While being a true crime fan is not exclusive to Gen Z and Millennials, these gens have certainly bought into this genre of entertainment. YPulse’s Media Consumption Monitor shows 25% of young people watch true crime video content weekly or more often, and it’s the third most popular category of podcasts they listen to. But online, discourse has been circulating about whether this entertainment is exactly ethical. The debate has existed online for a while now, but it was recently reignited by the release of Netflix’s Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. The show has been uber successful, now ranking alongside Stranger Things 4 and Squid Game for most streaming hours ever on the platform—and YPulse data shows it’s young consumers’ eighth favorite currently airing show. But many online were concerned that the show, starring Millennial favorite Evan Peters as Dahmer, romanticized or sensationalized the true crimes without concern for the families of victims portrayed in the series. Others, including Netflix themselves, argue that even reenactments...
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