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Netflix has been criticized by viewers after adding an LGBTQ tag to its new Jeffrey Dahmer series, who are furious, “this isn’t the display we’re looking for.”
Many shouted at the streaming platform – which has now removed the tag – saying they were “stunned” and “horrible” at the choice.
The series follows the notorious Milwaukee serial killer who murdered 17 people between 1978 and 1991, many of whom were young, gay African Americans.
Outrage: Netflix has been criticized by viewers after adding an LGBTQ+ tag to the new Jeffrey Dahmer series, who rage ‘this isn’t the representation we’re looking for’ (series star Evan Peters)
Many responded to the tag, with one writing: “Netflix has added the Jeffrey Dahmer series to the LGBTQ+ tag. I’m stunned.’
Another wrote: They put the new Jeffrey Dahmer movie under the LGBTQ tag and I’m disgusted. IT’S NOT A LHBTQ STORY LIKE WTF.’
Someone else said, “This isn’t the representation we’re looking for” after the issue was raised on TikTok.
Evil: The series follows the notorious Milwaukee serial killer (pictured) who killed 17 people between 1978 and 1991 – many of whom were young, gay African Americans
Response: Many called out the streaming platform – who have now removed the tag – saying they were “stunned” and “disgusted” at the choice
Another joked, “Guys, my favorite LGBTQ series on Netflix is: Rupaul’s Drag Race, Dahmer and Queer Eye.”
Someone else said, “No way they put an LGBTQ tag on the new Dahmer series like PLEASE.”
Not everyone was against the idea, however, as some pointed out that the show was investigating LGBTQ+ injustices at the time.
“You have to take the bad with the good,” one wrote, while another said, “The Dahmer case is a big part of LGBTQ history, it’s important people know he got away with so much.”
Not happy: Many responded to the tag, with one writing: “Netflix has added the Jeffrey Dahmer series to the LGBTQ+ tag. I am stunned’
A third added: “And the Toronto village murderer was able to get away with his crimes in the early 2000s for the same reason, so the issue is still current.”
MailOnline has reached out to Netflix for comment.
Actor Evan Peters plays Jeffrey Dahmer in the limited series.
It will retell Dahmer’s story from the perspective of his victims, examining the grave mistakes the Wisconsin police made in handling the investigation into the infamous mass murderer, who made national headlines for acts of cannibalism and necrophilia involving his victims were involved.
Crime: Dahmer was convicted in 1992 of 16 murders of which he was charged and sentenced to 16 life sentences. He was beaten to death by another inmate at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage, Wisconsin, in November 1994
The show also features actors Niecy Nash, Penelope Ann Miller, Shaun J. Brown, Colin Ford and Richard Jenkins, with directors Paris Barclay, Carl Franklin and Janet Mock.
Miller and Jenkins will play the roles of Dahmer’s parents, while Nash will play Dahmer’s neighbor Glenda Cleveland, who unsuccessfully tried to report his bizarre behavior to authorities.
Peters has worked with Murphy on a number of projects in the past, including nine of the ten seasons of American Horror Story, as well as the Pose series.
Peters told in April Variety about the painstaking task he took to research Dahmer in depth for the part.
“I’ve read so much, I’ve seen so much, I’ve seen so much, and at some point you have to say, ‘Okay, that’s enough,'” he said. “There are beautifully written scripts. You can have all the backstory you want, but in the end we don’t make a documentary.
‘It’s more about keeping the idea and the continuous line of why you’re telling the story and always have that as a guideline.’
Dahmer was convicted in 1992 of 16 murders of which he was charged and sentenced to 16 life sentences.
He was beaten to death with a metal bar in November 1994 by Christopher Scarver, another inmate at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage, Wisconsin.
Dahmer’s horrific story is chronicled in the past in the 2002 film Dahmer, in which Jeremy Renner played the title role; as well as 2017’s My Friend Dahmer, in which Ross Lynch played a teenage version of the budding serial killer.
Murphy excels at describing true crime fiction from the 90s, with past American Crime Story projects including 2018’s The Assassination of Gianni Versace and The People Vs. P. B. Simpson.
Career: Peters has worked with Murphy on a number of projects in the past, including nine of the 10 seasons of American Horror Story, as well as the Pose series. He was caught in LA in March