{"id":108676,"date":"2022-06-26T17:39:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T12:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/america-i-weep-for-you\/"},"modified":"2022-06-26T17:39:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-26T12:09:00","slug":"america-i-weep-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/america-i-weep-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"‘America, I Weep for You’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The flood of reactions from Hollywood stars, politicians and prominent writers was swift and raging Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court\u2019s overturning of Roe v. Wade, with everything from despairing shock to pointed snarking at the people responsible for reversing 50 years of legal precedent.<\/p>\n

\u201cBanning abortion will disproportionately impact people of color, LGBTQ+ communities, people struggling to make ends meet, young people, and those living in rural areas,\u201d actress and activist Alyssa Milano tweeted. <\/p>\n

\u201cAmerica, I weep for you,\u201d former \u201cStar Trek\u201d star George Takei wrote. <\/p>\n

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It’s the best Supreme Court the 19th Century has yet produced.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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What tf is actually happening?Full & total control of women \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffdDOES \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffdNOT\ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffdWORK. It WILL backfire in the worst way. The whole \ud83c\udf0dwill come crashing down. Where\u2019s the the sperm, testicle, mankini bathing suit IN PUBLIC legislation?WE DONT GET PREGNANT BY OURSELVES #WHERETHEMENAT<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/gMMxc8qTAK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 nicoleariparker (@nicolearip) June 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Just spoke to a teacher of mine from high school. She said, \u201cFirst we cry. Then we fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Uzo Aduba (@UzoAduba) June 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The the Council of the Writers Guild of America East and the Writers Guild of America West Board of Directors issued a statement Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Council of the Writers Guild of America East and the Board\u00a0of the Writers Guild of America\u00a0West join to condemn the Supreme Court\u2019s decision Friday morning overturning the landmark Roe v Wade decision that protected reproductive rights and the freedom of choice. Once again\u00a0this court has chosen to ignore public opinion and to violate the privacy and health of a vast percentage of the American population. This decision will lead to injury, death and the denial of basic human rights that allow Americans to lead the lives they choose without fear of interference or bodily harm. We now look to the states to enforce existing law or to\u00a0act to pass new legislation that will protect against the Supreme Court\u2019s misguided and harmful decision,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

The Directors Guild of American condemned today\u2019s development as well. \u201cToday\u2019s Supreme Court decision is a giant step backwards for our country and puts women\u2019s lives at risk,\u201d said DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter.\u00a0\u201cIt denies countless women the most basic of their human rights \u2013 the right to autonomy over their own bodies. We are committed to making sure our members continue to have access and ability to make their own reproductive decisions and determine the path they set for their own lives.\u00a0We strongly condemn this ruling and stand in solidarity with so many others speaking out to decry this travesty.\u201d<\/p>\n

GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis issued a statement in response to Justice Thomas\u2019 comments in the option.<\/p>\n

\u201cThomas\u2019 dissent is a blaring red alert for the LGBTQ community and for all Americans. We will never go back to the dark days of being shut out of hospital rooms, left off of death certificates, refused spousal benefits, or any of the other humiliations that took place in the years before Obergefell. And we definitely will not go back to the pre-Lawrence days of being criminalized just because we are LGBTQ. But that\u2019s exactly what Thomas is threatening to do to the country, even as support for marriage equality is at an all-time high of 71% and more Americans are coming out as LGBTQ with each generation. Between this threat and today\u2019s reversal of abortion rights, we can no longer trust that the Supreme Court is operating in the interests of the majority of Americans,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

Ellis also reacted to the initial news of the official ruling via Twitter.<\/p>\n

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The message of the overturning of #RoevWade<\/a> is clear and distressing: Americans are losing protected access to abortion, a constitutional right they have valued for nearly fifty years, and other rights to personal liberty are at risk too. \ud83e\uddf5 https:\/\/t.co\/4NmDyNXunk<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sarah Kate Ellis (@sarahkateellis) June 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The responses poured in on social media Friday morning. Some struggled with the emotional fallout of the Supreme Court\u2019s decision, while others begin measuring which communities will be most impacted as a result. <\/p>\n

