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The Handmaid’s Tale is the most horrific thing I have ever seen
- LeeHwang 9y agoWhile I started watching the show and like it, I don't really think its timely or realistic for the united states at least. The only timely comparisons I see are in the middle east currently. I find myself leaning towards McArdle's article here. https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-04-25/no-the-handmaid-s-tale-is-not-unexpectedly-timely https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-04-25/no-the-ha... A pretty good discussion here, that gave me food for thought. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14227241 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14227241
- davidw 9y ago> the hurt of watching this series eventually results in something great. As an alternative, you could read the news every day.
- Boothroid 9y agoIf you changed the roles and cast women/blacks/jews as the oppressors I suspect the condemnation would be absolute. Why is it ok to bash men?
- craigvn 9y agoBecause historically they have been the oppressors and in many countries still are.
- belorn 9y agoSeems similar to Angel One episode from star trek, but with the genders reversed. It also include the concept of one gender being designated for reproductive use which the dominating gender exclusively decide over, and the idea of executing those individuals that disagree. The only thing it didn't have was the homophobic aspects.
- SAI_Peregrinus 9y ago"The Handmaid’s Tale is the most horrific thing I have ever seen" - Someone who's never seen Threads.
- Grue3 9y agoFrom the Wikipedia plot summary it doesn't seem much different from what currently happens in countries like Saudi Arabia.
- kyriakos 9y agoIn the series it's in a larger scale and more organised level.