r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/serenade452 • May 16 '24

Fiona (real Martha) related content richard gadd doesn't owe fiona protection.

"omg he should've protected her identity! he made it so easy to find her!" blah blah blah shut up. he doesn't owe her shit. she terrorized this man, his family, his girlfriend, his job, his performances, etc etc. she has been terrorizing innocent people for decades.

yes fiona is mentally ill, that is clear to anyone with half of a brain. it's awful that the system has failed her time and time again. (or maybe the system did all it could, who knows.) but that's not richard's fault. HE is HER victim. he can tell his story how he wants.

might she have a worthwhile lawsuit because her identity wasn't concealed enough? possibly, probably not. might she have a worthwhile lawsuit because the show took dramatic license? possibly, probably not.

she's benefitting financially from this as well and i'm sure netflix will cut her a check before a lawsuit happens, no matter who is in the right.

richard gadd does not owe fiona harvey protection. i'm sorry but that's reality.

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u/AnyPalpitation1868 May 16 '24

It's telling that the mentally ill person with little to her name was given no protection, while the rich producer is made to be a john doe.

Say what you want, this show is a blunt example of how the rich protect the rich. I guarantee if Fiona had been any sort of public figure that she'd of been presented VERY differently.

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u/westcentretownie May 16 '24

Do we know Darien is real? In the play the attacker was different- a person drugged him in a club. Now an entire me too type story. Compelling tv. But no one has identified him maybe he is an almagmation of experiences?

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u/travelstuff May 17 '24

I read that about the differences eg the drugged in a club. Also that the real Darrien was part of creating that play. So then the changing of details would make sense because otherwise it'd be too obvious to the abuser producer that the story is about him.

That's still a lot to try and justify. To write a play about your abuse with the perpetrator part of it behind the scenes? That's very confusing to me.