Why Dahmer series faced a backlash online, Netflix removes its LGBTQ tag

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Netflix recently launched its latest crime-based series titled DAHMER – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer. The series is co-created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, 10 episode series included two main stars cannibal and main lead Evan Peters Jeffrey Dahmer, the serial killer. The series was introduced on the streaming platform with tags of “dark,” “horror,” and vintage crime, including several other categories as well to rank the classify the limited sequence around the serial assassin by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan.

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Why Netflix removed LGBTQ Tag?

Netflix has previously also used the LGBTQ tag for its famous series such as Sex Education, Uncoupled, and many more under this tag. Also, the main lead Dahmer was gay, along with their victim too. A viral TikTok came such pointed out that the ”show does not match the category what we hoped for”, from there onwards monster was classified as “crime,” “ominous,” “psychological,” and “horror” as of Wednesday afternoon.

On the other side, the viewers always show a fair amount of response when it comes to series based on true events and true crime-based drama. So there is no shortage of content on such series and podcasts. DAHMER – Monster: Jeffrey Dahmer was almost trending on the Netflix platform, the day it arrived but then what made it receive such backlash then? The series majorly received a backlash from the victim side of families and its approach to the families of Dahmer’s victims, another reason that has caused the series to receive a backlash online is the production’s apparent failure to approach with families of Dahmer’s victims. The family members of the victim side have raised their issue that they have not been consulted before the production of such a crime series and hurting their sentiments. The series is made for entertainment purposes but from them, their wounds are being opened for purpose of entertainment and show business. 

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