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Post by sph on May 17, 2024 11:30:59 GMT
But then why is everyone so intent on excusing the actions of a stalker who allegedly did things that were ruining someone's life? And pinning so much of the blame on Gadd? He seems to shoulder enough of that himself.
If a male stalker was interviewed like this would people be using sympathetic terms like "vulnerable person" to describe him?
I just find it so jarring that something like this can happen to someone and the stalker is received by the public as something between a victim and a sort of comedy icon.
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Post by crowblack on May 17, 2024 16:19:37 GMT
But then why is everyone so intent on excusing the actions of a stalker who allegedly did things that were ruining someone's life? And pinning so much of the blame on Gadd? He seems to shoulder enough of that himself. If a male stalker was interviewed like this would people be using sympathetic terms like "vulnerable person" to describe him? I just find it so jarring that something like this can happen to someone and the stalker is received by the public as something between a victim and a sort of comedy icon. I don't think most of those concerned about the show are doing so because they defend the stalker's actions (or alleged actions). Instead it's about the ethics of this kind of show and, as discussed in yesterday's Media Show, the honesty and potential for defamation given that the subject, quickly identified by viewers, wasn't taken to court or imprisoned for what Netflix/Gadd described in their publicity as a 'true story'. And it was that 'true story' aspect and the praise being heaped on the show for its 'honesty' that got me, like so many others, watching (fwiw I've been the victim of stalkers, which is partly why I watched and partly why some things didn't ring true - like the failure to report attacks which police would have taken action on, and it now appears may not have happened). I'm conscious too that we are living in a world where show fandoms have actually bullied people into suicide through social media, so when a show's fans, as here, quickly identified, or believe they identified, two characters and started sending them threats, that's a problem, and it's something the broadcaster should have anticipated and taken steps to avoid.
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