Celebrities used social media to show their support for the controversial abortion provider Planned Parenthood just hours after a shooting on Friday at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Using the tags #StandwithPP and #PlannedParenthood, stars including John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, Kerry Washington, and Kathy Griffin all tweeted messages of encouragement.
Every time shit like this happens, john and I immediately make another donation to planned parenthood.
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) November 27, 2015
Teigen’s husband, singer John Legend, retweeted the message. Legend also shared a post by Cosmo‘s Zerlina Maxwell, which reads, “Shooter should face justice but man it’s like a punch in the gut to think about black lives lost for crimes like: loose cigarettes… walking.”
Teigen also shared a link to Planned Parenthood’s online donation page.
I #StandWithPP. This tragedy&violence wont stop the fight for affordable health care for women&my right to make my own choices for my body
— jenny slate (@jennyslate) November 28, 2015
For many years I went 2 #PlannedParenthood 4 my yearly exam because I was too poor to afford insurance. Donate here https://t.co/d575Me2ra9
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) November 28, 2015
The silence from the GOP candidates on the murders at #PlannedParenthood is telling. And sad.
— (((Joshua Malina))) (@JoshMalina) November 28, 2015
Director Michael Moore also weighed in on the incident. In addition to sharing a link to donate to Planned Parenthood, Moore shared his thoughts on why the alleged shooter, 57-year-old Robert Lewis Dear, was not shot and killed by police.
That's right. Imagine if this had been ISIS. 24/7 all wkend. But this was a white guy. They made sure not 2 kill him https://t.co/V5kNhzmRzg
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) November 28, 2015
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton also weighed in on the shooting:
Today and every day, we #StandWithPP. https://t.co/oifqTQLx1X
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 27, 2015
Clinton’s tweet was shared by actress Elizabeth Banks.
Actor Mark Ruffalo also retweeted this message by Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders:
We proudly #StandWithPP of Colorado Springs and the brave law enforcement personnel who fought to protect it.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) November 28, 2015
Sanders then blasted “bitter rhetoric” against the abortion provider that had “unintended consequences”:
I strongly support Planned Parenthood and the work it's doing. I hope people realize that bitter rhetoric can have unintended consequences.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) November 28, 2015
Feminist blogger Jessica Valenti quibbled with Sanders’ use of the word “unintended”:
"unintended" I don't think so https://t.co/kd0pTJY3EM
— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) November 28, 2015
Folks, anti-choice orgs that put WANTED posters up of docs' faces & personal info aren't doing it for fun. The intention is clear.
— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) November 28, 2015
Anti-choice extremists aren't stupid. They know what kind language and strategies incite.
— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) November 28, 2015
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