‘A step too far’: Jeffrey Dahmer Halloween costumes spark outrage among netizens
The idea of dressing like serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer this Halloween has faced public ire. Furious netizens want people to remember the trauma of Dahmer’s victims and forget the Halloween festivities.
By ET Spotlight Special | Updated:
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The idea of dressing like serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer for this Halloween has faced public ire.
The craze for Netflix's series "Monster: The Jeffery Dahmer Story" on serial killer and cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer has reached a point where some people have started questioning and criticising it. Now, costumes have been modeled after Jeffrey Dahmer for this Halloween.
While Halloween enthusiasts floated the idea of donning a Dahmer-like costume, they also suggested wearing an orange jumpsuit and a pair of wide-set aviator frames, which became the serial killer’s signature.
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However, the Jeffrey Dahmer-inspired Halloween costume idea has not landed well with many netizens, who have expressed their outrage on social media. They have requested all Halloween enthusiasts not to celebrate the festival around Jeffrey Dahmer and think about the families of the killer's victims.
A Twitter user stated that the victims' families have trauma from these events and that the idea of "Jeffrey Dahmer costumes" was "a step too far." Another user stated that the idea of making a costume inspired by Jefferey Dahmer was not "cute or quirky" as the cannibal was a real person who killed many people.
TikToker Mallory Lee Richardson requested people not to be Jeffrey Dahmer this Halloween as it was not funny. Mallory Lee Richardson added that if anyone was considering to be Jeffrey Dahmer, they should first put themselves in the shoes of the victims' families.
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Nancy Grace, the host of Fox Nation's Crime Stories, stated that although she is a Halloween lover, she was totally against the idea of Jeffrey Dahmer-inspired costumes. Meanwhile, Netflix's "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" has become the second-highest English series in the platform's history.
FAQs
Who was Jeffrey Dahmer? Jeffrey Dahmer was a serial killer and cannibal.
Which platform released a docuseries on Jeffrey Dahmer? Netflix recently released a docuseries on Jeffrey Dahmer.