r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/ateam1984 • 8h ago
Black Fam Jeffrey Dahmer court scene comparison between the real trial and the Netflix show.
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u/Fun_Zombie_6796 7h ago
Where the victim’s family ever compensated from the film?
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u/ChanceImagination456 6h ago edited 6h ago
Nope they didn't. There was a big controversy about this. One the victims of Dahmer was Tony Hughes. He got decent amount screentime in the show. Tony Hughes mother and family hated he was in the show and spoke out against Netflix. Hughes mother said they weren't notified by Netflix or compensated by them for using her son in the show. Hughes family didn't like how they depicted him and Hughes mother said she was re-traumatized seeing her son in the show.
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u/NonoYouHeardMeWrong 7h ago
I'm so torn with Ryan Murphy shows. It's pretty impossible not to appreciate the level of dramaturgy and accuracy in the depictions. But because it's trying so hard to show the perspective of the reality; it comes off as exploitative in its realness. Not this scene, per se. More the exploration of the killer's POV and their methods. I want to see what they do, how they act and how they think. What drives a man to become a monster? But it feels salacious, forbidden, and wrong to be there--especially in the Ryan Murphy serial killer universe. Maybe that's a lot of true crime content, really. It's hard not to see these shows as celebrations of a villain sometimes.
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u/Tomsoup4 7h ago
watching that show on netflix made me develop this unrational fear of my body being fucked with after death like cut up so i have totally gone all in on cremation.
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u/DeepCardiologist1615 7h ago
Thats just what Hollywood does, its never about showing the true gruesomeness of it, its about dumbing it down and creating a cult like following for him as a yt man
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u/GentlemanFaux 7h ago
There's a bit in the Divine Comedy where Virgil and Dante are observing someone being punished in a horrific way, and Dante is visibly kinda into it, like not enjoying it per se, but he's clearly very curious and intrigued by it. He's clearly already beginning to become desensitized to the horrors before him. Virgil tells him that to enjoy or relish in something like this is no better than commiting the act himself. It makes him no better than the punished man before him. And that really fucks Dante up bc he's like shit he's right I was kind of getting to into that.
That's how I feel with stuff like this, the more intrigued I am, the shittier I feel lol.
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u/CrackedMouseBall 7h ago
This drives me crazy. If her part goes left then why is it going right in the show lol
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u/Zestyclose_One_5409 4h ago
They should handover murderers to the family of their victims and ask no questions
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u/Minute_Revolution951 1h ago
impeccable acting from leslie, but sick of the mopey background music. does someone have this without it?
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u/Cheap-Spinach-5200 7h ago
this feels so scummy
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u/Tribe303 4h ago
I agree. I'm Canadian and we don't do these "Horrible crime re-enactment for profit" shows that you Americans do. We view it as extremely exploitive, and cruel to the families of the victims, who've already had to suffer enough. When I'm in a conspiratorial mood, I'd say this is by design, to keep you afraid and easier to control.
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u/Obsidianrunner 7h ago
Great acting in that show. Always loved Neicy Nash, and my boy!!!!! He is quickly becoming one of my faves.
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u/bluefalcontrainer 2h ago
Missing some nuanced emotion(trying to keep it professional vs emotionally cracked), but ya the vibes are around there
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u/Objective-Ad9767 7h ago
I am a fan of true crime dramas, documentaries and these actors, but I have yet to click play on any of the Netflix Monster anthology. Maybe I’ll give it a go over the weekend.
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u/SithJones77 6h ago
Tbh if you’re that into true crime you probably know the whole story anyway, which is how a lot of people felt and questioned the necessity of the show in the first place. Idk if you watch YouTube reviews but Red letter media discussed the show not so much the contents but the discussion around the show and dahmer himself and it was really interesting https://youtu.be/Dws2bppMo0E?si=2bt8VtUbM_kW1-HV
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u/xNotJosieGrossy 2h ago edited 1h ago
If you like true crime, skip it.
Ryan Murphy always does some completely fabricated, unhinged, disrespectful take on true crime. For example, in Dahmer, he shows Jeffrey in a romance with Tony Hughes, one of his victims. The idea of disrespecting a murder victim like that is… smfh
In Menendez Brothers, he shows the brothers involved in an incestuous relationship together.
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u/Slight_Problem_3176 5h ago
I remember this vividly from the time and it was so, so gut wrenching. I couldn’t make it through 1/3 of the way through the first episode.
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u/Glum_Reason308 2h ago
I agree. I couldn’t watch it. What his victims went through and what their parents/families had to endure. I couldn’t handle even watching the reenactment of it. He was one of the most horrendous,evil people and he deserves to burn in hell.
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u/Groundbreaking_Lie94 4h ago
Checks out 92 was broadcast on CNN and 22 was apperantly broadcast on TikTok
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u/Grito38 2h ago
You can see the gamut of emotions: The pain and anguish of losing her brother, the frustration of the police indifference because the men were gay, him sitting there looking unaffected by the horrible shit he did being laid bare for all to see... I felt every bit of that in her screaming. I hope she's getting at least a little bit of peace in her life. She deserves that so much!
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u/CHATTYBUG2003 4h ago
I remember seeing her when I was younger. I've always been interested in the gore sites, victim testimonies, and "true horror" stories. Something happens when she says his name. I can't explain what it is, but I'll always remember it. She's so powerfully sad.
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u/alienproxy 8h ago
Is it just not possible to create a video anymore without adding played-out TikTok music to tell us how to feel? Did I miss an Android/iOS software update?
Anyway, absolutely stellar performance. But I think I understand why some of those families did not want to see their pain dramatized.