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the sting in the tale

Williams, Melayna

Maclean's (Toronto), 2017-05

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題名:
the sting in the tale
著者: Williams, Melayna
主題: Birth control ; Feminism ; Reproductive rights ; Television programs ; White supremacy ; Women
所屬期刊: Maclean's (Toronto), 2017-05
描述: The way people are talking about The Handmaid's Tale--Hulu's buzzy TV series--reveals the limits of popular feminism The Handmaid's Tale , a Hulu-produced television show based on Margaret Atwood's classic novel, has exploded in popularity. [...]between the book often being required reading in high school and the nasty women constituency of modern-day feminism eager for a show that speaks to them--in March, activists even protested anti-choice measures in Texas in Handmaid's Tale garb--it's little wonder the show has become a smash. [...]in Trump's America, where Congress just passed a health care law that deems the Caesarean section to be a pre-existing condition, the show's timing is uncanny. With birth rates in the West falling, immigration on the rise, and alt-right groups claiming that we are on the verge of "white genocide," the idea of white women being resigned to the role of housewives and brood mares is the stuff of white supremacist daydreams. The rest of the cast seemed to follow suit, and Atwood herself decided to infer that feminism needed clarification before conceding the work fits after she created a palatable definition: "When you say 'feminist' do you mean: In the age of the Women's March, as well as...
出版者: Toronto: St. Joseph Communications
語言: 英文
識別號: ISSN: 0024-9262
EISSN: 0024-9262
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