[caption id="attachment_142242" align="aligncenter" width="3600"] In this image released by Universal Pictures, various minion characters appear in a scene from the animated feature, "Minions." (Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures via AP)
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There's something kind of ironic about an organization caught selling body parts of aborted fetuses using a children's movie to defend itself against those accusations.
Planned Parenthood has been under fire recently after two stomach-churning undercover videos of its officials casually discussing the sale of baby body parts surfaced. In these videos, they do everything from tout their “less crunchy” techniques to get “whole specimens” to haggle over prices because “I want a Lamborghini.”
Conservatives have called for investigations into this practice and to defund the organization, which receives over $500 million in taxpayer money every year.
But Planned Parenthood has defended itself by saying the video is heavily-edited, and by blaming the anti-abortion group that filmed them.
On Friday, they grew a little more desperate and tried out a new strategy on Twitter. Using a gif from the popular children's movie Minions to try and prove their point.
Friends who #StandWithPP: Stay strong. The anti-abortion minions want to bully us into silence. That's not happening. pic.twitter.com/Oudi9ePIxF
— Planned Parenthood (@PPact) July 24, 2015
It didn't quite hit the mark.
So, now @PPact hates minions. What do you people have against cute and cuddly things?????????
— Hired Mind (@thehiredmind) July 24, 2015
@PPact Minions want to serve an evil master. Your group sells baby parts. And cracks about buying lamborghinis while doing it. So.
— J.P. Freire (@JPFreire) July 24, 2015
@PPact This is actually the cartoon movie scene you're looking for... pic.twitter.com/gdm4thC5oB
— Reformed Raccoon (@ReformedRaccoon) July 24, 2015
@PPact Wow, seriously? Using a kid's character to promote crushing baby's heads in order to sell their body parts? #DespicableYou
— Christopher Taylor (@KestrelArts) July 24, 2015
If cigarette companies can't use cartoons to sell their product to children, I don't think you should be able to either, @PPact. It's sick.
— Leslie (@vamplita) July 24, 2015
@PPact Ive been pro PPH since I was teen but am I the only 1 that thinks its creepy 2 bring Minions N2 this?We have plenty of adult cartoons
— Heather Lukhard (@HLukhard) July 24, 2015