31 years after he was caught, Jeffrey Dahmer is in the headlines again.
It has suddenly become trendy to talk about the despicable serial killer, whose glasses he wore in prison were offered for sale this week for $150,000 and are available for purchase online.
He got the nickname "The Milwaukee Cannibal" after he murdered 17 young men he lured into his apartment.
Dahmer committed obscene acts with their bodies, butchered them, kept severed limbs and skulls in the freezer, refrigerator and cabinets at his home, and for dessert he cooked and tasted the meat.
We will stop here, so as not to encourage the vomiting reflex, even though his exploits are numerous and most of them are detailed in the series about him that is broadcast on Netflix.
Three years ago, a 19-year-old from Louisiana was arrested for trying to murder men he met on the dating app Grindr, dismember the bodies and eat them.
In the interrogation he admitted his admiration for Dahmer.
Now, thanks to Netflix, get ready for a new wave of fans.
"Monster: Dahmer", the series created by Ryan Murphy, is now the most watched series in more than 60 countries with viewing figures reminiscent of "The Squid Game".
There is nothing to argue about taste and smell, but Dahmer's actions made him an American cultural icon a long time ago.
His name is mentioned in the songs of Katy Perry, Eminem, Marilyn Manson, Pearl Jam and others, groups of fans arose, books and comic books were written about him, so the new series is just riding on an existing phenomenon.
Dahmer's legacy will be preserved forever.
However, the aura around him increases as we get his story through a drama series that personifies a crazed serial killer.
The plot reveals his flaws and weaknesses, presents points of identification, sheds light on the sources of the evil instinct and produces in the viewer feelings of compassion and understanding towards Dahmer.
More than that, she also turned him into a sex symbol.
At the same time as the interest surrounding the series, which is based on content that is difficult to watch and digest, a discussion developed this week in the US about the legitimacy and the fame that television gives to serial killers at the expense of the overflow of trauma among the victims. "Netflix is making money from our tragedy," claimed the families of the victims.
Although the series tries to emphasize the commemoration of the murdered, to point out the incompetence of the police and to balance the plot, but it does not matter.
The victims symbolize the dark and unhappy side, while the criminals are glorified.
Our company invents nicknames for the most brutal killers, studies their minds, writes series about them and sells merchandise on their backs.
That's right, the bad wolf is also much more interesting than Little Red Riding Hood.
Normative humans will always be intrigued by abnormal creatures who do things they are unwilling and unable to do.
Questions about morality and education are mixed with the way serial killers are presented to us.
So what wonder there are those who confuse the good with the bad.
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