"Most Men Recognize It": People Are Reacting To A Giant IUD That's Just Been Inserted In Washington, DC
Commuters at Washington, DC's Union Station were greeted this morning with a 20-foot-tall inflatable intrauterine device (IUD).
There’s a giant IUD outside of DC’s Union Station pic.twitter.com/NPGb10gf0k
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) June 5, 2024
The oversized inflatable birth control device was inserted by Americans for Contraception to encourage the Senate to pass the Right to Contraception Act when they vote on it today.
Have you seen a 20 ft IUD before? Americans for Contraception erected it before Union Station ahead of the Senate’s vote on the Right for Contraception Act today.They say they’ve gotten good reception so far and even “most men” recognize it. One: “It looks reproductive.” pic.twitter.com/9NdJq1EtSZ
— Sarah Owermohle (@owermohle) June 5, 2024
The Right to Contraception Act would federally protect every American's right to access birth control if they want to, whether in the form of pills, patches, implants, condoms, IUDs, or medical procedures like vasectomies. Since the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022, some conservatives have proposed measures that could limit access to medications like hormonal birth control. This includes convicted felon former president Donald Trump, who has said he is "looking at" restrictions on contraception and ominously promised to have an "interesting" plan around this topic "very soon."
Good morning from me and the giant IUD at Union Station. Tell the Senate to pass the Right To Contraception Act! The fact we have to ask is ✨ridiculous✨#RighttoContraceptionAct pic.twitter.com/JB4gU8mS1I
— Gabby Richards (@gabbyrichards) June 5, 2024
Meanwhile, on the website formerly known as Twitter, people are reacting to the giant IUD with jokes:
ready to take my first thirst trap in front of the 20 foot iud on the union station lawn https://t.co/lmJ5NbrgMS
— Maria (@mlstrat) June 5, 2024
Some people questioned the IUD's placement:
Oh no! it’s supposed to be INSIDE if that station plans on getting railed https://t.co/FTfP15Oder
— MILKY WAY GHETTEAUX 🌌 (@JayJurden) June 5, 2024
While others poked fun at Republican legislators' consistent lack of knowledge about women's health:
Legend has it Republican legislators still can’t tell you what this is https://t.co/oG8V1djYKO
— Sara Spain (@saraaaspain) June 5, 2024
But mostly, people were delighted by the new addition to DC's many historic landmarks:
babe wake up, new monument just dropped https://t.co/ln4pWuQDbI
— Spencer Allan Brooks (@SpencerSays) June 5, 2024
It kinda makes me wish I was in DC today to see it in person:
We should worship this like the monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey https://t.co/2STuoHPR82
— Sam Weinberg (@SAMUELJWEINBERG) June 5, 2024
Some people might even find it romantic:
what if we kissed under the 20 foot IUD outside Union Station https://t.co/EI7QG5PKU4
— meghan (@megggrus) June 5, 2024
It's actually a symbol of freedom, if you think about it:
this is the real statue of liberty https://t.co/7TfdNhIhRp
— Jessica Karl (@jkarl26) June 5, 2024
In case you didn't know, getting an IUD placed can be excruciatingly painful, and most doctors don't offer patients any pain medications or anesthesia aside from, like, two Tylenol, so that's why this tweet made me laugh and cry at the same time.
No anesthesia during insertion. Doctors recommend that Union Station take a couple ibuprofen for the pain. https://t.co/ZtB5xaE872
— Becca Costello 🌧️🚽 (@becca_costello) June 5, 2024
Of course, some conservatives are big mad about the big IUD, but it's really just the consequences of their actions coming back to haunt them in the form of a 20-foot-tall inflatable. Kinda feels like they're getting off easy, in my opinion.
If people like you weren’t so hell-bent on taking away healthcare options for women, a 20 foot IUD would not need to be erected in front of Union Station to raise awareness about your cause. Be better, Senator.
— J Griffith (@jcgx4) June 5, 2024
What do you think about the giant IUD? Please insert yourself into the conversation in the comments below.