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| | Uma Thurman wrote an op-ed about having an abortion in her late teens | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Uma Thurman has written an op-ed in the Washington Post about abortion. The Texas law effectively banning abortion in the Lone Star state has not been on the books for one full month. There are already plans afoot to challenge the constitutionality of the law, and pro-choice advocates are already trying to force American women to understand what is at stake here. Uma?s op-ed is something we?ll likely see more of: celebrity women sharing their abortion stories, humanizing the issue and trying to make people understand why access to abortion is a human right. You can read Uma?s full op-ed here. Heres part of the piece:
I started my acting career at 15, working in an environment where I was often the only kid in the room. In my late teens, I was accidentally impregnated by a much older man. I was living out of a suitcase in Europe, far from my family, and about to start a job. I struggled to figure out what to do. I wanted to keep the baby, but how?
I telephoned home. My mother was gravely ill in the hospital. My father went to her bedside to discuss my options. We had never spoken about sex before; this was the first time, and it was terrible for all of us. They asked me about the status of my relationship ? it was not viable ? and warned me how difficult it would be to raise a baby as a teen on my own. My childish fantasy of motherhood was soundly corrected as I weighed answers to their very precise questions. I was just starting out in my career and didn?t have the means to provide a stable home, even for myself. We decided as a family that I couldn?t go through with the pregnancy, and agreed that termination was the right choice. My heart was broken nonetheless.
An older female friend in Germany offered to help me. In her doctor?s office in Cologne, I was given a local anesthetic and had an abortion. I lay awake on the table while the doctor, who was a kind man, explained every step of the process as it happened. It hurt terribly, but I didn?t complain. I had internalized so much shame that I felt I deserved the pain.
My fingers were tightly locked across my chest, and when the procedure was done the doctor looked down at me said, ?You have beautiful hands ? you remind me of my daughter.? That single gesture of humanity is seared in my mind as one of the most compassionate moments I have ever experienced. In his eyes, I was a person, I was a daughter, I was still a girl.
[From WaPo]
She goes on to call her abortion ?my darkest secret until now,? and she reflects on how that early abortion allowed her to be ready for motherhood later in life, and that ?I have nothing to gain from this disclosure, and perhaps much to lose.? She hopes to reach ?women and girls who might feel a shame that they can?t protect themselves from and have no agency over.? It?s a really powerful piece. But I hate this I hate that women have to pour out their souls and fight and cry and beg for society to recognize us as human beings with agency and not merely state-owned uteruses. It fking sucks. Women my age have known OUR ENTIRE LIFETIMES that Roe is always just a hair?s breadth away from being overturned. Millions of us have always voted accordingly. But a minority of Americans wanted the orange Nazi to be president, so here we are.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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| | Kelly Ripa says Mark Consuelos solves all problems with 'love and sexy time' | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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When speaking of celebrity couples who overshare, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos should never be left out of the conversation. Whether it?s thirst trap photos or personal information they thrive off giving TMI about their marriage. Mark filled in for Ryan Seacrest on Monday?s episode of Live With Kelly and Ryan. During the show, they discussed the second episode of Scene form a Marriage, which was tortuous. Without spoiling anything, it was full of strife that asked the viewer to consider how they would react if they were in either of the characters? shoes. Which is what Kelly and Mark were doing when Kelly told her audience and viewers that things would never have gotten to that point for them because Mark solves every conflict with sex. Excuse me, ?sexy time.?
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are sharing their tips for a long ? and happy ? romance.
The couple, who have been married since 1996, opened up about their relationship during Mondays episode of Live With Kelly and Ryan, where Mark, 50, was filling in for Ryan Seacrest as guest co-host.
While discussing the new HBO series Scenes from a Marriage, Ripa, 50, said her love life with Mark is much different from what the characters in the miniseries ? which follows a couple struggling to keep their relationship intact ? experience.
I was like, none of this would ever be happening in the Mark Consuelos household, because he would have nipped all of this in the bud immediately, Ripa said, referring to the second episode of Scenes from a Marriage.
While series stars Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac deal with tension and conflict in their fictional marriage, Ripa said she and her husband are quick to resolve any issues that come their way.
He would have been like, Oh, youre upset? I know how to take care of that. Oh, you dont feel good about something? Ill take care of that. Oh, youre feeling like maybe youre overworked? I got you. I know what you need, Ripa explained.
Spilling more details to the audience, Ripa added, Because everything for Mark is settled with, everything is settled with ? before her husband cut in to add, Love.
Ripa corrected him, telling viewers, Love and sexy time.
While Mark was quick to clarify that not everything can be solved that way, Ripa cheekily added, Just about almost everything.
[From People]
I know Kelly says this kind of stuff to get us talking about it. Few marriages would thrive if a partner was silenced with sex every time a conflict arose, so I?m sure this is typical Kelly exaggeration. But it was curious to see Mark cut her off. He knew what she was saying was going to make him look bad. Hopefully it was just a misguided joke. And I say this as a person who finds Mark incredibly hot. Having ?sexy time? with him is something I have entertained, but not at the sacrifice of my feelings when I?m vulnerable. Note that Kelly didn?t say ?we solve our problems? that way, but that it was ?Mark Consuelos?? method. I guess that was part of only having room for one man in their relationship. But, they have 25 years together and they still love to work together so however they resolve their issues is working for them. And their oldest son, Michael, said their marriage has set the bar for him in many ways. He told ET, Theyre great, not just in like a relationship sense, but theyre great role models. I try to conduct myself the way I think they would,? which is a pretty glowing endorsement.
I will criticize Kelly?s comments in the context of Scenes from a Marriage, though. *MILD SPOILER* I was so afraid they were going to resort to sexy time, it was the only thing I was relieved about in that whole episode. I feel like Kelly missed the whole point of what she watched if she felt her discussion was a good follow-up to episode two.
Photo credit: Avalon Red and Instagram
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