Following the reversal of Roe v Wade and
the stripping of reproductive rights from women all across the country.
A republican lawmaker from Utah said,
well she believes that it's not that big of a deal.
Actually women have a lot more control than they realize they can control semen.
It was an awkward moment during this press conference but
here's how she began her insane commentary.
I got a text message today saying I should seek to control men's ejaculation and
not women's pregnancies.
Said state representative Karianne Lisonbee.
She said it during this news conference,
which we're about to watch a little bit in just a moment.
Now she said the underlying tone of the message was that I certainly
don't trust women enough to make choices to control their own body.
And here's what came next.
>> Responses I do trust women enough to control when they allow a man to
ejaculate so inside of them and to control that intake of semen.
So that may be inflammatory but
I think as a legislature we have the responsibility to create
a legal framework that is friendly and supporting rights.
>> Yeah, she's look, she's trying to be friendly and supporting rights ladies.
So like if you're raw dogging it just make sure that
you control that intake of semen by getting him to pull out.
Look the commentary was so insane and so uncomfortable that I couldn't help but
notice Jessica, the people surrounding her.
So real quick one by one, let's take a look at the woman to the right of her.
Let's take a look at that.
>> My response is I do trust women enough to control when they allow a man
to ejaculate, so inside of them and to control that intake of semen.
So that may be inflammatory.
>> My personal favorite was the man to the left of her.
>> I do trust women enough to control when they allow a man to ejaculate so
inside of them and to control that intake of semen.
So that may be inflammatory.
>> That's one of those, please kill me I don't want to be here looks,
if I've ever seen one.
But no, I lied.
The actual best reaction to what she was saying was the man directly next to her.
Who if you just watch closely, it's very subtle he seems to
shake his head kind of like in disgust [LAUGH] let's watch that.
>> My response is I do trust women enough to control when they allow a man
to ejaculate so inside of them and to control that intake of semen.
So that may be inflammatory.
>> So not only does she make insane arguments,
she fails to read the room as well, Jessica.
>> I has she ever had sex with a man allow a man to ejaculate,
does she think it's like Simon says, I really just,
I can't believe this commentary.
And the thing is like, I don't wanna take the bait and have this crude conversation.
But I mean the whole problem here is we've got a woman where's
the accountability for men, why is there a woman who is saying it's
our responsibility to control when a man ejaculate.
This is not serious political discourse in our country.
This is not what I wanna be talking about.
When I think about American politics and the great debates of our time,
I would rather be talking about how far in from
the ocean are we putting the high speed rail.
How are we going to transition to clean energy?
But instead we are talking about allowing men to ejaculate and controlling that.
It is actually disgusting and
this is absolutely about men's power over women in intimate relationships.
>> And of course, will trans people with uteruses be affected by this.
Yes but a big part of this legislation has to do with traditional gender roles and
enforcing them.
And it sucks to see women like this affirming that it's our
responsibility to control men's semen.
This is insane and I just want men to know in this moment right now.
If we're on the topic of intimate relationships,
I promise you there are women all over the country.
If you ever hope to date a woman, they are noticing that you're silent in this moment
and you're allowing this kind of rhetoric to dominate our country's political
discourse and you've got to speak up.
We're all paying attention.
>> Yeah and I gotta say I've seen a lot of progressive men on social media like
really speak out in defense of women's reproductive rights.
And I have a lot of gratitude towards them and admiration towards their arguments.
But what I think we're seeing with this particular story, crude as it might be
is a continuation of this ideology that always puts the onus on women, right.
Like, so we're supposed to predict
when the guy is about to ejaculate.
We're supposed to take control of that situation and
what right like it completely.
It misses the fact that women shouldn't be placed in that situation in
the first place,
that women don't always have the kind of control she claims that women have.
And then more importantly, it's none of the government's business.
What happens in our bedrooms, what we like to do intimately with our partners it's
none of their damn businesses.
It's also not the government's job or the government's business to get
in between us and our doctors to make decisions on our behalf in regard to what
type of medical procedures we may have or we may need.
This is just again, the same ignorant continuation of women being at fault.
The ideology that women are the ones who are at fault if they find themselves
with an unwanted pregnancy and that the government needs to jump in and
prevent her from deciding what to do in response to that pregnancy.
Again, it's not the government's choice.
It shouldn't be the government's choice, but here we are, with reactionaries and
ideologues in the Supreme Court.
Unfortunately, ensuring that this right wing government has
an overwhelming say in not just the medical decisions that we can make our
bodily autonomy as well, but also based on what our futures look like.
Because having an unwanted pregnancy being forced to carry out that unwanted
pregnancy has lifelong repercussions, they know it, but they don't really care.