It’s red, white and fuck you.
Actress Jessica Chastain, 45, marked America’s birthday by throwing a double bird at the Supreme Court overturning his historic decision Roe vs. Wade last month.
“Happy ‘Independence’ Day from me and my reproductive rights,” tweeted the zero thirty dark star along with the image of her flaunting the obscene gesture.
The tweet garnered a solid response from both sides of the aisle. Fellow actress Holly Robinson Peete agreed, saying: “Quite,” and former NBA player turned Twitter personality Rex Chapman responded with a broken heart emoji.
Other celebrities joined in with similarly outraged posts on July 4, including Bette Midler, who tweeted: “The 4th of July has been canceled due to a shortage of Independence. Sincerely, Women.”
TV personality Padma Lakshmi made her own statement with baked goods, tweeting “#note feliz4tonext to an image of a cake decorated in red, white and blue and the phrase “Separate Church and State.”
Rosanna Arquette called the party tweeting, “The 4th of July is already obsolete because women are not independent or free. Get your Boots off our Wombs.”
It follows a week of angry social media posts from men and women in bold lamenting the decision that leaves the issue up to each state.
“They will never end abortion. Only safe abortion. This is not about life. It’s about control. Those motherfuckers”, Sophia Bush tweeted after the news broke. Amy Schumer, Viola Davis and Eva Longoria were among those who also took to social media to express your anger.
And this weekend, actress Jessica Biel posted a photo of her and husband Justin Timberlake in Paris with the caption:
“Do you have croissants AND women’s rights? Damn, take me back.
‘ celebrity.land ‘
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