Jameela Jamil compared reproductive rights to landlord rights in an Instagram post. Now she’s being mocked by very confused critics.
“The choice is the Landlord’s, not the tenant’s, nor the neighbour’s,” Jamil wrote. “Your uterus. Your choice.”
The actress tweeted a similar statement on Sunday.
“If it’s at the cost of a woman/little girl/rape or incest victim/ disabled person who doesn’t want to put their life and body through hell for a baby they don’t want and can’t take care of.. YEP. Every. Time. The choice is the landlord’s, not the tenant, nor the neighbour’s,” she tweeted.
https://twitter.com/jameelajamil/status/1203841470756618242
The sentiment sparked equal parts confusion and outrage, leaving many to wonder precisely why the actress thought the two issues should even be compared.
“Surprised to hear from @jameelajamil that landlords turfing their helpless tenants out onto the streets is woke now but if she says so,” Twitter user @BDXismith wrote in response to the post.
Surprised to hear from @jameelajamil that landlords turfing their helpless tenants out onto the streets is woke now but if she says so. pic.twitter.com/OoGBS6bJW5
— Ben Sixsmith (@BDSixsmith) December 10, 2019
One dubbed it the “worst analogy,” while another said that they could not “fucking believe that this bullshit is real.”
worst analogy. incredible pic.twitter.com/Jc1QoSnxem
— flglmn (@flglmn) December 10, 2019
https://twitter.com/eponawest/status/1204196547627405312
I Am Being Tested pic.twitter.com/mvZTJIXjWn
— vodka chicken parm (@IdahoBones) December 10, 2019
Another wrote that Jamil’s post exemplifies why they “don’t trust rich feminists.”
https://twitter.com/sibylpain/status/1204191847402348546
“Imagine comparing being pro choice to a landlord evicting a tenant, not realizing how bad this looks,” Twitter user @hasanthehun wrote.
imagine comparing being pro choice to a landlord evicting a tenant, not realizing how bad this looks. pic.twitter.com/tMYUV5zqy3
— hasanabi (@hasanthehun) December 10, 2019
Jamil recently clapped back at those who criticized her decision to have an abortion years ago. She pointed to her success and wealth as proof that she made the right choice.
“Receiving THOUSANDS of messages about how I made a mistake having an abortion 7 years ago and how I must be a miserable person… I am in fact a happy, thriving multi millionaire, madly in love, with free time, good sleep and a wonderful career and life. But thanks for checking,” she tweeted on Friday.
https://twitter.com/jameelajamil/status/1203071973917515777
Jamil, who is best known for her role as Tahani Al-Jamil in NBC’s The Good Place, first opened up about her abortion in May when Georgia passed the “fetal heartbeat” abortion law. The state joined eight others–Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Utah–that passed restrictive laws in 2019 to make it harder for women to get abortions.
https://twitter.com/jameelajamil/status/1128013069790076929
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