A fashion magazine is telling people that they shouldn’t share a popular series of cartoons because the cartoonist is pro-life.
Nylon published an article by writer Casey Miller on April 8 targeting cartoonist Nathan Pyle, who draws the Strange Planet alien cartoon series.
In the series, aliens do tasks that humans would find mundane, with descriptions verging on the ridiculous. The cartoons are widely shared across social media platforms; an Instagram account where Pyle shares the cartoons has nearly 2 million followers.
Miller, though, says that in light of a new discovery, people should stop sharing the cartoon.
The discovery came from Twitter user “Anarcho-Pavlovist,” who alerted their followers: “Oh yikes, the cite alien comics dude is anti-abortion.”
The user shared a post by Pyle from 2017, where he wrote a post praising his girlfriend, Soojin, for being a mother to his child and for attending the pro-life March for Life.
“When I think of the #MarchForLife, I first think of the life story of my girlfriend, Soojin. I am thankful she was given the gift of life,” Pyle wrote in the post.
He shared a screenshot of a post from his girlfriend where she wrote about feeling “insurmountable gratefulness for the gift of my life.”
When I think of the #MarchForLife, I first think of the life story of my girlfriend, Soojin.
I am thankful she was given the gift of life. pic.twitter.com/AQFYMIM4Z1— Nathan W. Pyle (@nathanwpyle) January 27, 2017
“Thank you Lord for my every tear, and every laugh, and every breathe of this short life,” she added. “Thank you Father for the stories of others from last year’s March for Life who were also discarded or abandoned, yet were given a chance to live. Thank you for the courageous mothers.”
Nylon writer Miller said in her story, “When looking at Pyle’s personal Instagram, though, it’s clear that we shouldn’t have been surprised that he has such conservative views. The first line in his bio is ‘I follow Jesus,’ which should clue you in about his religious leanings.”
Miller then told people to stop sharing the cartoons, saying: “Finding out about Pyle’s problematic views serves as a needed warning to make sure the content that you’re sharing was created by someone who views you as deserving of autonomy over your own body.”
Pro-life views are shared by people across political lines and a poll earlier this year found a shift from pro-abortion to pro-life in the wake of a nationwide debate on abortions done in the third trimester.
A Marist College poll in January found that 55 percent of Americans identified as pro-choice, or in favor of abortions, versus 38 percent who identified as pro-life, or generally against abortions. A follow-up poll by Marist, conducted with the Knights of Columbus, found in February that 47 percent of respondents identified as pro-life, equal to the 47 percent who responded as pro-abortion.
Approximately 34 percent of Democrats and 46 percent of Independents joined 67 percent of Republicans in defining themselves as pro-life.
In addition, 80 percent of respondents said abortions should only be allowed during the first three months of pregnancy, only in certain cases such as rape or incest, or should never be permitted.
The new article also came as a movie showcasing a Planned Parenthood director’s shift from pro-abortion to pro-life scored a second strong weekend at the box office.
