Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are getting the side-eye after throwing a Squid Game-themed party for their celebrity pals.
The popular Netflix series follows poor and deeply indebted characters who are offered the opportunity to compete for a large cash prize, with the catch being that if they lose any of the games they are asked to play, they will be killed on the spot.
Teigen herself dressed as the giant doll from the first episode who shoots unsteady contestants during a game of Red Light, Green Light, while Legend played the role of one of the VIP guests watching the later games.
Other photos shared to Teigen’s Instagram show their guests dressed as the actual contestants and servers made up to look like the mysterious guards that enforce the rules.
“My dream came true of watching my friends fight to the death!” Teigen joked. “Dunk tank, musical chairs, hide and seek followed by a very riveting final game of pin the tail on the donkey.”
Parties themed to popular TV shows or movies are certainly nothing new, but many online felt that this particular bash, thrown by rich people to celebrate a show critiquing the class divide and exaggerating the impossible positions people without means can often find themselves in, was a little tone deaf, all things considered.
Oddly enough, Teigen is far from the first person to throw a Squid Game party since the series was released just two months ago. Last month, a Halloween party in Panama centered around the show ended with eight people dead after a gang-related shooting.
Meanwhile, Walmart is selling Squid Game decorations and various publications have shared their own guides for throwing parties related to the show. Celebrities may very well need to rethink incorporating the show into fun little party games, but considering the critiques of capitalism rampant throughout each episode, they aren’t the only ones ignoring the message.
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Critics Slam Chrissy Teigen And John Legend’s ‘Squid Game’ Party
Source: Pinoy Inquirer News
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