Because is there anything funnier than abortion?
Via Newsbusters:
Here’s a new oxymoron, even for the liberal media: abortion comedy.
Opening this Friday, writer-director Gillian Robespierre’s “Obvious Child” tells the story of an aspiring young comedian, Donna Stern, who has an abortion after a one-night stand. The film, which focuses on “self-discovery and empowerment” and the “realities of independent womanhood,” garnered endorsements not only from Planned Parenthood and NARAL, but also the media as an “abortion romantic comedy.” The film starring Jenny Slate (“SNL,” “Parks and Recreation”) caught the attention of distributor A24 after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.
As The New York Times’ Megan Angelo revealed, Robespierre’s film is a reaction against movies like “Juno” and “Knocked Up,” where unplanned pregnancies resulted in positive birth stories. According to Robespierre, those films became a “misrepresentation of women on screen when it came to unplanned pregnancy” and “just didn’t feel true.” In other words, she couldn’t imagine letting her infant live. Continues after the video.
The “abortion romantic comedy,” according to Angelo, “represents a turning point for how the procedure [abortion], pregnancy and women are depicted on film.” Or, in other words, “Donna does not consult the man (played by Jake Lacy) who impregnated her during a one-night stand” and “never wavers on her course of action.” Angelo also noted how “the cameras also accompany her into the clinic” during the abortion. Sounds inspirational! […]
The film certainly fit others’ agendas though. Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards tweeted about the “incredibly funny, honest & smart movie about abortion” while Planned Parenthood itself tweeted, “So excited!” But then, RH Reality Check revealed that, “the filmmakers worked closely with Planned Parenthood to depict an abortion experience accurately and positively.”