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

submitted 11 months ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/witchesvspatriarchy@lemmy.ca

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

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[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 39 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Wow. I didn’t know that.

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 60 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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 11 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 8 points 11 months ago

The TV show isnt as good as the books