As I wrote last Friday, failed Democratic House and Senate candidate Pam Keith (FL) is known for posting some off the wall stuff on her social media feeds, but perhaps none has been as unhinge-y as her tweet from Friday morning urging women to withhold sex from conservative men:

Ladies: STOP having sex w/conservative men TOTAL👏🏽COMPLETE👏🏽SEX👏🏽BOYCOTT.👏🏽 Don’t let them anywhere near you. Give them the hand and keep it moving. Get a B.O.B. But make it a rule to run, not walk, from men who want to steal your agency over yourself & your life. That’s it. — Pam Keith (@PamKeithFL) May 10, 2019

Presumably this was in response to Georgia governor Brian Kemp (R) signing the fetal heartbeat bill into law last week.

Actress/activist Alyssa Milano made a nearly identical call for women to abstain from sex that Friday night. It’s not clear whether or not she’d seen Keith’s tweet, but what is clear is that her fellow feminists did not respond well to it at all (the comment-to-retweet ratio on it is crazy, too).

Our reproductive rights are being erased. Until women have legal control over our own bodies we just cannot risk pregnancy. JOIN ME by not having sex until we get bodily autonomy back. I’m calling for a #SexStrike. Pass it on. pic.twitter.com/uOgN4FKwpg — Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) May 11, 2019

Fellow actress/left wing activist Bette Midler joined in on the act, too, amplifying the call for a sex strike on Saturday without mentioning Milano’s campaign specifically:

I hope the #womenofGeorgia stop having sex with men until these indignities are overturned. — Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) May 11, 2019

Her tweet received a mixture of responses, with some of them calling her out, while others mocked her:

and what local orgs are you donating to in georgia that are here on the ground consistently fighting the attacks against us? cuz not having sex ain't gonna cut it. — PNutz (@mamaP_NUTZ) May 11, 2019



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Abstinence is a great way for prevention of needing an abortion in the first place! Smart move, ladies! #prolife Kudos to GA for protecting the unborn who have no voice! @_AshleyBratcher @AbbyJohnson — Luanne Maroney (@theblinglady13) May 13, 2019



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I hope women with powerful platforms consider donating money and talking to activists in Georgia to see what would actually help instead of rallying behind a problematic # that neglects the problems of assault survivors and presumes women denying themselves pleasure is the answer — Gigi Peterkin (@Gigi_Peterkin) May 12, 2019



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If they stopped having sex, the law would become a moot point. Right? — David Linklater (@david_linklater) May 11, 2019



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Why must we suffer? 😢 — Charity White (@Mrzwhite13) May 13, 2019

Others jumped on board, calling the “sex strike” a “vaginal revolt” and promising to do their parts:

A Vaginal Revolt! The 2020 year is going to be a wild wave. #VaginaRevolt — MakeMeSmile (@itutoresl) May 12, 2019



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That would be a very powerful gesture. I totally am with all of you on this. — Philip Gagne (@PhilipGagne) May 12, 2019



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The men of Georgia should be prosecuted and receive life terms or the possibility of a death sentence for not using condoms and/or neglecting child support payments! — Sandy (@SandyPlatz1) May 13, 2019



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I suggest they move out of the state. — Jon Kramer (@jonathan_kramer) May 11, 2019

I’m not sure if Midler and Milano see the irony of calling for a sex strike in response to a bill that seeks to prevent abortions in the event a couple has unprotected sex, but maybe we’ll find out in the coming days as Milano says she’s working on an opinion piece on the subject:

Writing an op ed on #SexStrike. Can’t wait for you all to read. pic.twitter.com/12kuhJWtpS — Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) May 11, 2019

Stay tuned…

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—Based in North Carolina, Sister Toldjah is a former liberal and a 15+ year veteran of blogging with an emphasis on media bias, social issues, and the culture wars. Read her Red State archives here. Connect with her on Twitter.–