The Atlantic Hires National Review Writer Who Called for Women Who Have Abortions to Be Hanged

[sheshe2]

Well, here’s something horrible to start the day; in 2014, National Review writer Kevin D. Williamson stated on Twitter that he believed women who have abortions should be hanged — along with their doctors and nurses.

When I first saw these tweets, I was stunned because although it’s common to see this viewpoint expressed in far right comment sections, when a prominent National Review columnist says the same thing it’s highly disturbing. (Now, in the age of Trump, I look back at this as just one more sign of the degradation of the right that would eventually lead to this disgraceful administration.)

Williamson’s comments were so extreme that even some anti-choice activists denounced him.

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When someone expresses horrible misogynist views like this, they should be shunned by decent publications, not hired and featured as legitimate voices. This is a terrible, awful, no good move for The Atlantic, and one they’ll come to regret because Williamson is also infamous for many other types of extreme rhetoric.

Williamson has now deleted all of the tweets in question; but you can still read the text versions on this page, and here’s an archived copy of most of the exchange in which he makes it clear he’s not joking or being facetious in the least.

Shame on The Atlantic for contributing to the further legitimization of the worst people of the right wing.

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Wow, just wow and here you have it. Williamson thinks abortion is murder and then calls for the hanging (murder) of the mothers, doctors and nurses. Does anyone else find this very disturbing? OMG...opposes what he percieves to be murder and then calls for the murder of many.

The Atlantic hired this ass. I will never read anything from them again.

[Ilsa]

1. I think opinion writers who call for the hanging of

Women who have had abortions, along with their doctors and nurses, should have a bowling ball crammed up the anus that they can "birth".

[sheshe2]

3. That works for me, Ilsa.

[airplaneman]

20. Why stop at just one. n/t.

[hatrack]

2. What. The. Fuck.

.

[sheshe2]

4. My sentiments exactly, hatrack.

[shenmue]

5. Good Lord

[NastyRiffraff]

6. Just wow is right

He actually said that out loud? That women who had abortions should be hanged? I vaguely remember something like this, but I never expected a (previously) respectable publication like The Atlantic to actually hire someone who said that. If I had a subscription, I'd cancel it. I have occasionally read it, but never again.

[sheshe2]

9. I have read some great articles from them in the past.

Lately not so much. Have they changed editors/management? I hope they get blow back from this hire. He is a disgusting misogynist and a murder enabler. And the little bastard deleted all his tweets...there are links at my post if you care to see what was archived.

Fugg him and the Atlantic.

[AnnieBW]

7. The Handmaid's Tale

Is NOT an instruction manual!

[DBoon]

8. So much for the "culture of life"

nt

[bullwinkle428]

10. I have more respect for Alex Jones' latest bowel movement than I have for Kevin Williamson.

Is The Atlantic that hard up for writers?

[sheshe2]

11. Apparently.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

12. And of course the men who are ultimately responsible

for those abortions, because they got the woman pregnant, as always get off scot-free.

[McCamy Taylor]

13. Aw! Is this a widdle bitty boy whose mommy didn't wuv him enuf?

Is that why he wants to control women?

[Lifelong Protester]

14. I'm glad I don't get the Atlantic anymore!

[mcar]

15. Ummm

[sheshe2]

16. Um, mcar.

WTF!?

[mcar]

17. I think I've just run out of words, she

[sheshe2]

18. I have too. mcar.

No words.

[SharonClark]

19. Yep, Williamson is despicable - racist, sexist, anti-semitic, and homophobic.

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[Cha]

21. yeah, I have been very umimpressed with

a couple of articles I've read from the Atlantic lately.. but, this hire.. is just horribly stupid.

They just want to stir the shite.. they don't care who or what does it.

Thank you for the news, she.

[sheshe2]

22. I am horrified, Cha.

I am beyond belief that they would promote this asshole.