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    ‘Dahmer’ Netflix Series Hit With Backlash From Viewers

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    The new Netflix series Dahmer, aka Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has been released. With the popularity of true crime as a genre, it’s clear that plenty of people have been tuning into the series. Especially when you consider American Horror Story star Evan Peters and creator Ryan Murphy are both involved with the series. In light of this, however, there is some backlash against the Dahmer series. Many internet users are bringing up that the real victims of Jeffrey Dahmer should be respected.

    It’s worth noting that Jeffrey Dahmer killed at least 17 men between 1978 and 1991. Despite this, however, the way Evan Peters portrays Jeffrey Dahmer has earned most of the attention. And, in order to remind fans that they shouldn’t glamorize Jeffrey Dahmer, they want to point out that we should remember the victims.

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    The same Twitter user also noted that, while “it’s okay to praise Evan Peters for his performance,” because “he is a brilliant actor,” they give a quick warning. “DO NOT ROMANTICIZE HIM,” they wrote, “IN THE ROLE AS JEFFREY DAHMER.”


    Other users have shared similar statements in order to send “love & support to the families & friends of Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims.”

    Netflix is also facing backlash over tagging the film as “LGBTQ”.

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    Of course, everyone involved with Dahmer so far including Evan Peters and Ryan Murphy have established their desire to remain respectful of the victims. Unfortunately, as happens with these things, people will take them out of context and romanticize the wrong things. Let’s just hope that as many people as possible can still take the time to respect and honor the victims.

    In addition to the inclusion of Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer, the cast of Dahmer also includes Niecy Nash, Penelope Ann Miller, Shaun J. Brown, Colin Ford, and Richard Jenkins.

    The new biographical series Dahmer is currently available to stream on Netflix. Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for any additional updates as we have them.