The plot of Idiocracy explicitly accepts the eugenecist premise that ‘genetically stupid’ people breeding will result in a planet of idiots, whereas the Handmaid’s Tale merely demonstrates the result of misogynist policies being implemented by society.
my brother in christ have you even watched the fucking movie? it doesn’t even try to pretend it’s not about the “wrong people” having too many kids, it has scenes explicitly dedicated to showing that. whether they intended it that way or not, that’s the movie that got made.
It is literally the opening sequence. Well educated people focusing on their careers and having less children, whilst uneducated, unemployed people breed like rats. It’s not even subtle, it has infographics. Surprised you missed it. Love the film, have issues with the premise.
Is The Handmaid’s Tale written by a misogynist?
No, because that’s a massively false equivalency.
The plot of Idiocracy explicitly accepts the eugenecist premise that ‘genetically stupid’ people breeding will result in a planet of idiots, whereas the Handmaid’s Tale merely demonstrates the result of misogynist policies being implemented by society.
I don’t remember genetics being mentioned as the reason in the movie. How do you know it isn’t about something like social inheritance?
my brother in christ have you even watched the fucking movie? it doesn’t even try to pretend it’s not about the “wrong people” having too many kids, it has scenes explicitly dedicated to showing that. whether they intended it that way or not, that’s the movie that got made.
Why could that not be social inheritance? I saw the intro before the last comment…
It is literally the opening sequence. Well educated people focusing on their careers and having less children, whilst uneducated, unemployed people breed like rats. It’s not even subtle, it has infographics. Surprised you missed it. Love the film, have issues with the premise.
Why could that not be social inheritance? I saw the intro before the last comment…
Again, I don’t hear anything about genetics. It seems like you are the one who believe that stupid is bred.