Parents horrified at Halloween decorations
Parents in a Sydney suburb have questioned a family’s Halloween decorations resembling The Handmaid’s Tale in quite a disturbing way.
Images shared to Facebook show a fake body in the show’s iconic red dress and white bonnet, while a male character is dressed in blue.
Both bodies were seen hanging by their necks on the porch, in reference to the show in which people were killed when they disobeyed the rules.
There was also fake blood smeared on the outside of the house reading, “Nolite te bastardes carborundorum” which translates to, “Don’t let the b******* grind you down”.
Social media users were divided at the decorations with many pointing out that it is inappropriate for children to see.
“Imagine children seeing this walking past,” one comment read.
“Not good; totally inappropriate,” another wrote.
“That’s horrible! Kids will be scared,” someone else commented.
Others however defended the decorations saying it is the spirit of Halloween and people are encouraged to go all out with costumes.
“OMG it’s Halloween, get over it, some of y’all need to lighten up,” someone wrote.
“While we’re on the topic – how freckin good is Handmaid’s this season,” another fan wrote.
The Handmaid’s Tale is an American dystopian television series based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Canadian author Margaret Atwood.
It tells the story of June, played by Elisabeth Moss, who is forced into sexual slavery struggles to survive in a totalitarian, fundamentalist society in what used to be the United States.
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