Curfew Drama: Fuel for Misandry or an Opportunity to Challenge It?
I’m here to rant about the upcoming drama Curfew —a show that hasn’t even aired yet but has already set my blood boiling. The premise? A dystopian future where men are under a strict curfew from 7 PM to 7 AM, their movements tracked like prisoners and they’re monitored via ankle tags because—wait for it— men are all dangerous. It sounds eerily similar to the ludicrous calls for a men’s curfew that cropped up in the wake of Sarah Everard’s tragic death. As if collective punishment of an entire gender was ever a reasonable solution. The response to that tragedy, while rooted in genuine concern, devolved into a collective panic that suggested men should be treated as potential criminals simply because of their gender. This is not just lazy thinking; it’s a gross oversimplification of a complex issue. Yes, women need to feel safe in public spaces…but we all do- regardless of gender, so vilifying an entire gender as inherently dangerous is not the solution. I mean, come on, are we reall