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What does it mean?
The speaker jokes about attending abortion rallies to meet women, implying they are sexually active.
In plain terms
I go to abortion events to flirt with women because they are likely not virgins.
What can you take from it?
People use various contexts to find social or romantic opportunities.

Where it applies

  • protests
  • dating
  • public events

Putting it to work

  • identify social venues
  • analyze humor

Questions to consider

  • What is the line between humor and offense?
  • How do we view reproductive rights?

Another view

The joke reduces complex issues to punchlines about women's sexual behavior.

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