Kylie Jenner gets dragged on Twitter for throwing 'problematic' Handmaid's Tale themed birthday for friend
She's a fan of lavish bashes.
But Kylie Jenner came under fire after the cosmetics mogul, 21, threw her BFF Anastasia Karanikolaou a The Handmaid's Tale-themed birthday party on Saturday.
Responding to her snaps, fans took to Twitter to express how they felt she missed the mark.
Generous friend: Kylie Jenner, 21, threw her new BFF Anastasia Karanikolaou a The Handmaid's Tale-themed birthday party and posted an IG Story from it on Saturday. Sofia Richie posed next to Kylie
'You know The Handmaid's Tale is my favorite show ever... so for Stassi's birthday ... welcome to Gilead,' Kylie explained of the video referencing the land from the TV show as they entered the party.
Many took issue with how they saw the Kylie Skin CEO glorifying a world that belittles and enslaves women, in a time when states across the U.S. are passing laws to limit women's reproductive rights.
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One said 'Kylie Jenner [is] hosting a Handmaid's Tale themed party when the rest of us are literally living in a women hating theocracy government.'
Echoing that sentiment another user wrote 'Who's gonna tell her that her party is literally celebrating female enslavement for their biological reproduction?'
'Tone deaf as f***,' another user wrote bluntly.
'[The party] is so tone deaf,' another post in response to the party said. 'At any time, but especially when women's rights and autonomy are particularly under attack.'
Author Danielle Binks shared an article on the party with the caption '[The] show [is] about a totalitarian state in which women have no agency but make it FASHUN.'
Others said they thought Kylie did not understand the show if created this party theme.
'Kylie Jenner did not understand the Handmaid's Tale if she's throwing a themed party about it,' one wrote.
'Having a Handmaid's Tale themed party is problematic AT BEST,' another posted. 'You'd think someone would have told Kylie that the glamorisation of sex slaves was best avoided.' (sic)
The Handmaid's Tale tells the story of the new country Gilead, a totalitarian and theocratic state that takes over the United States of America. Gilead forces women into one of seven assigned roles—wives, aunts, marthas, handmaids, econowives, unwomen and jezebels.
Lower ranking women are used as handmaids, sex slaves used for their fertility and are forced to have children for elite couples; 'unwomen', laborers worked to death; or jezebels, sex workers for men.
The higher status women of Gilead are wives married to high ranking officers of Gilead, aunts who teach and control the women of the country, marthas who are house servants and econowives who are married to lower status men.
Handmaids are forced to dress in infamous red robes and white bonnets. These outfits have been used in protests where women are fighting for their reproductive rights.
And Kylie and her friends - including Sofia Richie who dates Kourtney Kardashian's ex Scott Disick - were in full costume, clad in the show's iconic red robes and white bonnets for the party.
Big fan: 'You know The Handmaid's Tale is my favorite show ever... so for Stassi's birthday ... welcome to Gilead,' Kylie captioned the video referencing the land from the TV show
Too funny: Stassi and another friend were tickled pink at the lavish decorations
Make those lip kits count: Kylie pulled an extravagant pout for the camera
Mirror selfie maven: Sofia made sure her Instagram following got a good look at her detailed costume
Lavish: Kylie continued to film the inside of the party where she showed off an extravagantly decorated table
Personalized details: Each guest received a personalized letter at their seat
Birthday girl: Kylie posted a photo with Stassi to Instagram Sunday, of them celebrating
Old concerts: In a series of old photos posted to the reality stars Instagram stories she shared old memories
Another one: Kylie shared another old pic of her and Stass walking hand in hand
Friends forever: Kylie shared throw back snaps of her and the birthday girl to Instagram on Sunday
