eBay is removing Jeffrey Dahmer Halloween costumes - CNN

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Netflix’s deed bid “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” has sparked renewed involvement successful the notorious serial slayer conscionable successful clip for Halloween season, but astatine slightest 1 online retailer is shutting down income of Dahmer costumes.

A spokesperson for eBay confirmed to CNN successful an email listings described arsenic Jeffrey Dahmer costumes are banned connected the level and are being removed nether its “Violence and Violent Criminal Policy.

The argumentation states, “Listings that beforehand oregon glorify unit oregon convulsive acts, oregon are associated with individuals who are notorious for committing convulsive acts, are not allowed.”

The spokesperson added the prohibition of Dahmer costumes was not a caller oregon caller decision.

The bid has sparked heated statement for its portrayal of the serial killer. Some critics, like Sara Stewart penning for CNN, person suggested contempt its effort to absorption connected Dahmer’s victims, the amusement veers connected the insensitive – particularly due to the fact that immoderate of the victims’ families person said they were not consulted earlier being portrayed.

But the show, starring Evan Peters, has been highly popular: It amassed much than 196 cardinal viewing hours in the archetypal week aft its release.
Dahmer murdered and dismembered seventeen men and boys, astir of whom were Black, successful Wisconsin betwixt 1978 and 1991. He was sentenced to beingness successful situation successful 1992 and was beaten to decease by a chap inmate successful 1994.

As of Saturday afternoon, searching “Jeffrey Dahmer costume” connected eBay inactive brings up immoderate listings, similar clear glasses resembling those worn by the real-life Dahmer and Peters playing Dahmer successful “Monster.” And different online retailers similar Etsy besides look to beryllium selling kits of blonde wigs, wide glasses, and orangish jumpsuits labeled arsenic Jeffrey Dahmer costumes.

Gymnast Simone Biles has besides spoken retired against the costumes, writing, “put the jeffrey dahmer costumes backmost successful the closet,” on Twitter past week.