User:Valereee/Olivia Julianna
Olivia Julianna is the online handle of a Texas political activist who was bodyshamed by Matt Gaetz on Twitter.[1] In response to his tweet about her, she asked her social media followers to donate to an online fundraiser for abortion funds being conducted by her employer, Gen-Z for Choice, which at the time had raised US$26K; by July 30, 2022, funds raised were at US$1.9M.
Gaetz on July 23, 2022, gave a speech at a Student Action Summit gathering in Tampa, Florida, in which he stated that overweight or unattractive women were unlikely to become pregnant and mocked them for supporting abortion rights.
Career
[edit]Olivia Julianna serves as a political strategy specialist for Gen-Z for Choice.[2][3] At the time of the Gaetz incident she was 19.[3]
Fundraising campaign
[edit]Gaetz on July 23, 2022, gave a speech at a Student Action Summit gathering in Tampa, Florida, in which he stated that overweight or unattractive women were unlikely to become pregnant and mocked them for supporting abortion rights, saying "They’re like 5’2, 350 pounds, and they’re like ‘Give me my abortions or I’ll get up and march and protest."[2][4]
Olivia Julianna mocked Gaetz for his statements in a tweet July 24, saying "I’m actually 5’11. 6’4 in heels. I wear them so the small men like you are reminded of your place."[2] Within hours Gaetz tweeted back with a photograph of her captioned "Dander raised...", according to NPR implying he had "struck a nerve".[2] She posted to her social media for donations to the Gen-Z for Choice abortion fund, which had up until then raised $26,000, and donations to the fund reached US$1M in 72 hours.[3][4] She tweeted again at Gaetz, writing "A sitting Republican congressmen, @mattgaetz, decided that body shaming a teenager was okay. So to spite him I raised $1 million in donations to abortion funds in under 72 hours. Abortion is healthcare. Period. #ThanksMattGaetz."[2]
On July 31st, Le Monde reported the fundraiser was at $2M.[5]
Reference
[edit]- ^ Slisco, Aila (2022-07-28). "Activist body-shamed by Matt Gaetz raises $1 million for abortion rights". Newsweek. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ a b c d e Jones, Dustin (2022-07-28). "A Texas teen raises over $700,000 for abortions after Rep. Matt Gaetz mocked her". NPR. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ a b c Jeong, Andrew (29 July 2022). "Gen Z activist mocked by Gaetz raises $1M for abortion access in 72 hours". Washington Post.
- ^ a b Ceron, Ella (2022-07-29). "Teen Has Raised $1.5 Million for Abortion Funds in the Week Since Matt Gaetz Mocked Her". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ^ Lesnes, Corine (2022-07-31). "US: how a pro-choice group made a fortune with a Republican politician's misogyny". Le Monde. Retrieved 2022-07-31.