The backdrop to part of the Netflix series’ new season was a century-old prison located in Vilnius, Lithuania. Stranger Things — specifically, the Hopper storyline involving his imprisonment in the Soviet Union. What is the real-life setting of these scenes? Lukiškės Prison, a penitentiary that’s also making headlines this week for political art involving Vladimir Putin.
Netflix and Stranger ThingsConnection, however, has placed the notorious prison in the middle a huge controversy. This led to thousands signing a petition asking Netflix to answer its questions. “Holocaust erasure.”
In recent days, angry viewers took to Twitter and TikTok to demand that these actions be taken. And they’re using those social media platforms to spread awareness of the prison’s history.
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Over 57,000 people have already signed up to the petition. Change.org petitionThis makes it possible to make the following demands. This money is earned, first, from the new season. Stranger ThingsAs reparations, should be sent to the Rromani and Jewish communities in Lithuania. Netflix also apologizes publicly. Stranger ThingsAirbnb and the team should follow suit.
Because Airbnb allows guests to stay in prison cells, the reason why I mentioned it is. Stranger Things-themed cell. “Fans of Stranger Things are now getting numerical tattoos on their arms because they are inspired by the show,”The petition is still open.
“The Stranger Things Instagram (account) has even reposted photos their fans have submitted; thus encouraging their behavior. Not only does this mock the shared trauma of the Jewish and Rroma community, but it further desecrates the living memories of Holocaust survivors (a significant portion are alive today) and their descendants.”
The history of Lukiškės Prison
Long before the prison became a backdrop for the new season, Stranger Things — which garnered more than 1.2 billion hours of viewership globally in its first 28 days, per the Netflix Top 10 Sites — the Nazi Gestapo held Jewish prisoners here.
This and many other reasons can be found here The Times of Israel notes that Lukiškės Prison has a particularly terrible history. For example, there were many political prisoners held in Lukiskes Prison during its century of operation. “In 1941,”According to The Times, “the first people to be murdered in the Ponary massacre were 348 Jews and others who had been imprisoned at Lukiškės. Nearly 100,000 people, mostly Jewish, would be murdered at the Ponary site near Vilnius, formerly known as Vilna, in the subsequent months.”
Menachem Begin, the future prime minister of Israel, was also a prisoner for a while.
Netflix will meanwhile almost certainly be congratulated for its success. Stranger ThingsNext week’s viewership figures. On Tuesday, July 19, streaming service streamer will release its quarterly earnings. Every quarter, the streamer sends shareholders a quarterly letter highlighting the success of movies and big shows over the past three months.
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