‘Dahmer’: Ryan Murphy rejects criticism of his series and responds to all controversies

Ryan Murphy, creator of the hit Netflix series “DAHMER – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”, has decided to speak the criticisms surrounding its production since its launch have been announced so far, more than a month after its premiere.

The main goal stated for this series was “unmasking these inconceivable crimes, focusing on the neglected victims and their communities affected by systemic racism, and on the institutional failures of the police”. However, “Dahmer” has received numerous criticisms for the how the killer’s behavior is focused and how the stories lived with their victims are framed and told.

Recently, during an interview with the New York Times, Murphy said his series wasn’t meant to romanticize Jeffrey Dahmer’s crimes. “What are the rules now? Shouldn’t we ever make a movie about a tyrant?” Also, the creator made it clear that he wanted to tell the story of this killer why “It’s the greatest thing I’ve ever seen that really examines how easy it is to get away with aspects of white privilege.”

In addition, the creator talked about all the controversy that has been generated around the LGBTQ + label of the series and Netflix’s withdrawal of this after fan criticism, which Murphy disagreed with at all. “I don’t even think all gay stories have to be happy stories … I asked them why they did it and they said people were angry because it was a terrible story. I said, ‘Well, yes.’ Gay man and most importantly, his homosexual victims.

The reaction of the relatives of the victims

The most violent reactions to the premiere of ‘Dahmer’ came directly from the families of the victims, who accused the creative team of the series of not having contacted them before completing the project, without having their own version of the facts. Several relatives have assured that the stories of the murdered have been dramatized and that a real tragedy has been taken advantage of. However, in an event held last Thursday at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles, Murphy made it clear that they spent three and a half years in pre-production and investigation for the series, during which time he ensures that he and his team communicated with 20 relatives and close associates of the victims.

“We contacted 20, about 20, between families and friends of the victims trying to get their involvement, trying to talk to people. And not a single person answered us during that process. Therefore, we place a lot of faith in our fantastic team of researchers. that … I don’t even know how they found a lot of these things. But it was an effort for us, that day and that night, we tried to find out the truth of these people “, explained the creator of ‘Dahmer’.