Netflix's series 'Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story' attracts strong reactions from netizens

Netflix’s new series, 'Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story', has generated some strong reactions from the netizens. Rita Isbell, the sister of one of Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims, said that the show is harsh and carelessly shown. Boosie BadAzz said that black people should quit the show.

She said that this is Netflix’s greed, and they should have donated some money to the victims’ children and grandchildren, as per media reports.

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The victims’ families are unhappy as they are getting re-traumatised by watching the same thing again, with some kids having emotional breakdowns. Anne E Schwartz, the journalist who was the first to report the crimes, said depicting the police as homophobic is wrong, according to the reports.

Series gets Record Viewing FiguresThe show was initially categorised under LGBTQ, which was widely criticised. Later, Netflix removed the label.

However, all these controversies have benefited Netflix, and the documentary series has the highest first-week viewing figures for any new show since June 2021.

In the first week, the series was watched by 196.2 million and is the No.1 TV Show in over 60 countries.

However, netizens have also claimed that the series is unsettling to watch.

FAQs

How did Netflix respond to the criticism?
Netflix said the series exposes the unethical crimes done to victims due to the systemic racism and the police’s failures that allowed Jeffrey Dahmer to continue his murderous spree for over a decade.

What is Jeffrey Dahmer’s crime?
Jeffrey Dahmer was convicted in 1992 for killing 17 boys, cannibalism and necrophilia.