Hulu, the subscription TV service that served up “Handmaid’s Tale,” tried to promote itself with a “reminder” to wear “culturally appropriate and respectful” costumes this Halloween.
The tweet came complete with a #Huluween hashtag.
“If you’re dressing up for #Huluween this year, this is your reminder to wear a costume that is culturally appropriate and respectful to others. Let’s celebrate the holiday in a way that we can all enjoy,” the tweet read.
Is this Handmaid’s Tale costume appropriate? My friend and I want to wear it for our podcast @Femsplainers on #Huluween. 🎃 pic.twitter.com/kAPWGQfXnu
— Christina Sommers (@CHSommers) October 17, 2018
The ill-advised PSA resulted in Hulu being mocked unmercifully online. So much so that they deleted the tweet.
https://twitter.com/MarkDice/status/1052470287378276352
As for the ridicule, there were two common themes with social media user, telling Hulu to “stay in your lane” and a timely call of attention to the mother of all cultural appropriation, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.
Here’s a sampling of responses from Twitter:
trying to imagine the smarmy mouse who tweeted this.
Oh Hulu…. https://t.co/dcsUElnXsH— GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) October 17, 2018
Is it more insulting to dress up as a Native American or for a prestigious University to use “a woman of color” who used the University, but turned out to be whiter than Casper the Ghost?
— Brian Sanders (@Brian_Sanders3) October 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/MyManBlu/status/1052354973567254528
I’m going to dress up as an annoying entertainment platform that tells people what to do as opposed to just sticking to what I know-providing entertainment. Cool?
— Rocki with an i (@rockiwithani) October 17, 2018
Please don’t mock my heritage by calling it #Huluween. Insensitive! https://t.co/mwmCY8HyV5
— 𝗪𝗼𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 ⚜️ (@Woelf20) October 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/NatlDayOf/status/1052408557499502593
#huluween is a cultural appropriation of a cultural appropriation of a cultural holiday
— A guy down under (@Fremean) October 17, 2018
Would this be culturally appropriate? pic.twitter.com/lmkljinRMm
— LebronLove (@jor689) October 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/Dudeteronomy/status/1052359065345515521
there is still time to get your #Beto costume for #Huluween . pic.twitter.com/hcxdgEAz79
— SpaceRacer423 (@SpaceRacer423) October 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/Twin66/status/1052377345485619200
https://twitter.com/LDoren/status/1052363371436265472
https://twitter.com/Manly_Bits/status/1052400487863963648
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