NBC’s Hannibal – empowered by Kohl’s and Subway

By: American Decency Staff

As news broke last week of the abhorrent 10-year-long kidnapping/rape/torture of three Ohio girls (now young women), we as a nation were shocked and horrified at such abject depravity and cruelty perpetrated upon them by their captor, Arial Castro.  As some of gruesome details of what these young women endured have come to light, it is almost too sickening to read, let alone imagine withstanding for 10 years.  We are still stunned by man’s inhumanity – the capability of unimaginable evil.

While support for Amanda, Gina, and Michelle has been widespread, the anger toward Arial Castro has been equally universal.  Numbers have voiced the retribution they’d like to see inflicted upon this torturer, Arial Castro.

Now imagine Hollywood producing a television show entitled “Arial Castro” featuring a glamorized, sympathetic portrayal of this sicko and depicting him taking delight in his horrific crimes.

Yet in essence, NBC’s “Hannibal” is doing exactly that – glorifying a fictional murderer who tortures his victims.  A sympathetic portrayal of a sociopathic killer/cannibal. 

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Subway has sponsored every episode of “Hannibal” since the show premiered on April 4.  Also, Kohl’s – which is not often found to be a sponsor of the trash TV shows we monitor – has again sponsored “Hannibal” for the third time since April 4.  See below for a complete list of advertisers.

“Hannibal” is centered on fictional psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lector who helps the FBI solve cases, even though he himself is secretly a cannibalistic serial killer.  Each episode depicts gruesome mutilations of corpses of his victims who had been horrifically tortured before their eventual murder.  Hannibal removes their organs which he prepares as “haute cuisine” and then serves to his unwitting dinner guests.  This past episode showed explicit, sickening scenes of his “dinner” preparation of human body parts.

This filth airs each week on NBC! 

We are rightly outraged by the torture and horrific cruelty inflicted by Arial Castro, yet people turn a blind eye to shows such as “Hannibal” which not only desensitize viewers, but can even be planting ideas in twisted minds.

Yet the secular elite not only doesn’t make the connection, they praise such “artistic” shows.  The following Yahoo entertainment writer, while acknowledging the gruesomeness of “Hannibal,” also praised the show.  This reviewer writes:

It employs the use of one man (Hugh Dancy) attempting to solve crimes with a maniac involved (Hannibal, played by Mads Mikkelsen). The primary difference here is that the maniac in this case is another consultant, because he has not yet been discovered as a serial killer. In fact, he is a trusted confidant, who would seem fairly normal if the viewers did not already know his secret.  …

… The cinematography on this series is amazing, leaving bizarre images imprinted in the brains of the viewers and taking them on a freakish journey into the minds of serial killers. Some of the images are grotesque, but in a surprisingly artistic way.  …

Grotesque in an artistic way??   The writer is correct on one point, however.  “Hannibal” does leave its gruesome images imprinted upon brains of undiscerning viewers.  What will be the impact upon those who are “entertained” by such depravity?  I fear one day we will find out when horrific headlines are once again splashed across the news.

Take Action!  Click here to send a message to the advertisers empowering this repulsive show.

Advertisers include:

Kohl’s Department Stores
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
Subway restaurants
Macy’s
Home Depot
Chevrolet
Fiat – Chrysler
Honda
Microsoft
Poli-grip
Vaseline
Kia
T-Mobile
LensCrafters
Verizon Wireless
Blackberry

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