for heterosexual men to have sex with. I’m not down with that.
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) May 11, 2019
And Alyssa wasn’t down with Watts calling her out:
So you’re down with women getting the death penalty for obtaining healthcare? Getting life in prison? Re-implantation of ectopic pregnancies? Roe v Wade being overturned? As long as they try to roll back our rights, every time we have sex we risk jail time. Down with that?
— Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) May 11, 2019
We never thought we’d say this, but Watts actually came off as … kind of rational in her response:
Not sure I get the hostility because I disagree on the #SexStrike. I personally don’t believe it will do anything to solve this issue and only serves to reinforce sexist stereotypes. The unglamorous, heavy lifting of grassroots activism is the answer. Just like with gun safety.
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) May 11, 2019
When you’re too hysterical for even Shannon Watts, you know you’re in trouble.
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