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> # 'We're pro-life.' Eww, you look it! You look like you're filled with life.

[Bill Hicks](https://quotesby.net/Bill-Hicks)\#53

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## About this quote

What does it mean?Hicks mocks those who claim to be pro-life, suggesting their appearance contradicts the ideal.In plain termsYou claim to be pro-life but look unhealthy.What can you take from it?Appearance can contradict claimed values in social commentary.

### Where it applies

- debates
- personal insults

### Putting it to work

- mocking opponents

### Questions to consider

- What does life look like?
- How do values show in appearance?

### Another view

It attacks people rather than addressing the argument.

## More from Bill Hicks

1. > What do you say we lighten things up and talk about abortion? You know, I feel like I'm losing some of you here, and I want to win all of you back with this on…

[Permalink to quote \#52](https://quotesby.net/Bill-Hicks/52/ "Permalink to quote 52")
2. > 'If you're so pro-life, don't lock arms and block medical clinics, lock arms and block cemeteries. Let's see how committed you are to this premise.'

[Permalink to quote \#54](https://quotesby.net/Bill-Hicks/54/ "Permalink to quote 54")
3. > People suck, and that's my contention. I can prove it on a scratch of paper with a pen. Give me a fucking Etch-a-sketch, I'll do it in three minutes. The proof…

[Permalink to quote \#51](https://quotesby.net/Bill-Hicks/51/ "Permalink to quote 51")

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