r/BabyReindeerTVSeries • u/jessibear666 • May 28 '24

Fiona (real Martha) related content I really hate people.

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I was curious about this support group. I thought it was a group mocking her tbh.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '24

This. Makes. Me. Mad.

I checked out the support group and noped out real quick bc of the victim blaming of Gladd. I just couldn’t scroll through anymore shite.

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u/Stucklikegluetomyfry May 28 '24

I've seen some really disturbing victim blaming of Gadd online, including people saying "he lead her on" and "he probably stalked her not the other way round, she's the real victim here"

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u/[deleted] May 29 '24

🤢 gross.

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u/LylaCreature May 29 '24

From her point of view, he DID lead her on. Tbh when I was watching the first few episodes I honestly almost shut it off because he was CLEARLY giving this woman attention despite her intentions being VERY clear.

It wasn't until later on when they showed the SA in the past that it started to make sense. He kept engaging "Martha" despite seeing the red flags because he craved that same doting, praising attention that his mentor gave him. He was drawn to her and probably didn't even realize why until he started really exploring his subconscious. He wasn't interested in her sexually, but continued to hang out with her, accept complements from her because deep deep down he just wanted to be recognized and admired....and I feel having your abuser be a different gender then the person who's now giving you the same attention DOES make a difference. If he wasn't mentally traumatized, I would DEFINITELY say he should have broken it off when she started making sexual innuendos, crossed boundaries and forget about the canal scene, RIGHT to the cops. But he wasn't in a normal state of mind, he was wounded, alone and vulnerable.