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The Handmaid's Tale has been banned in some U.S. schools for its feminist themes, while other challenges cite it for graphically depicting what?
Answer
Misogyny and sexual violence
Beyond objections to its feminist themes, some challenges to Margaret Atwood's novel have specifically targeted its graphic depictions of misogyny and sexual violence against women, resulting in bans from opposite ideological directions.
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"The Handmaid's Tale" was banned in schools for being too pro-feminist, while simultaneously banned elsewhere for depicting misogyny too graphically.
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- Racial violence
- Drug abuse
- Child abuse
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- censorship
- dystopian-fiction
- margaret-atwood
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