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hlthe2b

(108,833 posts)
1. I've never been able to talk myself into watching--too close to home...
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 01:05 PM
Mar 7

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

sinkingfeeling

(54,767 posts)
2. I'm politically active and that series is the only reason I have Hulu. I don't get your comment.
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 01:09 PM
Mar 7

hlthe2b

(108,833 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, 01:18 PM
Mar 7

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

(54,767 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, 01:42 PM
Mar 7

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

(108,833 posts)
7. You are recommending a series and I'm not allowed to ask why you like it? Really?
Fri Mar 7, 2025, 01:56 PM
Mar 7

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

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