"I'm not sure what to make of [Mayor Dean's] selection of Margaret Atwood's classic The Handmaid's Tale for his "citywide read." As reported by WPLN, he seems aware of its controversial nature:
“Certainly it’s controversial, but those are the books that generate conversations. That’s a book you’ll have a debate about, and that will be a good thing.”
Well, yes. I agree. But it's more than just controversial. It's a searing and damning indictment of a very popular mindset around the state — that we should have a Christian theocracy, that all sex should be procreative, that women should be focused on domestic tasks and making babies, and that anyone who doesn't want a life like that should get the fuck out..."
Mayor Champions Handmaid's Tale: Should We All Change Our Names to 'OfKarl' Now? | Pith in the Wind
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