231 Media Analysis: The Handmaid’s Tale (First Three Episodes of Season 3) = The Whitest Worst

The Handmaid’s Tale is at it again, and by it, we mean White Feminism. Lingering close-ups of June’s snarls have us ranting about all the ways in which this show is an irresponsible tale of fragility and entitlement.

In This Episode

News

* Insurgent Democrats, Many of Them Women, Worry a New Party Policy Will Block Them (NY Times)* German Circus Uses Holograms Instead Of Live Animals For A Cruelty-Free Magical Experience (Bored Panda)* New Report Suggests ‘High Likelihood of Human Civilization Coming to an End’ Starting in 2050 (Vice)* ‘Climate grief’: The growing emotional toll of climate change (NBC News)* The Good Grief Network – support for climate grief

Joke

Why couldn’t the two little elephants go swimming? (Thank you, Dre!)

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Main Topic

For some silly reason, we’re still watching The Handmaid’s Tale even though we mostly hate it and we’re here today to talk about it.

Beyond issues we may have with the execution of the material, our focus is on what we see as an irresponsible fixation on the character of June as a hero in a world where race and transgender identities are ignored. A world where a resistance, formed largely by women of color, is treated as if it is simply waiting to be taken over by a white woman prone to childish impulses and who has yet to execute a single plan or mission successfully (yR...