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"The Handmaid's Tale" returns to Hulu for a new season on April 8th. (Original Post)
sinkingfeeling
Mar 7
OP
I'm politically active and that series is the only reason I have Hulu. I don't get your comment.
sinkingfeeling
Mar 7
#2
You don't get my comment? It strikes too close to today's situation for women at the hand of MAGAs...
hlthe2b
Mar 7
#3
hlthe2b
(108,853 posts)1. I've never been able to talk myself into watching--too close to home...
but, I hope many of our less politically active cohorts do...
sinkingfeeling
(54,778 posts)2. I'm politically active and that series is the only reason I have Hulu. I don't get your comment.
hlthe2b
(108,853 posts)3. You don't get my comment? It strikes too close to today's situation for women at the hand of MAGAs...
Those who are NON-politically active should see it- those youngest women who have not yet caught on to how the RW views women- our value, our purpose, and our disposability.
Me? I've had decades to see these positions emerge. (and I've read her book).
sinkingfeeling
(54,778 posts)4. Everyone should watch it.
hlthe2b
(108,853 posts)5. Why? I explained my views. Why do you not yours?
sinkingfeeling
(54,778 posts)6. For Pete's sake. I've been a groundbreaker in womens' rights since the1960s. I've read the book as well.
I think the first year of the series was just about the best adaption of a book ever made. Why don't you think even people who see the harm being done in this country shouldn't watch the series?
hlthe2b
(108,853 posts)7. You are recommending a series and I'm not allowed to ask why you like it? Really?
I do like Elisabeth Moss, so that would be a reason you might convince me, despite my reservations.