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2022-10-05 11:16:06 UTC
The nation's largest abortion provider Planned Parenthood is fuming-mad
over abortion-related scenes in the latest Marilyn Monroe movie,
"Blonde."
The controversial Netflix film humanizes the unborn on numerous
occasions and includes the depiction of a violent, forced abortion that
haunts the actress.
"As film and TV shapes many people's understanding of sexual and
reproductive health, it's critical these depictions accurately portray
women's real decisions and experiences," Caren Spruch, Planned
Parenthood Federation of America's national director of arts and
entertainment engagement, told The Hollywood Reporter.
"While abortion is safe, essential health care, anti-abortion zealots
have long contributed to abortion stigma by using medically inaccurate
descriptions of fetuses and pregnancy," the statement continued.
"Andrew Dominik's new film, `Blonde,' bolsters their message with a
CGI-talking fetus, depicted to look like a fully formed baby."
Some media depictions of abortion are shown as empowering and a simple
decision for women with no repercussions - if not an outright
sacrament. It's extremely rare for the unborn to be humanized at all,
but this is the case in "Blonde" - a reality clearly upsetting Planned
Parenthood.
"Planned Parenthood respects artistic license and freedom," the
statement said. "However, false images only serve to reinforce
misinformation and perpetuate stigma around sexual and reproductive
health care. Every pregnancy outcome - especially abortion - should be
portrayed sensitively, authentically and accurately in the media."
"We still have much work to do to ensure that everyone who has an
abortion can see themselves onscreen," Spruch added. "It is a shame
that the creators of `Blonde' chose to contribute to anti-abortion
propaganda and stigmatize people's health care decisions instead."
Dominik, the director, has defended "Blonde" from such pro-abortion
critics, though, suggesting the film's timing is sparking the
unnecessary backlash, referring to the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
"I think the movie is pretty nuanced actually, and I think it's very
complex, but that doesn't fit - people are obviously concerned with
losses of freedoms, obviously they are," the filmmaker told The Wrap.
"But, I mean, no one would have given a s*** about that if I'd made the
movie in 2008, and probably no one's going to care about it in four
years' time. And the movie won't have changed. It's just what sort of
going on."
Dominik added that critics are looking at "Blonde" "through this Roe v.
Wade lens."
"They've got a certain agenda where they feel like the freedoms of
women are being compromised, and they look at `Blonde' and they see a
demon, but it's not really about that," he said. "I think it's very
difficult for people to step outside of the stories they carry inside
themselves and see things of their own volition."
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Let's go Brandon!
over abortion-related scenes in the latest Marilyn Monroe movie,
"Blonde."
The controversial Netflix film humanizes the unborn on numerous
occasions and includes the depiction of a violent, forced abortion that
haunts the actress.
"As film and TV shapes many people's understanding of sexual and
reproductive health, it's critical these depictions accurately portray
women's real decisions and experiences," Caren Spruch, Planned
Parenthood Federation of America's national director of arts and
entertainment engagement, told The Hollywood Reporter.
"While abortion is safe, essential health care, anti-abortion zealots
have long contributed to abortion stigma by using medically inaccurate
descriptions of fetuses and pregnancy," the statement continued.
"Andrew Dominik's new film, `Blonde,' bolsters their message with a
CGI-talking fetus, depicted to look like a fully formed baby."
Some media depictions of abortion are shown as empowering and a simple
decision for women with no repercussions - if not an outright
sacrament. It's extremely rare for the unborn to be humanized at all,
but this is the case in "Blonde" - a reality clearly upsetting Planned
Parenthood.
"Planned Parenthood respects artistic license and freedom," the
statement said. "However, false images only serve to reinforce
misinformation and perpetuate stigma around sexual and reproductive
health care. Every pregnancy outcome - especially abortion - should be
portrayed sensitively, authentically and accurately in the media."
"We still have much work to do to ensure that everyone who has an
abortion can see themselves onscreen," Spruch added. "It is a shame
that the creators of `Blonde' chose to contribute to anti-abortion
propaganda and stigmatize people's health care decisions instead."
Dominik, the director, has defended "Blonde" from such pro-abortion
critics, though, suggesting the film's timing is sparking the
unnecessary backlash, referring to the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
"I think the movie is pretty nuanced actually, and I think it's very
complex, but that doesn't fit - people are obviously concerned with
losses of freedoms, obviously they are," the filmmaker told The Wrap.
"But, I mean, no one would have given a s*** about that if I'd made the
movie in 2008, and probably no one's going to care about it in four
years' time. And the movie won't have changed. It's just what sort of
going on."
Dominik added that critics are looking at "Blonde" "through this Roe v.
Wade lens."
"They've got a certain agenda where they feel like the freedoms of
women are being compromised, and they look at `Blonde' and they see a
demon, but it's not really about that," he said. "I think it's very
difficult for people to step outside of the stories they carry inside
themselves and see things of their own volition."
--
Let's go Brandon!