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Daily Wire Essay Satirically Argues Men Shouldn’t Tell Women Who They Can and Cannot Kill

A Daily Wire piece uses extreme sarcasm to attack the 'my body, my choice' argument, asserting that if abortion is a woman's right, then killing born children must also be, and warning of a return to 'reverence and respect' for women.

Daily Wire Essay Satirically Argues Men Shouldn't Tell Women Who They Can and Cannot Kill

A new essay published by The Daily Wire takes an aggressive satirical swing at the logic behind abortion rights, arguing through deliberate reductio ad absurdum that if a woman has the right to terminate a pregnancy, that right logically extends to killing her born children as well. The piece, titled “Patriarchal Men Must Stop Telling Women Who They Can And Cannot Kill,” is written in the voice of a self-described feminist ally who has finally had enough of men lecturing women on the sacredness of human life.

The essay opens by declaring that the author is “getting absolutely sick and tired of patriarchal males going around telling women who they can and cannot kill,” insisting that murder is “a matter that is strictly between a woman and her victim.” In the 21st century, the author writes, “the last thing a strong, independent woman needs is some swinging dingle mansplaining the sacred nature of human life to her as if she couldn’t understand the concept or would care if she did.”

From there, the piece pivots to a deliberately provocative chain of reasoning. “We all know that abortion is a woman’s right,” the author writes. “Otherwise, it would be slaughtering the most helpless innocent person in the room, which would be intolerable.” The essay then asks a rhetorical question: if killing a person in the womb is a right, how does that change after birth? “Is the vagina some kind of magical portal that confers humanity on a baby the minute he passes through it?”

No, the author answers. The child is “just as much a person after he’s born as he was before.” Therefore, the central argument goes, if abortion is a woman’s right while the child is in the womb, “it certainly remains her right after he’s left the womb and begun crapping all over everything and keeping her up all night.” The essay then extends the logic to all people: everyone walking the earth was once a baby in his mother’s womb.

The piece is not a straightforward news report but a work of polemical satire, using exaggerated scenarios to mirror and mock pro-choice rhetoric. It is published on The Daily Wire, a conservative outlet known for its commentary and opinion content. The essay’s author writes in the first person, adopting the persona of a reluctant male feminist who claims to be “exercising the male privilege of reasoned thought.”

Throughout, the author repeatedly frames the argument as an attack on anyone who would “get between a child and his mother and whatever blunt instrument she happens to grab.” The essay also takes aim at broader cultural shifts, describing a “slow process of complaining about every little thing until the victim simply loses the will to live” as one possible method of exercising this right.

In a section that shifts to historical nostalgia, the author mocks the “bad old days” when women faced social punishment for sex and were expected to carry pregnancies to term. The essay describes the old arrangement as a burden: a woman became “not just a vessel of human life but a living symbol of love and creation,” resulting in men who would stand when she entered a room, work to support her, and sacrifice their lives to protect her in times of crisis. The author warns that if this right to kill is not protected, “men will have to start treating women with reverence and respect, which would take away from their time gang-banging them and watching porn.”

The Daily Wire essay appears designed to provoke and to force readers to confront what the author presents as the absurd logical endpoint of abortion-rights arguments. Its tone is consistent with the outlet’s style of confrontational commentary, which frequently uses satire and hyperbole to critique progressive positions.

Notably, the piece does not cite any specific legislation, court ruling, or public figure. It is a standalone opinion essay, framed as a response to the broader cultural conversation around abortion and gender roles. The author never names a real victim or crime; the scenarios described are deliberately absurdist illustrations rather than reports of actual events.

The essay’s title and content are likely to draw strong reactions on both sides of the abortion debate. Supporters of abortion rights may view it as a disingenuous caricature of their position, while opponents may see it as a clever exposure of what they consider moral inconsistency. The Daily Wire has not issued any additional context or clarification alongside the piece, which is presented as a satirical op-ed.

As with much of the outlet’s commentary, the piece relies heavily on a rhetorical strategy that treats opposing views as if they were taken to their most extreme conclusions. The author’s repeated invocations of “my body, my choice” logic—extended to murder after birth—are intended to prompt readers to reject the initial premise. Whether that strategy persuades or alienates is a matter of ongoing debate in media and political circles.

The essay ends on the same satirical note it began with, warning that without the right to kill, men might be forced to treat women with reverence and respect. The implication is clear: the author believes such treatment is the last thing anyone wants. The Daily Wire piece is now available online for readers to assess on their own.

Source: www.dailywire.com — https://www.dailywire.com/news/patriarchal-men-must-stop-telling-women-who-they-can-and-cannot-kill





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