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Originally Posted by Ammi
…it’s a really layered thing this, I think and there were so many thoughts running through my head while I was watching it and then endlessly when it was finished…I’m just reading the Hollywood Reporter article posted….
An unnamed woman, who claims to be the inspiration behind Jessica Gunning’s Martha in the new, popular series, told the Daily Mail she was considering legal action for defamation following the release of the Richard Gadd project.
…I’m trying to imagine if ‘Martha’ was a male because one of the things that I felt strongly was an ‘absence of fear’….and I couldn’t relate that in the same way, had Martha been a male…especially as she had shown and displayed physical violence…but Donny still didn’t appear to feel any physical threat …so basically the stalker is ‘claiming victim-hood’ because there were recognisable or identifiable things that she feels have impacted her anonymity…?…and I’m thinking, how would I feel if a serial/violent and potentially dangerous male stalker was making the same claims…it’s a very complex and layered situation, I think…
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Also worth considering though Ammi - #1 it is far more often the case that women are harrassed/stalked/attacked by violent males and how often do you see them self-creating a dramatised version of it... much less one starring themselves?
I have real questions around the veracity of the storytelling with this one, there are places where 2+2 is definitely coming up with 5 for me. And the thing is... I'm not saying she isn't an unwell/unhunged/dangerous individual, I just suspect he is being ... economical ... with the full circumstances.
I realise this sounds a touch victim-blamey but like I said before, I would much rather hear the whole story warts'n'all and I guess it's sort of the opposite of victim blaming - as I'm NOT saying it would justify her in any way - and that's kind of the point.