Boosie Badazz has urged a boycott of Netflix's biography series Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, which follows the horrifying serial killer.
Critics who believed the Netflix series was exploitative slammed it. Family members of Dahmer's victims criticized the performance for bringing up painful memories.
On Twitter, Boosie added to the chorus of condemnation, expressing his horror at what Dahmer did to Black victims. The 39-year-old rapper was offended by the show's content and requested that it be removed from Netflix.
“AS BLACK PEOPLE WE SHOULD BOYCOTT THE JEFFERY DAHMER MOVIE!” Boosie wrote. “WHAT HE DID TO OUR BLACK KIDS IS F###### SICK #NETFLIX TAKE THIS MOVIE DOWN ITS SICK.”
AS BLACK PEOPLE WE SHOULD BOYCOTT THE JEFFERY DAHMER MOVIE ‼️WHAT HE DID TO OUR BLACK KIDS IS FUCKING SICK #NETFLIX TAKE THIS MOVIE DOWN ITS SICK
— Boosie BadAzz (@BOOSIEOFFICIAL) September 29, 2022
Boosie shared a video on the Dahmer series a few hours later. He persisted in his pursuit of a ban, describing the program as a film.
Sick sick NETFLIX PAY UP ‼️ pic.twitter.com/uvsUsVHZuv
— Boosie BadAzz (@BOOSIEOFFICIAL) September 29, 2022
“Us as Blacks, we need to ban this Jeffrey Dahmer movie,” Boosie said. “This is some sick s### what he did to our race. This is some sick s***. We need to boycott this damn movie off Netflix. This is sick.” Boosie continued, “This is sick. The victim’s families should be getting paid off every dollar Netflix made. This is f*** sick. We need to ban this Jeffrey Dahmer movie. This is some sick s***. It’s sick.”
The Netflix series Dahmer was released on September 21. The series started at the top of the streaming service's Top 10 list.