tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685533049738406832.post3158568955419984700..comments2024-03-27T09:05:59.436-07:00Comments on Jane Austen and Other Writers: A Handmaid's Tale, Episode 5: When dystopia is better than real life, do we worry?Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12396312339372162866noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685533049738406832.post-34238815714171732242017-05-18T07:56:19.196-07:002017-05-18T07:56:19.196-07:00Tyler,
Yes it is interesting how race doesn't ...Tyler,<br />Yes it is interesting how race doesn't factor in at all. Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12396312339372162866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7685533049738406832.post-5105317766633551442017-05-18T07:35:37.840-07:002017-05-18T07:35:37.840-07:00I find your statement that our world can be worse ...I find your statement that our world can be worse than that of the dystopic fiction scary but true. It's interesting that race isn't really an issue in this miniseries but just gender. I wonder how the black women are treated - we only see Offred's one black friend in bits of the film but no clear story for her. No black males are depicted, other than Offred's husband - no one black seems to be in a position of power.Tyler Tichelaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697835294216090271noreply@blogger.com