Handmaid's Tale

[bdamomma]

I may be late comer to watching this series, but I just started to view Season 1 it is haunting and the similarities are chilling.

[Solly Mack]

1. Read the book.

Won't make the chill go away or anything like that but it's a must read in my opinion.

[MuseRider]

3. Agreed.

I am loving the series, well loving is probably not the correct word but as always, the book is better.

[Solly Mack]

6. I understand. It's not love - it's an appreciation for the story.

The voice it gives and a warning we should heed.

[bdamomma]

5. yes I have the book

sometimes the book is better, but just watching is very disturbing.

Could this possibly happen to us???

[Solly Mack]

10. It already is happening to us in many ways

No red capes or white hats - but women are under attack.


States trying to force a woman on life support to carry a fetus. Women jailed for drug abuse - they need help not prison for "harming a fetus".

Constant attacks on abortion and even birth control.

The religious right constantly trying to impose their brand of religion on the entire population. Look at their views on marriage, homosexuality, and anyone not them - look at their champions in Congress (federal and state) and the laws they pass - the so-called religious liberty laws are designed for nothing more than to make the actions of the religious right legal - regardless of what those actions happen to be.

Small steps and big ones that erode away the rights of women and everyone else.

Just because we haven't been forced into groups of Handmaids, Marthas, and Econowives doesn't mean we are in any less danger. But if you look at their views on the poor, people of color, and all people who don't think like they do, they have, actually, grouped us already.

Look at Trump supporters and then ask yourself - would they go along with such a thing if Trump/Pence told them to do so?

You think an election will change how they think?

I'm not saying all hope is lost - I'm saying we can't afford to pretend they couldn't bring about a Gilead. Look at America now - the process to stop someone like Trump moves far slower than the process it would take to change our country forever - look at how quickly Trump and the GOP have moved their agenda along.

[marylandblue]

2. Yes, I just started watching too

It's the scariest thing I have ever seen.

[MontanaMama]

4. I hear you all talking about this series.

And I think it would be too upsetting for me to watch! I find that I can’t watch much for tv and movies anymore unless it’s a comedy. Seems everyday life has more than its share of plot twists, Nazis, liars, lying deplorables and other villains. Anything with cruelty and violence repels me. I trust what everyone says about the series, however.

[Frustratedlady]

7. Where are you watching it? eom

[MissB]

11. Hulu has it

It’s really good.

[Frustratedlady]

14. Thanks!

[bdamomma]

15. on line

on yes movies.

[donkeypoofed]

8. S2 is just as chilling !!

It could all happen now, although Gilead is more of a Mike Pence theme
Spanky is just a monster thru and thru but not particularly religious- but Pence is overly so.

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. Yes, indeed it is.

Something you may want to know, tho:

The first season is true to the book, but I have heard a LOT of talk about Season 2 being focused on a lot of violence.
The term "torture porn" has been used more than once.

[hedda_foil]

13. Season 2 doesn't deserve that label. It's very dark but not in that realm at all.

[marlakay]

12. Husband can't understand why I watch it

I think it’s because i want to make sure my daughters never have to live in that society.

The show has June saying it happened gradually so no one noticed how bad until it was too bad.

Yes its hard to watch just like the news is now but if hide our heads it could happen!