Melinda Eaton answers “Do you wish Gilead would come true?”

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Do you wish Gilead would come true?

Melinda Eaton In ways I feel like women have come so far and yet we haven't moved. I don't think of Donald Trump when I look at this question, I think of Harvey Wei…moreIn ways I feel like women have come so far and yet we haven't moved. I don't think of Donald Trump when I look at this question, I think of Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby. It does seem like we still have men out there who think of women purely as sexual objects and nothing more. It is really sad to read this book and think how easily it could become true. How long have we let men like the before mentioned treat us in a degrading way and thought there isn't anything we can do about it. (less)

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