May 16, 2022 · The comments line up with the vocalist's longtime stance on supporting women's rights. In Pearl Jam's 1992 MTV Unplugged, Vedder famously writes "PRO-CHOICE!!!" on his arm in marker.

Jul 1, 2021 · “My body’s nobody’s body but mine… You run your own body, let me run mine.” At the University of San Diego a few years ago, pro-lifers gathered, while pro-choicers chanted the above. Sides...

This song became associated with Eddie Vedder's stance on abortion, as he wrote "Pro Choice" in his arm when Pearl Jam performed it on their MTV Unplugged concert in 1992. That same year, Vedder made a similar statement when the band performed it on Saturday Night Live .

Feb 10, 2023 · The band’s pro-choice advocacy, though, goes back to its beginnings. During Pearl Jam’s iconic MTV Unplugged set in 1992, Eddie Vedder wrote “Pro Choice” on his arm before performing “Porch.”

Sep 8, 2016 · But through all the buffoonery, Eddie Vedder made one of the most famous pro-feminist proclamations in popular music history by writing “pro-choice” on his arm in magic marker.

Vedder and Pearl Jam performed at Rock for Choice in 1994. [81] During the band's appearance on MTV Unplugged in 1992, Vedder stood up on his stool during the instrumental break of the song "Porch" and wrote "PRO-CHOICE" on his left arm with a magic marker.

Nov 27, 2019 · By the time the band hit the escalating climax of the frenetic "Porch," Ament was playing his bass while standing on top of the kick drum as Vedder was creating the most iconic visual of their "Unplugged" set by using a sharpie to write "PRO-CHOICE!!!"

Eddie Vedder had a helluva suggestion for the women at a recent Pearl Jam gig when dating men who are against legalised abortion. The band was performing their 1995 single 'Not For You' when Vedder shared his thoughts with the crowd (at about 3.13 in the video below).

Jan 25, 2013 · This is when Eddie famously stands up on the chair to write "pro-choice" on his arm in magic marker. The personal and political side of Eddie is revealed at that point to the audience and to the vast amount of viewers watching Unplugged at that time.

Oct 30, 2020 · Eddie Vedder clambered atop a stool to write support for abortion rights on his arm, and it's just as powerful now as it was at the time.