rant · moment 17 of 37
Sympathetic Framing of Dahmer's Murders (Hotel Room and Dumbbell)
from Dahmer | The Tim Dillon Show #320 (ft. Yannis Pappas) · #320
1 min
They break down specific scenes where the show frames Dahmer's murders sympathetically, as accidents rather than premeditated killings, joking that Weinstein could have produced it.
- Is it okay for an attractive guy to be lifting weights and attractive even though he's maybe killing people?
- There's an element of hotness to hitting someone with a dumbbell because he's taking the narrative back.
- The victim was straight, toxic, and homophobic, so Dahmer becomes an LGBTQ hero subduing homophobia rather than trying to kill him.
- Netflix's version of the show is sympathetic to Dahmer's version of events, possibly like Weinstein producing it on the low.
- Good movies should confuse the audience—make people simultaneously horrified, aroused, and questioning accountability while eating Panera in the suburbs.