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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Girls Only! / TV Is The Walking Dead a "Pro-Life Zombie Show"?

Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 3:29 PM

Hey, did you read my very interesting post on how The Walking Dead delivered some very wrong info on the "morning after pill" in their latest episode? If you didn't, read it here and now. I'll wait until you get back.

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You're back? Good. So this issue has raised a fairly large hubbub among pro-abortion advocates and even the ACLU. So much so in fact, Walking Dead executive producer Glen Mazzara has issued a public response:

"The producers and writers of The Walking Dead are fully aware that the morning-after pill would not induce an abortion or miscarriage. We exercised our artistic creative license to explore a storyline with one of our characters, not to make any pro-life or pro-choice political statement. We sincerely hope that people are not turning to the fictional world of The Walking Dead for accurate medical information."

Mmmmm-okay, but that still doesn't address my previous concern that they could've given the correct information later in the episode by simply having a character say something like, "Jesus, you are a dumbshit, Lori! The morning-after pill doesn't work like that!" Done, done and done. Anyway, this fairly lame excuse from Mazzara has gotten even more people grumbling and wondering if The Walking Dead is a "pro-life" zombie show. Kate Aurther of The Daily Beast had this to say:

What’s also troubling is that this discussion coincided with a storyline in which Lori’s hosts—at an idyllic farm seemingly untouched by the zombie apocalypse—are discovered to be keeping a group of “walkers” alive in a nearby barn. When asked why, one of the characters responded, “They’re people.” The show’s heroes, however, accused of “murdering” such people, had a much more limited definition of what life is. “These aren’t people,” responded Glen (Steven Yeun). The timing is especially disturbing, as Lori and her husband debated whether to bring a child into this messed-up world. While the words “fetus” and “embryo” aren’t uttered, the “walkers” may as well be standing in here for Lori’s unborn child.

Is it murder? Has The Walking Dead become a parable about the sanctity of all life, hidden behind the window dressing of a horror story?

What say you? Is this molehill an unnecessary mountain? Or is your bullshit detector tingling?

 

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SPOILER TAGS PLEASE

Dang!
Posted by FeloniousMoz on November 23, 2011 at 3:44 PM · Report
2
Dude. The zombie barn AND the pregnancy were in the comics. Which have been out for YEARS. Calm down.
Posted by kiala on November 23, 2011 at 3:56 PM · Report
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I'm more concerned with the fact that the show has turned into a boring and cliched melodrama.
Posted by Totalitariland on November 23, 2011 at 4:01 PM · Report
4
Also some "Fake Controversy" tags would be helpful.
Posted by Blabby on November 23, 2011 at 4:34 PM · Report
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We're supposed to take procreation advice from Charles in Charge, not a zombie apocalypse show.
Posted by PDXwahine on November 23, 2011 at 5:05 PM · Report
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Life begins after decomposition!!!
Posted by Spindles on November 23, 2011 at 5:26 PM · Report
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Are they really going to stretch out 4 comic books into one season? It is moving so slow I can read all 60 comics and not lose track of the show this year.
Posted by Rosy on November 23, 2011 at 9:02 PM · Report

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