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Iran shows how it can happen (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)

I've not checked the legitimacy of the photo, but the premise is important to note

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[-] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 125 points 1 week ago

When Margaret Atwood wrote the Handmaids Tale she made sure not to include anything that hadn't actually happened in recorded history. A lot of plot points were taken from this situation.

[-] paraphrand@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago
[-] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 58 points 1 week ago

I can't find the interview where she speaks in depth about Iran, it was important for the novel because it was a situation where women experienced going from modern equality to having absolutely no rights.

In this interview she briefly mentions Ayatollah Khomeini (the leader of the Iranian Revolution that created a theocracy and removed women's rights), but she's going over dozens of newspaper clippings of other events that inspired the story.

https://www.penguin.co.uk/discover/articles/margaret-atwood-handmaids-tale-testaments-real-life-inspiration

[-] RedGreenBlue@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 week ago

That was a nice read. Now i'm interested in checking out the series.

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 6 points 1 week ago

The TV show isnt as good as the books

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