tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610446610888912275.post890354730935538551..comments2024-03-20T14:04:18.741-07:00Comments on My Continuing Education: Comparing "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood with "If This Goes On..." by Robert HeinleinGarethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03030408024299617701noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610446610888912275.post-23522596347021251582023-04-21T08:45:35.565-07:002023-04-21T08:45:35.565-07:00It's 2023. Roe v Wade fell 6/24/22. Red states...It's 2023. Roe v Wade fell 6/24/22. Red states have banned abortions. A 10 year old incest victim had to be smuggled out of state. Another state imposes 5-year jail term if a woman leaves the state for an abortion. Women are dying from ectopic pregnancies, forced to keep deceased babies inside as they die from sepsis. A safe abortion medication is banned in at least 14 states and no longer available via mail.<br />After Roe fell, the Christian nationalists also went after books, schools, teachers and libraries. Sex ed is no longer taught in some states. Some red states have removed funding from public libraries. Books with any hint of sexuality or gender are being banned and burned. LGBT+ people are being targeted.<br />Gilead is here.mandalamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13940497287748069301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610446610888912275.post-87066247683699204902018-05-12T08:04:07.112-07:002018-05-12T08:04:07.112-07:00In a Reddit AMA a few years back, Atwood mentioned...In a Reddit AMA a few years back, Atwood mentioned she studied previous dystopias and utopias, most of which had male protagonists, and THT is her take from a female POV. Given the similarities between the backstories of ITGO and THT, it's likely ITGO was one of the dystopias she studied. Bill Haineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326862019446322923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610446610888912275.post-26525582328130891612018-04-16T13:34:53.361-07:002018-04-16T13:34:53.361-07:00It is cool, and so thanks for your comment. It'...It is cool, and so thanks for your comment. It's a bit sad that the connection hasn't leapt out for most people. (It's not as though Heinlein is completely obscure, is it? Certainly he wasn't for my generation).Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03030408024299617701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5610446610888912275.post-66769636794890499242018-04-15T17:00:38.159-07:002018-04-15T17:00:38.159-07:00Watching the first episode of the TV series, I had...Watching the first episode of the TV series, I had the same thought--"I wonder if 'If this goes on...' influenced or inspired this story at all?"<br />A quick google search led me here to your rather thorough exploration of the topic. <br />Pretty cool someone else out there saw the (potential) connection.Mark Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04516689030319218364noreply@blogger.com