LIFE NEWS/ Micaiah Bilger
A well-known pro-abortion website slammed the new “Unplanned” movie as “racist” this week while ignoring a black actress’s powerful performance in the film.
Rewire gave an unsurprisingly poor review of the film, which follows the true story of former Planned Parenthood director-turned pro-life advocate Abby Johnson. Along with abortion activists’ standard criticisms, the review also tried – unsuccessfully and inaccurately – to paint the pro-life film as racist.
“In addition to the film’s obvious anti-choice positioning, Unplanned delivers a more coded racial—and racist—message,” according to the pro-abortion site.
Rewire took issue with the fact that the film portrayed many of the women of color who were seeking abortions as poor. It was an odd criticism, given that abortion activists themselves frequently champion their cause on behalf of low-income women of color who, they say, need better access to abortion. Continue reading…
