The gruesome Netflix original series based on serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is under limelight but for the wrong reasons

“We don’t want to…” – Jeffrey Dahmer Netflix Drama Invites Backlash Once Again

The Netflix series Jeffrey Dahmer has received backlash yet again. The platform
has had quite a list of true crime-based series, but nothing quite as grim and
horrifying. Especially since it is based on true events giving you the supposed
exact depiction of the gruesome things that took place in real. But since the
beginning, the series come under scrutiny for several reasons.

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Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, released on 21st September, has yet
again faced a backlash. The story is being told through the victim’s angle who
lost their lives, brutally, at the hands of the Milwaukee serial killer.
However, not everyone is pleased or convinced about the aim of the series. The
series casts Evan Peters in the lead, amongst others, who also drew criticism.


WHAT LED TO A BACKLASH AGAINST NETFLIX’S JEFFREY DAHMER SHOW

Jeffrey Dahmer’s series raised criticism
[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/05/arts/television/jeffrey-dahmer-netflix-victims.html]
for glorifying the gruesome serial killer by dedicating a series to him. Eric
Wynn, who was a black drag queen during the 1990s, knew some of Dahmer’s
victims. Amongst them were Smith and Hughes, two of the seventeen men that
Jeffrey killed and cannibalized. Jeffrey is played by American Horror Story hero
Evan Peters while Niecy Nash plays the role of the neighbor, who tried to warn
the cops about him.

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Former Club 219 employee Scott Gunkel, additionally stated that he and his
friends “don’t want to relive” the trauma. The 62-year-old could not watch the
series further than two episodes and was highly displeased with the unnecessary
remakes of the story. He also added that the “First ones really didn’t have any
context of the victims.” However, Hughes, the deaf man and one of Jeffrey
Dahmer’
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-my-family-are-pissed-about-this-show-one-of-the-victims-cousins-from-the-jeffery-dahmer-case-commented-on-the-new-netflix-show/]s
victims was one of the few who had a dedicated episode to his killing.

ALSO READ: Netflix Removes the LGBTQ+ Tag From Jeffrey Dahmer’s Documentary
Series, Following Wide Criticism From the Community Online
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-netflix-removes-the-lgbtq-tag-from-jeffrey-dahmers-documentary-series-following-wide-criticism-from-the-community-online/]

But most of the criticism still comes from the fact that there have been so many
versions of this story, that it takes away from the pain of the victim’s
families, and that they were not contacted for advice or permission when the
series was made. Survivors also feel that the show only goes to make people
relive their trauma.

Do you think such a true crime series glorify the killers? Let us know in the
comments.

Neha Subhash

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The Netflix series Jeffrey Dahmer has received backlash yet again. The platform has had quite a list of true crime-based series, but nothing quite as grim and horrifying. Especially since it is based on true events giving you the supposed exact depiction of the gruesome things that took place in real. But since the beginning, the series come under scrutiny for several reasons.
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Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, released on 21st September, has yet again faced a backlash. The story is being told through the victim&#8217;s angle who lost their lives, brutally, at the hands of the Milwaukee serial killer. However, not everyone is pleased or convinced about the aim of the series. The series casts Evan Peters in the lead, amongst others, who also drew criticism.
<h2>What led to a backlash against Netflix&#8217;s Jeffrey Dahmer show</h2>
Jeffrey Dahmer&#8217;s series raised <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/05/arts/television/jeffrey-dahmer-netflix-victims.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">criticism</a> for glorifying the gruesome serial killer by dedicating a series to him. Eric Wynn, who was a black drag queen during the 1990s, knew some of Dahmer&#8217;s victims. Amongst them were Smith and Hughes, two of the seventeen men that Jeffrey killed and cannibalized. Jeffrey is played by American Horror Story hero Evan Peters while Niecy Nash plays the role of the neighbor, who tried to warn the cops about him.
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Former Club 219 employee Scott Gunkel, additionally stated that he and his friends &#8220;don&#8217;t want to relive&#8221; the trauma. The 62-year-old could not watch the series further than two episodes and was highly displeased with the unnecessary remakes of the story. He also added that the &#8220;First ones really didn&#8217;t have any context of the victims.&#8221; However, Hughes, the deaf man and one of<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-my-family-are-pissed-about-this-show-one-of-the-victims-cousins-from-the-jeffery-dahmer-case-commented-on-the-new-netflix-show/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Jeffrey Dahmer&#8217;</a>s victims was one of the few who had a dedicated episode to his killing.
ALSO READ: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-netflix-removes-the-lgbtq-tag-from-jeffrey-dahmers-documentary-series-following-wide-criticism-from-the-community-online/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Netflix Removes the LGBTQ+ Tag From Jeffrey Dahmer’s Documentary Series, Following Wide Criticism From the Community Online</a>
But most of the criticism still comes from the fact that there have been so many versions of this story, that it takes away from the pain of the victim&#8217;s families, and that they were not contacted for advice or permission when the series was made. Survivors also feel that the show only goes to make people relive their trauma.
Do you think such a true crime series glorify the killers? Let us know in the comments.

Netflix Removes the LGBTQ+ Tag From Jeffrey Dahmer’s Documentary Series,
Following Wide Criticism From the Community Online

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