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'Dancing with the Stars' host touts Witney's baby as part of dance 'trio'
On a recent episode of "Dancing with the Stars," co-host Julianne Hough noted the existence of dancer Witney Carson's preborn baby, referring to the baby as one of a "trio" of dance partners.
Talk show personality Guillermo Rodriguez is paired with pregnant pro dancer Witney Carson on Season 35 of "Dancing with the Stars."
During an interview, show co-host Julianne Hough noted the existence of Carson's preborn baby, referring to the dance partners as a 'trio'.
Rodriguez noted on the show that he believes "women can do everything," highlighting that motherhood and career are not mutually exclusive and that mothers are capable of achieving career goals.
During an after-dance interview with Season 35 contestant Guillermo Rodriguez (better known as the sidekick to Jimmy Kimmel on Jimmy Kimmel Live) and pro dancer Witney Carson, Hough highlighted the existence of Carson's preborn baby.
"So you basically have two partners dancing, with Witney with the baby. What's that like — having a trio right now?" she asked Rodriguez.
He responded, "You know what? Witney is the best. You know what, she's an example that women can do everything. Women are the best. She's pregnant and she's dancing."
In a separate interview, Rodriguez said, "You know why she's pregnant and... dancing? Because women are the best! Women are the best! Women can do anything and so we're doing it."
Carson revealed on August 17 that she is pregnant with her third child with husband Carson McAllister. As reported by TODAY, people wondered if she would be able to continue dancing on the show while pregnant.
“I love to dance, and I love to compete, and I want to grow my family, as well,” she said. “I don’t feel like people necessarily have to lose parts of themselves to keep growing their family. That’s kind of my mantra. I’m gonna stay true to what I love and continue on my career and continue to grow my family. It’s a big blessing to be able to do both.”
She said that she will "be careful to make sure I don't overdo it" but noted that it's "perfectly safe to do all the things..." She laughed, adding:
“Listen, I’m prepared for it, kind of. I’ve never danced this far pregnant ... But listen, I will make it happen. I mean, I’m not injured. I’m just pregnant.”
Women have been told for decades that they must sacrifice their fertility and their children's lives to focus on their careers. After the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022, companies began virtue signaling by announcing they would begin paying employees' costs to travel out of state for abortions. The pressure on women to abort children in order to keep their jobs or get promotions is very real.
After Live Action released its satire video series, "Pro-Choice Bosses," women began sharing personal stories of pregnancy discrimination from their employers. Comments included:
"My 9-5 job won’t pay for my maternity leave but they will fly me out of state and pay for my abortion. Like can they be any more obvious about wanting us to be a slave to their machine and be miserable childless employees just to save money[?]"
"I had a similar experience when I was 19 and working and found out I was pregnant for the first time my female manager even offered to take me to Planned Parenthood so that I could get an abortion and she got upset with me when I told her I wasn’t going to kill my baby.”
"I was discounted from getting a job years ago...even though I was top candidate, until they found out (I told them) I was pregnant."
"Even retail jobs don't want you to get pregnant. Mine fired me and said to re apply when I was ready to come back after giving birth."
"I landed a prestigious job at a law firm when I was 18... I found out I was pregnant that Oct, and my boss, one of the partners of the firm, said 'You need to get an abortion and never tell your mother.' In those exact words. I kept my baby, and I ended up quitting that job 6 months in...that same man sexually harassed me on my last day of work....I grew to become a college graduate twice, have 2 more awesome kids, and have garnered a lengthy history of wonderful, esteemed positions."
"My pregnancy and motherhood was such an inconvenience to their livelihood that they fired me 2 weeks after giving birth. My two weeks was a paid vacation I had earned. I actually worked remotely 3 days after giving birth and throughout that vacation. Had I had an abortion, I would have kept my job.”
