Ghosts, witches, evil spirits… Looks like the good old Halloween costumes are now hasbeen. A nightclub in Aix en Provence is in full organization of its Jeffrey Dahmer themed Halloween party. You know, the cannibalistic serial killer whose crimes have lately been scripted and aired on Netflix, starring Evan Peters as the criminal. Well clearly, this theme is not unanimous among Internet users. On Twitter, many are mobilizing to ban this evening, or at least its theme which, once again, glamorizes Jeffrey Dahmer. “The COMPLEX nightclub in Aix en Provence is promoting a Halloween party called ‘Dahmer is back’. In their promotion, they publish the real photos of the killer’s murders (bodies and location). CAN’T PASS”, “The adaptation of Jeffrey Dahmer’s story is the worst idea Netflix could have had now we end up with people who make jokes, dress up and don’t take seriously a pedophile cannibal who killed and ate black and racialized people…”, “Beyond the non-existent respect for the approach, Dahmer went to clubs to drug people and kill/rape them. You have to be completely bewildered to say to yourself that it’s a good idea of using that to promote his company”can we read on Twitter.
As a reminder, barely released on Netflix, the series “Monster – The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” was under fire from critics. In question, two documentaries on Jeffrey Dahmer had already been released before, this new series added a layer for the families of the victims. “I know ‘true crime’ is a hit right now, but if we’re interested in victims, my family is mad at this show. It brings the trauma back to life again and again and for what? How many documentaries do we need? ?”declared on Twitter Errol Lindsey, the cousin of one of the men murdered by Jeffrey Dahmer.
Laura Bertrand
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