Kylie Jenner threw a birthday party for her friend, but got critics. (Image via NY Mag)

Kylie Jenner's Disaster Party

It’s not the Kardashian-Jenner clan if one doesn’t throw parties; for themselves or friends. The youngest of the sibling, Kylie Jenner, threw a birthday party for one of her friends. The theme of the birthday party is based on a best-selling book and TV show, The Handmaid’s Tale.

The Handmaid’s Tale takes future as the setting, where there are no more newborn and a group called Gilead rules a nation, which supposed to be the United States. Women are being caught and taught how to be a handmaid, where they need to bare children for the rich men, because their wives couldn’t bare one. Overall, the story focuses on the patriarchy of women and how the women are fighting against the oppression.

For Kylie Jenner and her friends, it seems like they don’t understand the essence of the Handmaid’s Tale, according to Twitter and Instagram users. Many of them commented the Kyle Jenner’s party. From the clothes only, the girls were wearing a long red cape (just like how it’s described in the book and series) but the cape was sort of revealing a tight red dress and fishnets. While in the book and series, the women’s clothes were covering the entire body.

One Instagram user said that the clothes were wrong and what they did was celebrating the slavery of women. The other Instagram user commented that Kylie and her friends don’t understand the premise of the book or TV series.

On the other hand, some activists have used the Handmaid’s Tale’s costume to do protests related to women’s rights. For such like activities, people would praise them, as it is the reason why the Handmaid’s Tale is made. However, most people think it’s wrong to have the clothes as a costume to a party, especially if they wear it to enhance their curves.

Source: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/06/235001/kylie-jenner-handmaids-tale-party-controversy-backlash