The Handmaid's Tale

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herewegogc · 01/09/2021 20:17

Just watched the 3rd series. Anyone else?

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herewegogc · 08/09/2021 19:03

Thus, June and the Handmaids suffered the blatant exercise of male power over women. Then finds in the sanctuary city, the same old, same old.

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herewegogc · 08/09/2021 18:57

What is interesting about the final episodes of this series is that June is still at the mercy of men. Albeit these men are more polite. Also the irony of Canada being a sanctuary has not escaped me.

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DaisiesandButtercups · 01/09/2021 22:10

Yes I watched it. I look forward to more.

I was a little confused about what was going on in the final scene. I thought series 3 was good though.

catzwhiskas · 01/09/2021 21:11

Yes Gilead is getting ever closer...women removed from jobs and education in Afghanistan, the silencing of women such as MM, Maya and JK, but also women’s resistance and sisterhood runs through it. Utterly horrified but well worth watching. Agree that I cannot understand Atwood’s view given how she wrote the original book.

rabbitwoman · 01/09/2021 21:03

I watch the handmaid's tale.

It is superb and really chilling..... And honestly, I find it really hard to understand how Margaret attwood could have written such a piece of work about mysogyny and not understand the current debate....

But then, I also watched Sarah pascoe's self penned co edy programme and was constantly thinking 'huh? Doesn't she realise that's really transphobic.....?'

..... And also her show last woman on earth, where she merrily went around the globe imagining that if she was the last woman on earth she would be learning how to whittle rhubarb or read alloud in factories...... We all know the last woman on earth won't be allowed to do anything else except have babies.

I guess I wonder if a lot of people really look very hard at the issue before voicing an opinion that they can't back out of. How can anyone see what is happening with Marion Millar and not make comparisons to Gilead?!

Sorry, I have lept straight yo the conclusion you are looking for a debate on attwood and her comments on the debate?

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