A series can be a ratings box while piling up controversy. The success of Dahmera telenovela in ten chapters about the journey of one of the serial killer the bloodiest in the United States. Almost two weeks after its premiere, it remains at the top of the ranking of the most watched Netflix programs, despite the growing controversy. Latest promotional quack to date: This weekend, a crew member spoke out about difficult filming conditions, against a backdrop of accusations of racism.
This Ryan Murphy series (Happiness, american horror story) features actor Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer, nicknamed the “Milwaukee Cannibal,” who killed 17 young men between 1978 and 1991, sometimes engaging in acts of necrophilia and cannibalism.
A traumatized production assistant
“This is one of the worst series I’ve ever worked on in my life (as a black woman),” Kim Alsup, the show’s assistant producer, said in the columns of the show on Friday. Los Angeles Times. She explains that she hasn’t looked at the finished product yet:
“I feel like this is going to bring back too many memories of working on set. I don’t want to find myself in these PTSD situations.”
Her testimony follows a (later deleted) tweet that Kim Alsup posted a month ago: “I worked on this project, I was one of two black people on the team and I was constantly called by her (his) name,” she wrote there, as reported by entertainment weekly. “Working (on this show) took everything I had because I was treated atrociously.”
“This series is Netflix trying to get their paycheck”
Neither Netflix nor Ryan Murphy responded to his accusations. Just as they kept silent when a relative of one of Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims spoke, to be outraged that they had not been contacted before appearing on the program.
Rita Isbell is the sister of Errol Lindsey, murdered by the serial killer in 1991 at the age of 19. In 1992, when she testified against Jeffrey Dahmer in court, she let his anger explode into a violent tirade. Security had to intervene to prevent him from lunging at the criminal. A scene identically recreated by actress DaShawn Barnes in the series.
“I was never contacted,” wrote Rita Isbell in an open letter published by Well-informed person. “I think Netflix should have asked us if it bothered us or how we felt. They didn’t ask me anything, they just did their show.”
She continues: “But I’m not looking for the money, and that’s exactly what this series is: Netflix trying to get their check. I could even understand if some of the money went to the children of the victims. Not necessarily their children.” families. I am old. I live very, very comfortably. But the victims have children and grandchildren. If the show benefited them in any way, they wouldn’t have that feeling of brutality and abandonment.”
His cousin, Eric Perry, also trusted the Los Angeles Times after expressing his annoyance on Twitter: “I think that social networks and Netflix, combined with the famous names of the producer and actor, have amplified Jeffrey Dahmer to a level that I have never seen before (…) No one is immune” . to the traumatic event that will make them live the worst day of their lives, and see this event become their neighbor’s favorite series.
Internet user dissatisfaction
Finally, Netflix had to be criticized by many subscribers on one of the categories in which the platform had classified. Dahmer. The streaming giant classifies each of its content into various sections, which appear under the titles on the interface. And when it was released, Dahmer was cataloged under the labels of “horror”, “psychology”, “disturbing”… but also “LGBT”, Jeffrey Dahmer being homosexual.
Dozens of messages hit social media: “I know it’s technically true, but that’s not the kind of representation we want,” said one user on TikTok. “Does anyone else find it disgusting that Netflix puts Dahmer in the LGBT category?” asked another young woman. On twitter. So, as pointed out by the Los Angeles Times last week, Netflix ended up discreetly removing the famous label.
The return to Netflix is under the sign of controversy. The movie Blonde hair by Andrew Dominik, presented by the platform last week, is also the subject of a torrent of criticism. This fictional version of Marilyn Monroe’s life is accused of presenting a distorted portrayal of the actress and conveying an anti-abortion message.
Source: BFM TV
