unfriendly reminder that lusting over fictional murderers is one thing — but lusting over real life murderers is abhorrent and shameful and simply wrong.
they have real victims. they inflicted real pain. there is nothing, absolutely nothing, romantic or sexy or alluring or quirky about them, no matter what netflix or any other production company puts out.
it’s one thing to joke around and say you love characters like the corinthian, or hannibal lecter, etc — they’re not real, and we know that.
but the second you bring in someone like jeffrey dahmer or ted bundy or some other real-life killer, i lose all respect for you.
there’s a line between fiction and reality. sometimes it blurs, but sometimes, you really need to make sure it does not.
Appropriate: Evan Peters was very good as Jeffrey Dahmer in the new television show, he was very chilling and evil. He’s a talented actor.
Absolutely disgustingly inappropriate: uhhh Dahmer is Daddy, so hot 😩 want him to murder me, I’m going to make edits and fancams of him/actors playing him because he’s my pathetic meow meow
white women on tiktok talking about how they sat and watched the dahmer serial killer netflix special and saying how they wanted it to be more messed up and how it "didn't phase them", how they sat down with snacks and food and are making thirst traps about evan peters playing as him, vs. white women making picnics and barbeques where they would sit around and watch enslaved people get tortured and murdered, or when they would do the same later during lynchings and make it a whole family event
i started watching ‘dahmer’ on netflix & im glad that it wasnt told from dahmer’s pov & that they are addressing how the system failed to put a stop to his acts MANY times due to homophobia & racism
Okay. So lots of controversy on Netflix’s Dahmer and I’m here to explain why it isn’t what you probably think it is. This show is no doubt a grab the attention of the massive true crime viewership, and is bringing attention to a monstrous man who did awful things but hear me out... It is a horror through and through it is not pretty it is not romanticized and if you feel that way you may be attracted to Evan Peters. Who gives an absolutely bone chilling performance as Dahmer he makes you feel more uncomfortable and anxious with each scene as well as a so much hatred building with each victim he takes. Everything in this show is oriented against the glorification of Dahmer. It makes those who adore him look unbelievably ignorant, I doubt someone who was a Dahmer fangirl would still be after watching this, if they are then that is very very concerning. I have yet to see such a gruesome unforgivingly graphic depiction of a serial killer and after seeing this its impossible to unsee. But as horror narrative, writing, cinematography, and pacing goes it is incredible and worth a watch in that regard. I wouldn’t even put this anywhere near any other serial killer biography there was no skip of the bad parts it was the raw disgusting truth both visually and audiably. The way this show makes your heart break for the victim’s and their families it was insanely intense I almost cried a couple times. Over and over again the script reinforces the fact that the main focus of this case should have always been on the victims even through subtle means the overtone of the entire show is that way. This is really the tip of the iceberg of what I wanted to say there is more to it than this but I'm tired so peace.