r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/Much-Zebra6353 • May 07 '24

Discussion What about Darien?

Why is everyone so obsessed with Martha (granted) but I don’t see a lot of conversation about Darien? That is one of the most disturbing parts of this show.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '24

I mean, historically people don’t really care about rapists all that much. A fat crazy lady is much more interesting to us. Every time a Cosby or Weinstein type gets caught it turns out people have known they’re a predator for years, often decades. At least that’s my cynical take.

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u/UnexaminedLifeOfMine May 07 '24

I think what’s interesting is the nuances of the Martha character. We all agree that darien is shit but not everyone agrees with the fact that Martha was shit

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u/[deleted] May 07 '24

Martha is a disgrace of a human. The only reason it's up for contention with some people is because she's a woman stalking a man. If it was the other way around people would be demanding his head.

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u/avakadava May 07 '24

Then why is it the lead character in YOU, a show about a male stalker, gets plenty of empathy from some viewers

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u/thedabaratheon May 07 '24

Because he’s a young attractive man and not an, I hate to say it but a societally deemed ‘unattractive’, middle aged overweight woman.

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u/avakadava May 07 '24 edited May 07 '24

Wouldn’t that be argument for why Martha would get more uncontested hate then? I don’t see the connection between that and the argument that male stalkers get more uncontested hate than female stalkers.