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America, I weep for you.<\/p>\n

\u2014 George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) June 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The dude who cried about beer on TV has made a BIG decision about your life, ladies!<\/p>\n

\u2014 Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) June 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I hope the 53% of white women who just couldn\u2019t stomach voting for @HillaryClinton<\/a> are happy that they\u2019ve just ensured that their daughters grow up in #Gilead<\/a>. <\/p>\n

A woman\u2019s right to choose is a HEALTH decision. <\/p>\n

A PERSONAL health decision. <\/p>\n

I\u2019m a Christian and know that.<\/p>\n

\u2014 yvette nicole brown (@YNB) June 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Banning abortion will disproportionately impact people of color, LGBTQ+ communities, people struggling to make ends meet, young people, and those living in rural areas.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) June 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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If you\u2019re gonna talk about how divided we are as a nation, you\u2019ll want to mention SCOTUS decisions like this one, handing power to state reps in crazy-ass gerrymandered districts and completely ignoring the will of the majority of US citizens. This is not what the people want.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jason Isbell (@JasonIsbell) June 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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They did it. THEY DID IT TO US! #SCOTUS<\/a> has overturned #RoevWade<\/a>, enshrined in the Constitution as settled law for over 50 years. How dare they? This #SCOTUS<\/a> is absolutely tone-deaf to the will and even the actual needs of the American people. #WakeUpAmerica<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 bettemidler (@BetteMidler) June 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Many have expressed disappointment in current U.S. political leaders and lawmakers. Comedian Billy Eichner pointed to the religious undertones that may be driving the decision, writing on Twitter \u201cGet your fictional hateful bible stories and your fake fictional religious bulls\u2014 out of our f\u2014ing lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m past disgusted w\/ my country and their constant inability to protect one another\u2019s right & keep their word. How u overturning the wrong things? So many things to overturn that make sense. But this is what you chose??<\/p>\n

\u2014 Keke Palmer (@KekePalmer) June 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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GET YOUR FICTIONAL HATEFUL BIBLE STORIES AND YOUR FAKE FICTIONAL RELIGIOUS BULLSHIT OUT OF OUR FUCKING LIVES. FUCK YOU.<\/p>\n

\u2014 billy eichner (@billyeichner) June 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u2026. and to those who in any way helped this occur with their votes or rhetoric \u2026.. go fuck yourself<\/p>\n

\u2014 jackantonoff (@jackantonoff) June 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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We knew it was coming.
DON\u2019T WHINE.
VOTE.
DON\u2019T BE SILENT.
VOTE.
DON\u2019T BE DISCOURAGED.
VOTE.
If you want a woman\u2019s right to choose
Safer gun laws
Clean air & water
People to be able to marry whoever they love
VOTE.
There are more of us than them.
So:
FUCK TRUMP\u2019S SCOTUS!
VOTE!<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ken Olin (@kenolin1) June 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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One of the worst American days of my lifetime.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) June 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Supreme Court my ass<\/p>\n

\u2014 Danny DeVito (@DannyDeVito) June 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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They are counting on you to be rage-blinded, numb, defeated. They have been working toward your give up for decades. Don\u2019t give it to them. <\/p>\n

Feel what you need to feel today. Tomorrow, and every single day after, we fight.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Amber Tamblyn (@ambertamblyn) June 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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At least the Supreme Court all said in their laughable senate auditions that they respect precedent. So that was nice.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Albert Brooks (@AlbertBrooks) June 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I\u2019m absolutely terrified that this is where we are \u2013 that after so many decades of people fighting for women\u2019s rights to their own bodies, today\u2019s decision has stripped us of that. https:\/\/t.co\/mwK561oxxl<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) June 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Pro-life actor Kevin Sorbo also took to Twitter to comment on the Supreme Court\u2019s decision. <\/p>\n

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