Several celebrities have boasted about their own abortions and their decision to sacrifice their children's lives to grow their careers. They have sent the message the women can't have equality or equal access to jobs without killing their preborn children:
Actress Michelle Williams: She credited her Golden Globes win to an abortion she had, saying, “And I wouldn’t have been able to do this without employing a woman’s right to choose, to choose when to have my children and with whom.”
Actress Busy Philipps: "Here I was sitting in Los Angeles in my beautiful office of my own late-night talk show. Soon, I would be driving my hybrid car to my beautiful f***ing home, to kiss my two beautiful and healthy children and my husband who had taken the year off to parent so I could focus on my career. And I have ALL OF THIS. ALL OF IT because — because — because — I was allowed bodily autonomy at 15."
Stevie Nicks: "If I had not had that abortion, I’m pretty sure there would have been no Fleetwood Mac. There’s just no way that I could have had a child then, working as hard as we worked constantly. And there were a lot of drugs, I was doing a lot of drugs … I would have had to walk away.”
Actress Alyssa Milano: When she became pregnant twice in 1993, she had two abortions. "I had a career, and a future, and potential," she said.
This is what makes Rodriguez's comments so important.
Rodriguez's comments did receive backlash on Facebook, such as: "'You know why she's pregnant? You know why she's dancing? Cause women are the best.' is so unintentionally hilarious as if that's all women are good for[.] no shade to Guillermo I know what he meant."
However, it's highly unlikely that Rodriguez meant to say that his dancer partner is only 'good for' having babies.
Mothers are capable of having successful careers, especially when they are given support and flexible options, such as being able to bring their baby to work, work from home, and have access to in-house daycare at the office.
Rather than boasting that they will pay for abortion-related expenses, companies should be creating healthy work environments for families that will create company loyalty and boast employee morale while helping families and children thrive.
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·'Dancing with the Stars' host touts Witney's baby as part of dance 'trio'
On a recent episode of "Dancing with the Stars," co-host Julianne Hough noted the existence of dancer Witney Carson's preborn baby, referring to the baby as one of a "trio" of dance partners.
Talk show personality Guillermo Rodriguez is paired with pregnant pro dancer Witney Carson on Season 35 of "Dancing with the Stars."
During an interview, show co-host Julianne Hough noted the existence of Carson's preborn baby, referring to the dance partners as a 'trio'.
Rodriguez noted on the show that he believes "women can do everything," highlighting that motherhood and career are not mutually exclusive and that mothers are capable of achieving career goals.
During an after-dance interview with Season 35 contestant Guillermo Rodriguez (better known as the sidekick to Jimmy Kimmel on Jimmy Kimmel Live) and pro dancer Witney Carson, Hough highlighted the existence of Carson's preborn baby.
"So you basically have two partners dancing, with Witney with the baby. What's that like — having a trio right now?" she asked Rodriguez.
He responded, "You know what? Witney is the best. You know what, she's an example that women can do everything. Women are the best. She's pregnant and she's dancing."
In a separate interview, Rodriguez said, "You know why she's pregnant and... dancing? Because women are the best! Women are the best! Women can do anything and so we're doing it."
Carson revealed on August 17 that she is pregnant with her third child with husband Carson McAllister. As reported by TODAY, people wondered if she would be able to continue dancing on the show while pregnant.
“I love to dance, and I love to compete, and I want to grow my family, as well,” she said. “I don’t feel like people necessarily have to lose parts of themselves to keep growing their family. That’s kind of my mantra. I’m gonna stay true to what I love and continue on my career and continue to grow my family. It’s a big blessing to be able to do both.”
She said that she will "be careful to make sure I don't overdo it" but noted that it's "perfectly safe to do all the things..." She laughed, adding:
“Listen, I’m prepared for it, kind of. I’ve never danced this far pregnant ... But listen, I will make it happen. I mean, I’m not injured. I’m just pregnant.”
Women have been told for decades that they must sacrifice their fertility and their children's lives to focus on their careers. After the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022, companies began virtue signaling by announcing they would begin paying employees' costs to travel out of state for abortions. The pressure on women to abort children in order to keep their jobs or get promotions is very real.
