When Margaret Atwood wroteThe Handmaid’s Tale, she wanted to hold a mirror up to society. To show what could happen if we took its views on women to the extremes.

She wanted to create a conversation and a debate.

She did not (we assume ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) envision that in 2019, a reality TV star and the daughter of that guy who sings‘Hello, is it me you’re looking for?’ would post duck face selfies while wearing Gilead’s infamous red handmaid’s uniform.

Kylie documented the party on her Instagram stories. Post continues below video.

But here we are.

Over the weekend, Kylie Jenner threw her friend Anastasia Karanikolaou a party for her 22nd birthday, and we know Kylie Jenner knows how to throw a good party, but… this one wasHandmaid’s Talethemed and doubled as a viewing party for the start of The Handmaid’s Taleseason 3.

Mamamia recaps the first three episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale season three. Post continues below audio.

Guests included Sofia Richie, a couple of other Insta influencers, and Kylie’s makeup artist Ariel, who she dubbed Commander in one of her Instagram stories.

Kylie decked out her house in Gilead flags, red drapes, “praise be vodka”, “under his eye tequila” and provided guests with red robes and white bonnets like the handmaids in the series wear.

This feels... wrong. Image: Instagram.

Oh, and the servers were dressed like Marthas and greeted guests with "Praise be".

Having seen all the Instagram videos and photos, we have a few... questions we'd like to ask Kylie (if anyone happens to know the 21-year-old billionaire, send her our way).

Much of the social media criticism thrown at Kylie for this party was about how tone-deaf the theme was, especially as the body autonomy of women is still a worldwide issue and this autonomy is currently being taken away in a number of US states.

Kylie Jenner throwing her friend a Handmaid’s Tale themed birthday party complete with robes, Gilead flags, “Praised be” vodka and “Under his eye” tequila is so tone deaf, at any time, but especially when women’s rights and autonomy are particularly under attack. Disheartening.

— Ana María (@anamgom) June 9, 2019

Women's bodies get policed on a daily, some states are trying to ban abortion, yet Kylie Jenner thought a Handmaid's tale theme party was a good idea pic.twitter.com/W80sm0RMpn

— Ilke Nackerdien (@ilke_zuleika) June 9, 2019

Kylie Jenner hosting a Handmaid’s Tale themed birthday party is actually a perfect analogy for how rich people will be perfectly fine if Roe v. Wade is overturned. They’ll always find a way to afford and access abortion—low income folks won’t. #StopTheBans

— Natalie Green (@natalieg92) June 10, 2019

if kylie jenner really wanted a handmaid’s tale themed birthday party sis should have just jumped in her private jet and flown down to georgia

— e (@pigeonduchess) June 10, 2019

The handmaid's red robes have become a protest tool for activists, with women wearing them at pro-choice rallies, women's rights marches and outside Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

In short, it has become a symbol of the fight for women's rights. Please, can someone let Kylie know?