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Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale is a harrowing near-future story that serves as a cautionary tale. We are like frogs slowly boiling in the water, what will it take to finally make moves to fight back? However, this warning seems to serve a very specific brand of woman. Ghouls discuss the impact of the book but also the negative effects of having such an important piece of literature that lacks intersectionality. Gabe unpacks the messaging of the book while Kat discusses real-world horrors that have inspired and should have inspired the work.

Book Synopsis: 6:00 - 22:26 (skip to avoid storyline spoilers).

Sources in this Episode:
\nRace, Intersectionality, and the End of the World: The Problem with The Handmaid\u2019s Tale
\nFeminism Must Be Intersectional or It's Just an Arm of White Supremacy
\nN. Carolina Bill Proposing Women Who Get Abortions Be Executed Sparks Fury
\nWhy Comparing 'Roe v Wade' Overturn to Handmaid's Tale is Problematic
\nBodies and Sexuality in Gilead: A Queer Ecofeminist Reading of the Handmaid\u2019s Tale
\nThe Racist and Sexist History of Keeping Birth Control Side Effects Secret
\nFeminism Must Be Intersectional or It's Just an Arm of White Supremacy
\nYes, Women Could Vote After The 19th Amendment \u2014 But Not All Women. Or Men
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Further Reading on Handmaid's Tale:
\nFor black women, The Handmaid's Tale's dystopia is real\u2014and telling - Macleans.ca
\nWhat can The Handmaid\u2019s Tale teach us about intersectionality in institutional life?
\n'The Handmaid\u2019s Tale' and the History & Future of Queer Oppression
\nMargaret Atwood on What \u2018The Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u2019 Means in the Age of Trump