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It was chilling - forbidden from reading! that is true confinement and oppression.
Yes ! so correct about the credit card & internet. The place of porn in the novel is also intriguing ~ today even the word porn, is so ubiquitous ~ like fast food. The extremes of the regime in Gilead place women in such restricted zones. Covered up is pious & uncovered is for the Marthas & unwomen or the secret nightclubs. Today, the veiled woman is often belittled, particularly Muslim women, the sari wearers seem to be given 'a pass' as they often expose their midriffs !
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Apr 19, 2016 09:12AM
It was chilling - forbidden from reading! that is true confinement and oppression.
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Yes ! so correct about the credit card & internet. The place of porn in the novel is also intriguing ~ today even the word porn, is so ubiquitous ~ like fast food. The extremes of the regime in Gilead place women in such restricted zones. Covered up is pious & uncovered is for the Marthas & unwomen or the secret nightclubs. Today, the veiled woman is often belittled, particularly Muslim women, the sari wearers seem to be given 'a pass' as they often expose their midriffs !
