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Iran shows how it can happen (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)
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I've not checked the legitimacy of the photo, but the premise is important to note

Iran shows how it can happen
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[–] 125 points 1 year ago (5 children)

When Margaret Atwood wrote the Handmaids Tale she made sure not to include anything that hadn't actually happened in recorded history. A lot of plot points were taken from this situation.

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  • [–] 38 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Wow. I didn’t know that.

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  • [–] 57 points 1 year ago (2 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

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

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

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