Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

George Carlin Routine About 'Pro-Lifers' Resurfaces After Roe Reversal—And It's As Relevant As Ever

George Carlin Routine About 'Pro-Lifers' Resurfaces After Roe Reversal—And It's As Relevant As Ever
HBO

A resurfaced stand-up routine from late comedy legend George Carlin about far-right conservatives' obsession with abortion was as relevant then as it is now in the wake of the United States Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.

On Friday, the conservative majority court voted to overturn the 1973 landmark ruling–which federally protected people's reproductive rights—as part of their ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.


After nearly five decades of people having legal body autonomy in the United States, reproductive rights will now vary by each state.

As the debate around who gets to decide what a person does with their own ovaries and uterus rages on, a video of Carlin's standup performance from his 1996 HBO special Back in Town showed his frustrations against pro-life backing conservatives.

You can watch a clip from his comedy special, here.

Carlin's opening inquiry "Why is it that most people who are against abortion are the people you wouldn't want to f'k in the first place?" was met with raucous cheers from the audience.

"These conservatives are really something aren't they?" he continued.

“They’re all in favor of the unborn. They will do anything for the unborn. But once you’re born, you’re on your own."
"Pro-life conservatives are obsessed with the fetus from conception to nine months. After that, they don’t want to know about you!”

Carlin added with conservatives all bets are off post-birth.

"After that, they don't want to know about you. They don't want to hear from you. No nothing. No neonatal care, no day care, no head start, no school lunch, no food stamps, no welfare, no nothing."
"If you're preborn, you're fine; if you're preschool, you're f'ked.”






"Conservatives don't give a sh*t about you until you reach military age," Carlin said. "Then they think you are just fine. Just what they've been looking for.

"Conservatives want live babies so they can be raised to be dead soldiers."

He clarified "[conservatives] aren't 'pro-life'."

"They're anti-woman."

Carlin often tackled religion and politics in his standup routines and was an influential and revered social critic, author, actor and comedian.

In relation to current events, some of his past standup routines have resurfaced online–including a 1990 clip of him calling out comedians who pick on "underdogs" in the wake of the backlash leveled at comedian Dave Chappelle for making transphobic comments.

Carlin died as a result of cardiac failure in 2008 at the age of 71. He was posthumously awarded that year for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

More from Trending

Sabre; Nancy Mace
@bottleneckloser/Instagram, Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Congressional Integrity Project

Trans Influencer Speaks Out After She's Randomly Targeted By Nancy Mace Online

A trans influencer fired back at MAGA Representative Nancy Mace of South Carolina for mocking her about her trans identity on social media and subsequently making her vulnerable to attacks.

Sabre, whose Instagram handle is @bottleneckloser, posted a video stating that the lawmaker "bullied" her recently for being "hot on Twitter.”

Keep ReadingShow less
Elon Musk
Terence Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

YouTube Becomes Unlikely Hero After Play Button Is Perfectly Placed Over Musk's Face

Call it kismet or divine intervention, but sometimes the fates align to inadvertently create something wonderful.

Or hilarious.

Keep ReadingShow less
Elon Musk and Jim Jordan
Terence Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

GOP Account Hit With Blunt Reminder After Shaming Dems For Celebrating Tesla's Downfall

Minnesota Democratic Governor and former vice presidential candidate Tim Walz joined many Americans in a bit of schadenfreude regarding White House advisor Elon Musk’s recent reversal of fortune.

Musk, the self-described leader of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has seen protests against his actions on behalf of Republican President Donald Trump. Part of those protests include Tesla owners getting rid of their vehicles, buyers boycotting the brand, and stockholders dumping their shares.

Keep ReadingShow less
Rachel Zegler
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/GettyImages

Rachel Zegler Claims 'White Executives' Questioned Her Latina Heritage During 'West Side Story' Casting

Actor Rachel Zegler claimed that skeptical producers questioned her Latina heritage during the casting process for the 2021 West Side Story remake directed by Steven Spielberg.

In the remake of the classic 1961 film adaptation, Zegler starred opposite Ansel Elgort as the star-crossed lovers, Maria and Tony.

Keep ReadingShow less
Donald Trump
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Trump Hilariously Melts Down Over Awful Portrait Of Him Hanging In CO State Capitol—And People Can't Stop Trolling Him

People can't help but troll President Donald Trump after he complained about a truly awful portrait of him hanging in the Colorado State Capitol building.

On Sunday night, Trump lashed out against Colorado Governor Jared Polis for hanging what he called a "purposefully distorted" portrait of him in the Colorado State Capitol building.

Keep ReadingShow less