10 Most Shocking Bojack Horseman Moments

Again, Bojack is at its best when it delves into the social commentary. Here Bojack offers a complex and layered exploration of abortion in the media.

Dianne discovers she’s pregnant and decides to get an abortion. While managing teenage pop star Sextina Aquafina’s social media accounts, Diane accidentally tweets that she is getting an abortion from Sextina’s account. There is an immediate positive response from the tweet, praising the bravery of Sextina’s openness.

Seeing an opportunity, Sextina exploits the situation. Releasing a song about being a baby killer and faking an abortion on live TV. Sextina takes shocking and thoughtless joy in the whole thing, singing, ‘I’m a baby killer, baby-killing makes me horny’.

All the while Diane’s plight, as the one who is really getting an abortion, is ignored by her friends, as they flock around Sextina and her pantomime of pro-choice. Diane becomes a subplot in her own story. Despite this, Diane’s story isn’t overshadowed and highlights some of the harrowing real-life barriers that women in the US have to face when considering abortion.

Ultimately and accidentally, Sextina’s shallow disregard has a positive effect on empowering young women. Though this was clearly driven by vacuous self-interest, even Diane can’t deny the victory and is drawn in by the immense gravity of stardom in Hollywoo.