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An online clothing manufacturer withdrew Friday a costume reminiscent of the Hulu dystopian series "The Handmaid's Tale" following a media reaction on social media.
An image of a mannequin wearing the costume featured a red minidresse paired with a red cape and a white cap. Yandy.com sold the costume that he described as being the "Yandy Brave Red Maiden Costume".
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"A disturbing dystopian future has emerged where women no longer have a say," the description says.
"However, we say be bold and say what you think with this exclusive Brave Red Maiden costume with a red mini-dress, a matching cape with a hood attached and a white cap," says the description.
The suit could have been yours for $ 64.95 before it was pulled from sales.
The withdrawal of the costume of the sale follows the media reaction of the users slamming the idea of sexualizing the clothes that the female characters were forced to carry on "The Handmaid's Tale".
The series follows a woman, Offred, enslaved as a servant in the totalitarian society of Galaad. The job of a maid is to carry children because the birth rate is steadily decreasing. The maids are recognized by their long red dresses, their white caps and their red capes.
The costumes were probably inspired by the look of the television series "The Handmaid's Tale," which also inspired activists who protested against the Supreme Court's choice of Brett Kavanaugh (above) in front of the Senate building.
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The outfit has also been used as a symbol to protest women's rights. Recently, a number of protesters wore the outfit to protest against the choice of President Trump's Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh.
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"Yes, that's what the servant's tale was missing," he said on social media.
"We are now beyond satire. The "Sexy" outfit of "Handmaid's Tale". There is nothing better than fighting patriarchy by sexualizing a show about misogyny and rape, "tweeted another person.
"Wait … Is that … sexy maid? It's so far from the point that I can not even," wrote someone else.
Yandy.com posted a statement on his Twitter page after the backlash.
"In the last few hours it has become clear that our" Yandy Brave Red Maiden Costume "is considered a symbol of women's oppression, rather than an expression of women's empowerment," the statement said.
"It's unfortunate because it was not our intention at any level. Our first inspiration for creating the piece has been to see its use in recent months as a powerful protest image. Given the sincere and sincere response, supported by many personal stories we have received, we remove the suit from our website. "
This is not the first time the website has been monitored for a sexy outfit that goes too far. Last year, the website was criticized for its sexy costume "Stranger Things" which portrays the character Eleven, while the actress who plays Eleven, Mille Bobby Brown, was 12 years old when shooting the popular Netflix series .
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