'The Handmaid's Tale' revealed the huge lie at the heart of Gilead and it might not even matter at all

Get the Full StoryTo watch The Handmaid’s Tale as a conscious member of a free society is to be keyed in to every injustice the Republic of Gilead commits against women.

Ostensibly, each of the institutionalized violations of women’s rights — the ban on reading, the forced marriages, the entire concept of Handmaids, and countless others — stem from Gilead’s core purpose, which is to ensure the future of the human race in the face of a worldwide fertility crisis.

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Government-approved rape and wife assignments are Gilead's answer to a world where the “wickedness” of women caused millions of them to fall barren. But in Episode 9 of Season 2, the lie behind that logic is finally exposed: the world’s fertility crisis was an issue of inert sperm, not eggs. Women were never the problem. Read more...More about Handmaid S Tale, Handmaid S Tale Season 2, Entertainment, and Movies Tv Shows

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