A photo showing a bride and groom kissing in front of the Gilead 'hanging wall' as Photoshopped handmaids look on has sparked controversy.
Online critics have blasted a couple’s Handmaid’s Tale-themed wedding shoot as “tone-deaf” and the “new plantation wedding.” But the photographer behind the controversial image says it’s intended to “wake people up” about the “oppression” captured in the dystopian Hulu drama and the Margaret Atwood novel on which it’s based.
While Van Daele says he was taken aback by the flood of outraged reactions to the shot, he tells Yahoo Lifestyle that he’s “happy” to raise awareness about the issues facing women, fellow members of the LGBTQ community and other minorities.“It’s deeply personal, and a shame people are attacking without first learning,” he says.
He says that they were surprised that the photo went viral, but hopes that it will “wake people up to how they too contribute to the oppression and hatred that they're rightfully worked up over.” “We know we are all good, compassionate people who don’t feel the need to defend ourselves from the conclusions everyone is jumping to,” he continues. “We absolutely understand the gravity of the show’s message, which is why we love the show so much — as terrifyingly real as it is becoming more and more every day .”
“So you’re correct — it’s gross, disgusting, and a horrible reality that is rampantly becoming more ‘real’ in the world day by day – and comment by comment. There’s no more ‘us’ — only division and hatred, and no more curiosity to learn, to help, to actively become engaged in correcting humanity's breakdown instead of instantly ATTACKING.
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