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Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts) Sun May 1, 2022, 09:48 AM May 2022

Velshi, on MSNBC, giving a righteous opinion about the similarities between

the Handmaid's Tale and what is happening now. Especially talking about banned books.

The author will be on the show after the break.

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Velshi, on MSNBC, giving a righteous opinion about the similarities between (Original Post) Baitball Blogger May 2022 OP

Banned books more than the subjugation of women? Glad he will have niyad May 2022 #1

That's the part I came in on. Baitball Blogger May 2022 #2

The two are related. intheflow May 2022 #3

niyad

(113,344 posts)

1. Banned books more than the subjugation of women? Glad he will have

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Sun May 1, 2022, 09:51 AM

May 2022

Ms. Atwood on.

Baitball Blogger

(46,736 posts)

2. That's the part I came in on.

Reply to niyad (Reply #1)

Sun May 1, 2022, 09:59 AM

May 2022

Changes in our society, begin with small gestures.

intheflow

(28,477 posts)

3. The two are related.

Reply to niyad (Reply #1)

Sun May 1, 2022, 10:54 AM

May 2022

Both because The Handmaid’s Tale has been banned/challenged, and because books that are being banned relate to sex education, abortion, and lgbtq+ rights. Not to mention, THT also talks about the materials that have been banned, such as the fashion magazine given to Offred by her owner.

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