Activists are using a decades-old novel as a protest“Last week, a group of women showed up to the ch
Activists are using a decades-old novel as a protest“Last week, a group of women showed up to the chambers of the Texas Senate building clad in blood-red robes and white caps.To anyone who has read Margaret Atwood’s iconic novel, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the look was immediately recognizable: They were channeling the protagonists of the dystopian story in which a new ultra-religious American society strips women of their agency and reduces them to servile, child-bearing flesh vessels.The protesters in Texas showed up to voice their opposition to a series of bills that would tighten abortion laws in the state, making access to common procedures more difficult for women.”Read the full piece hereThe Republican War on Women and LGBTQIA+ won’t stop until WE STOP IT. U.S. readers, register to vote here.The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood -- source link
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