Kylie threw a Handsmaid Tale theme party, why is this tone deaf?

[Anonymous]

I don’t think it’s a big deal.

They are dressed as rape victims but in reality they are just dressed as bad as characters.

[Anonymous]

Well, I guess that's one way to think about it.

What about all the protesters who dress up like those characters?

I actually read the book a million years ago and discussed it in multiple classes in high school and college. My takeaway was that the heroine was just that: the heroine. She survived, she persisted, she won. I didn't see her as a victim.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh for God's sake people threw game of thrones parties

Did they celebrate the rapes of Dany and Sansa at the GOT parties?

Is there footage of kylie cheering at a television during a rape scene?

You seem unfamiliar with either of the two books or shows. If you were you wouldn’t be making such ridiculous comparisons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, I guess that's one way to think about it.

What about all the protesters who dress up like those characters?

I actually read the book a million years ago and discussed it in multiple classes in high school and college. My takeaway was that the heroine was just that: the heroine. She survived, she persisted, she won. I didn't see her as a victim.

The protestors aren’t doing it for fun!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh for God's sake people threw game of thrones parties

Did they celebrate the rapes of Dany and Sansa at the GOT parties?

Is there footage of kylie cheering at a television during a rape scene?

You seem unfamiliar with either of the two books or shows. If you were you wouldn’t be making such ridiculous comparisons.

Au contraire. I've read the handmaid's tale and seen seasons one and two and I've read the first three GOT books and seem every episode of the television show.

You're being ridiculous acting like having a viewing party for an extremely popular and culturally trendy, albeit violent, television show is akin to cheering rapists.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh for God's sake people threw game of thrones parties

Did they celebrate the rapes of Dany and Sansa at the GOT parties?

Is there footage of kylie cheering at a television during a rape scene?

You seem unfamiliar with either of the two books or shows. If you were you wouldn’t be making such ridiculous comparisons.

Au contraire. I've read the handmaid's tale and seen seasons one and two and I've read the first three GOT books and seem every episode of the television show.

You're being ridiculous acting like having a viewing party for an extremely popular and culturally trendy, albeit violent, television show is akin to cheering rapists.

You really need to stop posting. Your ignorance is just embarrassing. She didn’t throw a viewing party - if that had been the purpose of the party it would have been more appropriate.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh for God's sake people threw game of thrones parties

Did they celebrate the rapes of Dany and Sansa at the GOT parties?

Is there footage of kylie cheering at a television during a rape scene?

You seem unfamiliar with either of the two books or shows. If you were you wouldn’t be making such ridiculous comparisons.

Au contraire. I've read the handmaid's tale and seen seasons one and two and I've read the first three GOT books and seem every episode of the television show.

You're being ridiculous acting like having a viewing party for an extremely popular and culturally trendy, albeit violent, television show is akin to cheering rapists.

You really need to stop posting. Your ignorance is just embarrassing. She didn’t throw a viewing party - if that had been the purpose of the party it would have been more appropriate.

The article described a viewing party. A typically Kardashian overblown one where they dressed up and had themed drinks. But at the end she said let's watch an episode.

Maybe you should stop posting. Because you seem disconnected from reality and really angry about a party someone else threw about a television show.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, I guess that's one way to think about it.

What about all the protesters who dress up like those characters?

I actually read the book a million years ago and discussed it in multiple classes in high school and college. My takeaway was that the heroine was just that: the heroine. She survived, she persisted, she won. I didn't see her as a victim.

Did you really read the book? In the epilogue, I thought it was pretty clear she did not “win.” That it appeared likely she was recaptured as there was no record of her getting to Canada and that her daughter probably was never freed. I found the book super depressing.

I also think it’s different than dressing up as Sansa Stark. Sansa is a strong female character who was raped, Dressing up as unidentified handmaidens is different to me because the hand aids have been stripped of identify and their sole purpose is as vessels to be raped and owned as punishment for perceived transgressions. I just don’t see a “let’s celebrate the handmaiden” vibe in the same way I’d see a “let’s celebrate the awesomeness of Sansa Stark” vibe.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh for God's sake people threw game of thrones parties

Did they celebrate the rapes of Dany and Sansa at the GOT parties?

Is there footage of kylie cheering at a television during a rape scene?

You seem unfamiliar with either of the two books or shows. If you were you wouldn’t be making such ridiculous comparisons.

Au contraire. I've read the handmaid's tale and seen seasons one and two and I've read the first three GOT books and seem every episode of the television show.

You're being ridiculous acting like having a viewing party for an extremely popular and culturally trendy, albeit violent, television show is akin to cheering rapists.

You really need to stop posting. Your ignorance is just embarrassing. She didn’t throw a viewing party - if that had been the purpose of the party it would have been more appropriate.

The article described a viewing party. A typically Kardashian overblown one where they dressed up and had themed drinks. But at the end she said let's watch an episode.

