Author: Lindsay MacDonald / Source: TV.com
In a move that should surprise no one, a “Sexy Handmaid’s Tale” Halloween costume has been yanked from distribution… because DUH!
Yandy, the online retailer that created and sold the costume, came under fire in a wave of internet backlash, forcing the company to take it off its website.
The costume was a play on the overly modest red cloak seen on Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, only this version consisted of a tight red mini dress with a barely-there cloak draped over it. Understandably, sexualizing a costume meant to depict the dehumanization and rape of women whose sole worth is determined by their bodies’ ability to reproduce was not a great look for…The post Um, Why Was a “Sexy Handmaid’s Tale” Costume Even a Thing?! appeared first on FeedBox.