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hlthe2b

(113,190 posts)
1. I've never been able to talk myself into watching--too close to home...
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 12:05 PM
Mar 2025

but, I hope many of our less politically active cohorts do...

hlthe2b

(113,190 posts)
3. You don't get my comment? It strikes too close to today's situation for women at the hand of MAGAs...
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 12:18 PM
Mar 2025

Those who are NON-politically active should see it- those youngest women who have not yet caught on to how the RW views women- our value, our purpose, and our disposability.

Me? I've had decades to see these positions emerge. (and I've read her book).

sinkingfeeling

(57,484 posts)
6. For Pete's sake. I've been a groundbreaker in womens' rights since the1960s. I've read the book as well.
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 12:42 PM
Mar 2025

I think the first year of the series was just about the best adaption of a book ever made. Why don't you think even people who see the harm being done in this country shouldn't watch the series?

hlthe2b

(113,190 posts)
7. You are recommending a series and I'm not allowed to ask why you like it? Really?
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 12:56 PM
Mar 2025

I do like Elisabeth Moss, so that would be a reason you might convince me, despite my reservations.

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