Senator Ted Cruz is ripping Jim Carrey over the comedian’s latest provocative painting, this one in protest of Alabama’s controversial new abortion law.
The bill out of Alabama — which restricts abortion almost to the point of a total ban, even for cases of incest and rape — has faced massive bipartisan scrutiny for the last few days.
Carrey decided to express his views on the matter with a painting of Republican Gov. Kay Ivey, and a suggestion on Twitter that she ought to have been aborted.
Cruz has voiced his displeasure with Carrey’s paintings in the past, and on Monday, he called the actor’s latest work a prime example of how the Left has become “vicious, angry & consumed by hate.”
This is not OK. Today’s Left: vicious, angry & consumed by hate. Instead of insults & dehumanizing rage, we should return to civility. I disagree w/ Carrey’s politics, but believe we should respect his humanity nonetheless. I wish he could reciprocate. #LoveIsStrongerThanHate [1] https://t.co/vKVGZzou1q [2]
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 20, 2019 [3]
The graphic tweet was met with an online backlash from social media users who said Carrey was suffering from poor mental health.
“Wow…Get help,” tweeted one Twitter user.
Another Twitter user asked: “Are you okay…??”
“Not for a while now,” responded another Twitter user.
Liz Wheeler, a conservative commentator, tweeted: “Thank you for the truly accurate (and therefore horrifying) portrayal of abortion… sucking out the brains of a PERSON because that person is inconvenient to you.”
Thank you for the truly accurate (and therefore horrifying) portrayal of abortion… sucking out the brains of a PERSON because that person is inconvenient to you. You blessed the pro life movement with this.
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) May 19, 2019 [4]
“You blessed the pro life movement with this.”
Lauren Surratt tweeted: “This should be the end of your twitter activity. Period.”
This should be the end of your twitter activity. Period. If anyone else would have posted it, they would be deactivated.
— Lauren Surratt (@LaurenSurratt) May 20, 2019 [5]
“If anyone else would have posted it, they would be deactivated.”
Shireen Qudosi tweeted: “This is an incredibly vile illustration. Someone who is truly woke, and has achieved a higher level of spiritual enlightenment, has expanded their consciousness, WOULD NOT ever produce this.”
This is an incredibly vile illustration. Someone who is truly woke, and has achieved a higher level of spiritual enlightenment, has expanded their consciousness, WOULD NOT ever produce this.
You can be against abortion w/o resorting to this.
— Shireen Qudosi (@ShireenQudosi) May 20, 2019 [6]
What do you think…did Carrey go too far??