I mean they address this in the show where Diane is pissy about the song and how it makes light of the trauma that is abortion (even when vehemently pro choice or anti kids). She believes it’s unethical and that it trivialises the conversation when Sextina Aquafina actually has the opportunity to be a “real voice” and advocate on the matter with the spotlight.
And then she meets that girl also getting an abortion who is like “you don’t actually think she wants to shoot her fetus with a gun, right?” And “it makes me feel not so alone that someone can be so open about it”.
You can 100% be both. Because joking about things normalises things and allows people to relate to something. It’s why jokes that take the brunt of negative circumstances are just as bad as outright bigotry because it’s that easy to normalise a behaviour or a perception. Sometimes joking can work for the positive in the same way.
I mean they address this in the show where Diane is pissy about the song and how it makes light of the trauma that is abortion (even when vehemently pro choice or anti kids). She believes it’s unethical and that it trivialises the conversation when Sextina Aquafina actually has the opportunity to be a “real voice” and advocate on the matter with the spotlight.
And then she meets that girl also getting an abortion who is like “you don’t actually think she wants to shoot her fetus with a gun, right?” And “it makes me feel not so alone that someone can be so open about it”.
You can 100% be both. Because joking about things normalises things and allows people to relate to something. It’s why jokes that take the brunt of negative circumstances are just as bad as outright bigotry because it’s that easy to normalise a behaviour or a perception. Sometimes joking can work for the positive in the same way.