Photo: Kylie Jenner/Instagram
“Who wants to be the one to explainThe Handmaids TaletoKylie Jenner?”
Jenner, 21, shared photos on her Instagram story of the party, which counted assistant Victoria Villarroel,makeup artist Ariel Tejada, as well asScott Disick’s girlfriendSofia Richieas guests.
All wore matching Handmaid’s costumes and sipped on specialty cocktails (named “praise be vodka” and “under his eye tequila”). Meanwhile, Jenner’s house was transformed to resemble Gilead, the fictional setting of Margaret Atwood’s popular dystopian novel and its Elisabeth Moss-led television adaptation.
Though all appeared to be having fun, some critics online questioned Jenner and her friends for ignoring the point of Atwood’s story, and the themes of female oppression it tackles.
“I honestly believeKylie Jennerdid NOT understandThe Handmaids Taleif she’s throwing a themed party about it,” wrote one.
“She does realize it’s about rape and oppression… right?” said another.
Others were more direct, calling it “disturbed,” ”tone deaf as f—,” and asking “what’s wrong with her?”
A rep for Jenner did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment, but some were more sympathetic toward the star.
“Dressing up as characters from a show or movie is extremely common,” said one fan. “People have dressed up as murders and drug dealers but that doesn’t mean they support it. Y’all quit being the f—ing fun police.”
“In a weird way that’s cool AF,” said one, another adding, “I’m so jealous ofKylie Jenner’sHandmaid’s Taleparty it looks soooo FUN!!!!! #praisebe.”
Jenner’sHandmaid’s Taleparty was one of the few ways she celebrated Karanikolaou’s 22nd birthday.
Also on Saturday, Jenner shared a short video of a bunch of her pals, all wearing matching pink sweats, while standing in front of a bus emblazoned with the words “Stas Turns 22”
“Road trip!” she could be heard yelling off camera.
Hours earlier, Karanikolaou and Jenner hit the town together, and ended up spending time at the same nightclub as her former best friendJordyn Woods, as well as sisterKhloé Kardashian’s exTristan Thompson. (Both Jenner and Woods, 21, were there to celebrate Stassie’s birthday, although it’s unclear why Thompson, 28, visited the West Hollywood hotspot, according toTMZ).
source: people.com
