I saw "The Magdalene Sisters" last night

[Modem Butterfly]

All I can say is "Wow, those nuns were sure fucked up,"

[Lone_Star_Dem]

1. And what about the families that placed their daughters in there?

They were some fucked up people, too.

edit: spelling

[Modem Butterfly]

3. And the government of Ireland endorsed and enforced this!

Talk about a faith-based initiative!

[Solly Mack]

2. not just the nuns either...the families of the girls were just

as fucked up.

I can't watch that movie without my blood pressure shooting through the roof...

[Bridget Burke]

4. But things have changed in Ireland.

Has anybody seen "The Snapper"? The tale of an Irish lass who gets pregnant out of wedlock by a chance encounter?

It's a warm, family comedy with a happy ending.

[Modem Butterfly]

5. The Magdalene Sisters is a true story

The Magdalene laundries closed in 1996. Things have changed in Ireland, and I'm certain that neither all Irish citizens nor all Catholics approved of or supported the Magadalene Sisters. Still, the fact that it was happen and continue for as long as it did is quite distressing.

[RebelOne]

6. That movie infuriated me.

I had no idea that such things happened.