UPDATE 4:15pm PT: "The Emoji Movie" Twitter page deleted the "Handmaid's Tale" tweet.
"The Emoji Movie" is facing some major backlash for a tweet it sent out spoofing "The Handmaid's Tale."
On Monday, the movie's official account sent out the above photo, showing an extremely happy, made up woman's face smiling from her white bonnet. The caption: "Blessed be the Emoji."
To the best of our knowledge, "The Emoji Movie" has little in common with the Amazon series, which focuses on the brutal oppression of women in a dystopian society. Knowing this, it's no surprise Twitter set its sights on the film for the social media post.
See some of the brutal reactions below:
Missed the mark on this one by a long shot. Are we supposed to think of that emoji in servitude, being raped and forced to have babies?
@seanasimpson
Delete your account.
@ByCommonConsent
Ad exec 1: come on people, we need ideas to promote emoji movie
@Narc_Twain
Exec 2: you know that show w/ the systematic rape?
Exec 1: I'm listening... https://t.co/P2LN9nBVbG
Do Schindler's Emoji next! https://t.co/C9oGTy3jsN
@jhoffman
fixed it for you @EmojiMovie pic.twitter.com/p5gr6Ae1xe
@alexisquasar
Are they letting TJ Miller do the social campaign https://t.co/VpfSFkwo29
@rilaws
Delete this. https://t.co/CKx4zETKMy
@MildlyAmused
Bright side: This movie company will be writing a nice check to @PPact soon.
@DennisPerkins5
who....thought......this.........was..............a..................good...........idea? pic.twitter.com/cV7p3UCfzH
@evepeyser
Just when you think the Emoji movie couldn't get worse
@Mario__Bones
Of fensive https://t.co/2JYLsvpXfG
@MarcSnetiker
I will pay people not to see @EmojiMovie https://t.co/S4QxaHSp4e
@RdotSpoon
Is it me or is this ad fairly messed up? Like more messed up than an emoji movie is to begin with? https://t.co/WPsVbrlDka
@SamSykesSwears
oh guys 🤦🏻♂️ pic.twitter.com/UGaWOklwc8
@RyanJL
This is really tasteless.
@brosandprose
Only the people who thought this movie would be a good idea could possibly think this tweet was a good idea.
@Crommunist
Starting to think that The Emoji Movie isn't going to be an Oscar-winner. https://t.co/DguDq5hkKx
@fbihop
Based on this ad, there is a lot more theocratic State sanctioned rape in The Emoji Movie than I was expecting, I guess? https://t.co/1jOfOmxTfD
@jleehenderson
Jesus Christ @EmojiMovie, what are you doing? Did you even watch the show???? https://t.co/sXi3V6HU82
@datkazzy
Ooooh, lemme try: Emoji Centipede! 💩😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬💩
@Foxhack
Oh you've got jokes on the subjugation, rape and societal betrayal of women! Can't wait to take my kids!
@KikiHavens
WE NEED TO STOP THE EMOJI MOVIE https://t.co/w1nsxysuOF
@cwj92movieman
Do 12 Years a Slave next
@UtahDust