Maybe you should stop posting. Because you seem disconnected from reality and really angry about a party someone else threw about a television show.

Every major new source popping up on google identifies the party as a birthday party. Which seems to be supported by the instagram pics.

Keep deflecting your ignorance as “I’m angry”. You’re clearly a typical troll without a clue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, I guess that's one way to think about it.

What about all the protesters who dress up like those characters?

I actually read the book a million years ago and discussed it in multiple classes in high school and college. My takeaway was that the heroine was just that: the heroine. She survived, she persisted, she won. I didn't see her as a victim.

Did you really read the book? In the epilogue, I thought it was pretty clear she did not “win.” That it appeared likely she was recaptured as there was no record of her getting to Canada and that her daughter probably was never freed. I found the book super depressing.

I also think it’s different than dressing up as Sansa Stark. Sansa is a strong female character who was raped, Dressing up as unidentified handmaidens is different to me because the hand aids have been stripped of identify and their sole purpose is as vessels to be raped and owned as punishment for perceived transgressions. I just don’t see a “let’s celebrate the handmaiden” vibe in the same way I’d see a “let’s celebrate the awesomeness of Sansa Stark” vibe.

But the show has gone beyond the book. June the TV character has already become more than the book and all the other handmaid's will full fleshed out personalities.

The handmaid costume has been coopted by feminist protestors. This is true. Because it is a nice metaphor that comes with an even more powerful dramatic visual statement. But the US is not Gilead and this did not really happen to June. She is a fictional character. She is not Anne Frank she is Ophelia or Juliet. She is a tragic literary figure.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh for God's sake people threw game of thrones parties

Did they celebrate the rapes of Dany and Sansa at the GOT parties?

Is there footage of kylie cheering at a television during a rape scene?

You seem unfamiliar with either of the two books or shows. If you were you wouldn’t be making such ridiculous comparisons.

Au contraire. I've read the handmaid's tale and seen seasons one and two and I've read the first three GOT books and seem every episode of the television show.

You're being ridiculous acting like having a viewing party for an extremely popular and culturally trendy, albeit violent, television show is akin to cheering rapists.

You really need to stop posting. Your ignorance is just embarrassing. She didn’t throw a viewing party - if that had been the purpose of the party it would have been more appropriate.

The article described a viewing party. A typically Kardashian overblown one where they dressed up and had themed drinks. But at the end she said let's watch an episode.

Maybe you should stop posting. Because you seem disconnected from reality and really angry about a party someone else threw about a television show.

Every major new source popping up on google identifies the party as a birthday party. Which seems to be supported by the instagram pics.

Keep deflecting your ignorance as “I’m angry”. You’re clearly a typical troll without a clue.

A birthday party only attended by 5 or 6 women during which she says, "time to watch an episode".

So they had a viewing/ birthday party.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, I guess that's one way to think about it.

What about all the protesters who dress up like those characters?

I actually read the book a million years ago and discussed it in multiple classes in high school and college. My takeaway was that the heroine was just that: the heroine. She survived, she persisted, she won. I didn't see her as a victim.

Did you really read the book? In the epilogue, I thought it was pretty clear she did not “win.” That it appeared likely she was recaptured as there was no record of her getting to Canada and that her daughter probably was never freed. I found the book super depressing.

I also think it’s different than dressing up as Sansa Stark. Sansa is a strong female character who was raped, Dressing up as unidentified handmaidens is different to me because the hand aids have been stripped of identify and their sole purpose is as vessels to be raped and owned as punishment for perceived transgressions. I just don’t see a “let’s celebrate the handmaiden” vibe in the same way I’d see a “let’s celebrate the awesomeness of Sansa Stark” vibe.

But the show has gone beyond the book. June the TV character has already become more than the book and all the other handmaid's will full fleshed out personalities.

The handmaid costume has been coopted by feminist protestors. This is true. Because it is a nice metaphor that comes with an even more powerful dramatic visual statement. But the US is not Gilead and this did not really happen to June. She is a fictional character. She is not Anne Frank she is Ophelia or Juliet. She is a tragic literary figure.

But the women hold all the power: the power of life/reproduction, and the power of sex. Society and men specifically want/need both...which is why they go to extreme lengths to make women subservient. But a savvy reader understands this...and that's precisely why female protesters wear the costumes.

#TheMoreYouKnow

[Anonymous]

It's kinda funny that people are freaking out about fictional characters who ... at this point are fighting back for their lives... kinda like the hunger games.

But when women dress as witches ... who were killed in real life by men... nobody cares.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh for God's sake people threw game of thrones parties

Did they celebrate the rapes of Dany and Sansa at the GOT parties?

God knows there are enough rape scenes in that series to make me vomit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve never watched the show so please enlighten me. It seemed like a fun, extravagant, themed party

Probably because it trivialized the message in the book/movie/series.