Netflix has introduced a new documentary to viewers’ screens, this time about the twisted life of Jeffrey Dahmer. Though the serial killer has been dead for nearly a decade, his name has been name-dropped in pop culture multiple times, specifically on songs by Kesha and Katy Perry.
After the release of the new Netflix show “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” fans have been making some connections between lyrics and the notorious sex offender. Perry’s song, “Dark Horse,” and Kesha’s “Cannibal” all refer to the sick inhumane acts Dahmer performed on his victims. His cannibalistic activity is referenced in the songs.
In “Dark Horse,” featuring Juicy J, he raps, “Uh, she’s a beast/I call her Karma (come back)/She eats your heart out like Jeffrey Dahmer (whoa!)/Be careful/Try not to lead her on (mm).”
And fans are reacting to the news that both singers are coming under fire for lyrics and references.
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Dahmer was known as the “Milwaukee Cannibal.” He was a serial killer and sex offender who committed murders and dismemberment of seventeen men and boys. Many of his later murders involved necrophilia and cannibalism.
Kesha’s song, “Cannibal,” says, “And for dessert, I’ll suck your teeth/Be too sweet, and you’ll be a goner/(Yeah) I’ll pull a Jeffrey Dahmer.” The lyrics are tempting other fans to cancel Kesha.
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The limited true crime series is currently on Netflix now.