After Live Action released its satire video series, "Pro-Choice Bosses," women began sharing personal stories of pregnancy discrimination from their employers. Comments included:
"My 9-5 job won’t pay for my maternity leave but they will fly me out of state and pay for my abortion. Like can they be any more obvious about wanting us to be a slave to their machine and be miserable childless employees just to save money[?]"
"I had a similar experience when I was 19 and working and found out I was pregnant for the first time my female manager even offered to take me to Planned Parenthood so that I could get an abortion and she got upset with me when I told her I wasn’t going to kill my baby.”
"I was discounted from getting a job years ago...even though I was top candidate, until they found out (I told them) I was pregnant."
"Even retail jobs don't want you to get pregnant. Mine fired me and said to re apply when I was ready to come back after giving birth."
"I landed a prestigious job at a law firm when I was 18... I found out I was pregnant that Oct, and my boss, one of the partners of the firm, said 'You need to get an abortion and never tell your mother.' In those exact words. I kept my baby, and I ended up quitting that job 6 months in...that same man sexually harassed me on my last day of work....I grew to become a college graduate twice, have 2 more awesome kids, and have garnered a lengthy history of wonderful, esteemed positions."
"My pregnancy and motherhood was such an inconvenience to their livelihood that they fired me 2 weeks after giving birth. My two weeks was a paid vacation I had earned. I actually worked remotely 3 days after giving birth and throughout that vacation. Had I had an abortion, I would have kept my job.”
Several celebrities have boasted about their own abortions and their decision to sacrifice their children's lives to grow their careers. They have sent the message the women can't have equality or equal access to jobs without killing their preborn children:
Actress Michelle Williams: She credited her Golden Globes win to an abortion she had, saying, “And I wouldn’t have been able to do this without employing a woman’s right to choose, to choose when to have my children and with whom.”
Actress Busy Philipps: "Here I was sitting in Los Angeles in my beautiful office of my own late-night talk show. Soon, I would be driving my hybrid car to my beautiful f***ing home, to kiss my two beautiful and healthy children and my husband who had taken the year off to parent so I could focus on my career. And I have ALL OF THIS. ALL OF IT because — because — because — I was allowed bodily autonomy at 15."
Stevie Nicks: "If I had not had that abortion, I’m pretty sure there would have been no Fleetwood Mac. There’s just no way that I could have had a child then, working as hard as we worked constantly. And there were a lot of drugs, I was doing a lot of drugs … I would have had to walk away.”
Actress Alyssa Milano: When she became pregnant twice in 1993, she had two abortions. "I had a career, and a future, and potential," she said.
This is what makes Rodriguez's comments so important.
Rodriguez's comments did receive backlash on Facebook, such as: "'You know why she's pregnant? You know why she's dancing? Cause women are the best.' is so unintentionally hilarious as if that's all women are good for[.] no shade to Guillermo I know what he meant."
However, it's highly unlikely that Rodriguez meant to say that his dancer partner is only 'good for' having babies.
Mothers are capable of having successful careers, especially when they are given support and flexible options, such as being able to bring their baby to work, work from home, and have access to in-house daycare at the office.
Rather than boasting that they will pay for abortion-related expenses, companies should be creating healthy work environments for families that will create company loyalty and boast employee morale while helping families and children thrive.
Live Action News is pro-life news and commentary from a pro-life perspective.
Our work is possible because of our donors. Please consider giving to further our work of changing hearts and minds on issues of life and human dignity.
Contact editor@liveaction.org for questions, corrections, or if you are seeking permission to reprint any Live Action News content.
Guest Articles: To submit a guest article to Live Action News, email editor@liveaction.org with an attached Word document of 800-1000 words. Please also attach any photos relevant to your submission if applicable. If your submission is accepted for publication, you will be notified within three weeks. Guest articles are not compensated (see our Open License Agreement). Thank you for your interest in Live Action News!
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