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“In 1972 and 1973… there were 14,000 complaints of wife battery in the family courts system in New York City alone. The reported figure is estimated to be approximately ten percent of the true total.
Almost none of these 140,000 suspected instances were successfully prosecuted… The legal system routinely dismissed cases or ruled that the husband was within his rights to do whatever act of violence to his wife.
— Oct 22, 2026 09:35PM
Almost none of these 140,000 suspected instances were successfully prosecuted… The legal system routinely dismissed cases or ruled that the husband was within his rights to do whatever act of violence to his wife.
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Caleb Zimmer
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“In [the previous films], the male malefactor is deliberate and malicious toward the women they torment. Robert (Thorn) by contrast, is uxorious - lying to Kathy (his wife) because he genuinely believes it will be best for her. By extension, the film warns that any man thinking he is doing right for his wife may do violence to her simply by denying her agency, knowledge, and choice.
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Caleb Zimmer
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Chapter 3 discusses The Stepford Wives (1975) and the history of the Equal Rights Amendment. Special attention is called to the parallel of the robotic automatons that replaced the women of Stepford and the modern social media phenomenon of tradwife influencers.
Fuck Phyllis Schlafly btw 🖕🖕🖕
— Oct 23, 2026 01:14PM
Fuck Phyllis Schlafly btw 🖕🖕🖕
Caleb Zimmer
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“Perhaps [what is] more important… than it’s ability to speak to victims and survivors of domestic violence is that this film enabled men and women who had not lived with this demon to grasp some portion of what it might be like to be imprisoned by a sadistic torturer in your own home [and] with your own child.
— Oct 22, 2026 10:25PM
Caleb Zimmer
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Chapter 1 discusses the film Rosemary’s Baby (1968). The history of New York’s reproductive legislation and cultural perspective toward’s women’s rights is reflected the story of Rosemary’ Baby, it’s popularity, and affect on viewers.
Dr. Eleanor Johnson masterfully weaves together a retelling of Rosemary’s Baby, NY state’s history, and a synthesis of their relating themes and effects in America.
— Oct 22, 2026 03:02PM
Dr. Eleanor Johnson masterfully weaves together a retelling of Rosemary’s Baby, NY state’s history, and a synthesis of their relating themes and effects in America.
Caleb Zimmer
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Introduction: 5/5 stars! I was already excited to read this book, but the introduction provides context and perspective that really sells it! I actually put all my other books on hold because I couldn’t stop imagining reading this next. This is going to be amazing.
— Oct 22, 2026 12:22PM