Eric Menéndez wirft Ryan Murphy in der Netflix-Serie „Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story“ „entmutigende Verleumdung“ vor.

Man, these sleazy Hollywood types will make a story out of *anything*, with no thought given to how it might affect the reputation of the double murderers involved

Ya, they really sensationalize these killers. They made Dahmer out to be a total monster. /s

Who the hell cares about what he thinks? Honestly. What reputation is defending?

My wife and I watched this and struggled through the detailed recounting of what their father did to them. We felt like it should be covered but it was hard to listen to. I don’t understand how Eric could think they were slandered.

Maybe they wouldn’t have murdered their parents if they knew they wouldn’t have creative control of adaptations and they wouldn’t be gloriously portrayed.

It’s really hard to be sympathetic when the issue is whether brothers who committed double murder have been slandered. It’s hard to care about their reputation when they literally murdered their own parents. However there are two perspectives to consider: 

 First is how it affects us as viewers. Personally, when I watch a documentary, I expected to be as accurate as possible. Of course inaccuracies will inevitably occur, but I want them to make an honest effort. Otherwise, what does “based on a true story“ really mean? There needs to be some sort of standard. 

 Second, I admittedly do not know much about the details of this case. However if these boys were sexually abused by their parents and then murdered them, the ethics of the situation aren’t exactly black-and-white.

 I think it’s possible to get sidetracked thinking about whether murderer is a deserve to have their story told accurately. I think the more important issue is whether we as the viewers should feel entitled to get an accurate recounting of event events. I think we do. I think we deserve that.