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It's just 1984 for the 50 Shades of Grey audience

>> No.20727875

>>20727826
I'm finding a hard time bringing myself to read this, it's on the back of my reading list. It's disappointing because Atwood is a pearl clutcher as much as the people who allude to the book in daily life. I suppose there is some value in seeing the perspective in fiction if I wanted to write such a character.

>> No.20727882

>>20727875
Why force yourself? Just skip this feminist propaganda trash

>> No.20727898

>>20727882
Two reasons. As far as I know it has institutionalized rape and I don't think I've read any books with that so it's interesting if not arousing. Also like I said, it lets me see the extent of feminist hyperbolic slippery slopes in a fictional setting without having to listen to it irl which I barely have the strength for.

>> No.20727966

>>20727826
I think the argument could be made that it is accurately predicting the direction modern society is moving towards as much as 1984 has. Whether you agree with it or not you can’t deny that Margaret Atwood sees the big picture and she’s being proven right every passing day

>> No.20727968

>>20727966
lol get out of twitter

>> No.20727978

>>20727826
amazing description. i think it is more pornographical than 50 shades though. amd emptier than 1984

>> No.20728030

>>20727826
It’s good.

>> No.20728317

>>20727966
>>20727898
huh women just want sex and crime stories revolving around women

this is why vaginas praise sex and drug addicts like stephen kings

>> No.20728353

>>20727966
b8

>> No.20728363

>>20727898
Agreed on the slippery slope thing.

>> No.20728495

>>20727898
>feminist hyperbolic slippery slopes
Since feminism is a political ideology, then I don't think 'hyperbolic slippery slopes' is very apt here. That'd be like saying that nazism had some hyperboles that made things a bit difficult.
Maybe I take the whole language thing too seriously though.

>> No.20729247

>>20727898
Slippery slope is never a fallacy

>> No.20729346

>>20728353
The recent roe v wade decision says otherwise.

>> No.20729396

>>20727898
Lol if that's "institutionalised rape" then might as well call the marital duties a wife has towards her husband "rape". Oh wait!! The modern western world doesn't believe in compulsion of marital sex at all. They've effectively killed the institution of marriage and the institution of family goes down with it.

>> No.20729532

>>20727826
One of the more unique author as a narrator/ character books I've read.

>> No.20729544

>>20728317
>women want novels about women
>this is a bad thing

>> No.20729581

>>20729396
Please never reproduce.

>> No.20729582

>>20727826
One of the more unique author as a narrator/ character books I've read.

>> No.20729596

All women should be forced to work as plumbers, drivers and garbagewomen. And drafted.

>> No.20730107

>>20727826
It wasnt spposed to be a Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YSNT_OOETw

>> No.20730116

>>20727826
It's literally just that one "Blacked Future" book which gets posted here but for straight white women instead of bi white men

>> No.20730129

>>20729596
>Drivers
Anon, do you really want more women driving cars? We have a saying for a good reason:
>Frau am Steuer, ungeheuer.

>> No.20730157

>>20727898
you sound very fragile. A virgin, perchance?

>> No.20730299

>>20729581
He's right.

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>>20727898
based