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What's Going On With Some Men Saying 'Your Body, My Choice'? The Catchphrase Popularized By Alt-Right Influencer Nick Fuentes Explained
Far-right political commentator and self-professed white supremacist Nick J. Fuentes revels in controversy. Fuentes hit a rough patch in the late 2010s when he was deplatformed from many social media sites, but with a new Rumble show and a reinstated X / Twitter account, Fuentes' brand of fringe, shocking rhetoric is back on the market — particularly this week following an inflammatory catchphrase that's spreading online.
The phrase "my body, my choice" has always been associated with women trying to codify abortion laws that fell into peril with the overturning of Roe v. Wade, but in a livestream celebrating Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, Fuentes made it a point mock women worried about their bodily autonomy.
As part of a longer tirade that also mocked women attempting to "break the glass ceiling," Fuentes repeatedly claimed, "Your body, my choice," adding, "Men win again, yes. We control your bodies."
The catchphrase is far from the most controversial coined by Fuentes and his group known as "groypers," but it has sent shockwaves through many younger American women who are already purportedly being harassed by male peers adopting the line.
So what does "Your Body, My Choice" mean exactly, how did it start, and why has it become so widespread online lately? Here's a recap of how the catchphrase made its rounds.
Who Is Nick Fuentes, And Where Did The Phrase 'Your Body, My Choice' Come From?
Nick Fuentes is a controversial far-right political commentator known for espousing fringe beliefs about white supremacy, anti-LGBTQ+ legalization and reversing women's suffrage.
Fuentes was deplatformed from nearly every social media platform in 2020 for things like hate speech, but he managed to hold onto his audience of extremists by working with fringe influencers like Alex Jones and later being reinstated on X by Elon Musk when he acquired ownership of the site and then unbanned numerous controversial accounts over the last two years.
In a Rumble livestream hosted on the day of the election, Fuentes paused on a scene showing two female Kamala Harris supporters and said:
TFW you're totally not pressed. TFW we control your bodies. Hey b----, we control your bodies. Guess what, guys win again, okay. Men win again, yes. We control your bodies. Hi! I'm your Republican Congressman. It's your body, my choice. And men win again. There will never ever be a female President. It's over. Glass ceiling? It's a ceiling made of f------ bricks."
Women lose again! Your body, OUR CHOICE 😂 that ceiling is made out of BRICK! pic.twitter.com/bzbevfbc9A
— Fuentes Updates (@FuentesUpdates) November 6, 2024
He reiterated his beliefs on his Twitter / X account again, simply writing, "Your body, my choice. Forever." The post gathered over 48 million views and 37,000 likes in three days.
How Did People React To Nick Fuentes Saying 'Your Body, My Choice?'
Nick Fuentes might be popular among his fringe online group of extremists, but many among the wider public were only introduced to him when his tweet saying, "Your body, my choice," went viral this week.
Knee-jerk reactions to his inflammatory tweet saw many people quoting his post with memes and jokes, but subsequent posts also considered the potential real-world impact of such rhetoric.
For instance, on November 6th, X user @RyanShead tweeted, "Little boys were saying 'your body, my choice' to little girls at school today. But tell us more about the scary books in the library," an anecdote that was echoed by other school teachers in the days following the election.
What's Going On With The 'Your Body, My Choice' TikTok Audio?
The sound clip of Nick Fuentes saying, "Your body, my choice," began making the rounds on TikTok in early November shortly after it garnered attention on X, as seen in videos posted by TikTokers like @smellanora and @whiterefrigerator. The latter noted they were seeing a sharp rise in men commenting with the phrase "your body, my choice" on women's videos, gathering over 5 million views in a day.
@smellanora it was never about hillarys emails. it was never about kamala’s qualifications. its because they are women.
@whiterefrigerator i have nothing to be cordial about with anyone who voted trump
♬ original sound – Maria 🇲🇽
How Did Nick Fuentes React To His Controversial Catchphrase Going Viral?
Nick Fuentes appeared to be unfazed by the backlash he received for his contentious statements, reposting a number of the aforementioned TikToks to his own Twitter / X page in recent days, before quoting his viral tweet with an image of a giant Groyper meme looking down on the planet with a smug expression.
They turned it into a tiktok audio pic.twitter.com/hCR2e95Sgi
— Nicholas J. Fuentes (@NickJFuentes) November 7, 2024
For the full history of Your Body, My Choice, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.
