Streaming giant Netflix has removed the LGBTQ tag from its true-crime series “Dahmer- Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” after an overwhelming backlash from viewers on social media. The streaming platform has initially tagged the series with LGBTQ tag, vintage crime tag, horror tag and several others.
The main criticism is that the LGBTQ community does not want such negative representation, especially since Netflix usually uses tags for more positive content, such as “Heartstopper” and “Sex Education.” The series has also been heavily criticized by the families of Dahmer’s victims, including Rita Isbell and Eric Thulhu.
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The documentary is currently the most popular series on Netflix in many countries and has amassed over 190 million hours of viewing since it premiered. However, reviews were less positive, with one critic calling it “predictable” and “a dreary, sepia-toned slog.”
Read on to learn more.
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Netflix Removes LGBTQ Tag From ‘Dahmer’ After Criticism
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Netflix has removed the LGBTQ tag from its Dahmer documentary series after a backlash from viewers on social media. One tweet addressed the use of tags read“Anyone else think Netflix is a little cruel to list Dahmer under LGBTQ, especially when the True Crime tag would work?”
Other viewers tweeted, “Hey Netflix, I’m begging you to reconsider having Dahmer with the LGBTQ tag, especially as one of the tags once you open the app.” In the comments section of both tweets, many other viewers agreed with the sentiment, while some disagreed.
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The topic also came up on TikTok after a viral video of a viewer stating that the true crime series was “not the representation we were looking for.” Shortly after the tweet and video went viral, Netflix removed the tag. However, the streaming giant is yet to make any statement regarding the removal.
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Netflix Typically Uses Tags For More Positive Content
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All movies and television series on the Netflix platform are sorted by category and tagged that work with the search algorithm. These tags help viewers find specific content easily and algorithms recommend similar content later.
“Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” initially had LGBTQ tags, as well as unpleasant, horror, dark, psychological and vintage crime tags. Dahmer was a gay man, as were many of his victims, which is likely why Netflix used the tag in the first place.
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However, the platform usually uses the LGBTQ tag for films and series with more positive LGBTQ content, and the Dahmer documentary is not a story the community wants to identify with. Some popular titles complete with tags include “Young Royals”, “Heartstopper” and “Sex Education”.
Victim’s Family Criticizes Series
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The series has also received strong criticism from the families of Dahmer’s victims. Rita Isbell, sister of Errol Lindsey, one of Dahmer’s victims, recently wrote an essay for Insider.
In the essay, Isbell said it bothered him to see the platform recreate his victim impact statement from Dahmer’s infamous trial in 1992. He wrote, “I could also understand if they gave some of the money to the victims’ children.… The victims have children and grandchildren. “
Isbell’s essay continued, “If the show had benefited them in some way, it wouldn’t have felt so harsh and careless. It’s sad that they’re just making money off of this tragedy. That’s just greed.”
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Another brother, Eric Thulhu, tweeted“I’m not telling anyone what to watch, I know true crime media is huge [right now], but if you really want to know about the victims, my family (Isbell’s) is outraged by this show. It’s retraumatizing over and over again, and for what? How many movies/shows/documentaries do we need?”
‘Dahmer’ Series Has Got Millions of Views
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The Dahmer documentary is currently one of the most popular series on Netflix. The streamer revealed that its subscribers worldwide have spent more than 190 million hours watching the series since it premiered. It now has the most-watched debut since “Stranger Things” season 4 debuted.
Despite the large viewership, reviews for the series were less than positive. A Diversity a review by TV critic Caroline Framke criticized the show for being too “predictable.” He also wrote, “It’s a bleak, sepia-toned slog that rarely justifies its own existence.”
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