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Originally Posted by Strange Famous
It is utterly revolting in my opinion.
Dexter thinks of himself as some kind of vigilante, but has in fact murdered women
When they get to the show where he is hanged by the neck until dead I'll watch it.
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Well first of all, very few people who watch Dexter think he's a model citizen. That's what makes the show great: he's
deeply flawed, yet they manage to show the humanity in his character as well.
Second of all, it's not like he killed innocent women indiscriminately. The (few) women he has killed in the series have been guilty of killing other people. For example, the most recent woman Dexter killed was guilty of murdering her husband and young daughter.
I can understand not liking a series which seems to glorify a serial killer. I disagree, and I think that view fails to recognize the gray areas that are part of being human and living in this world, but nonetheless I understand the appeal of such a view. On the other hand, I don't understand why it makes a difference whether the
unpunished murderer Dexter kills is a woman or a man.