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On the Netflix series &quot;YOU,&quot; Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) is a local bookstore manager who stalks, kidnaps and murders in an attempt to woo his love interest. Dangerous characters like Joe have been fetishized by fans on Twitter, potentially perpetuating abusive behavior. (Courtesy of Netflix)

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Second Take: When fans don&#8217;t distinguish actors from characters, they start swooning over criminals

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A dozen roses used to be a romantic gesture. But they no longer seem to be the way to a girl’s heart. Instead, recent trends in television and film suggest that menacing stalkers, and even killers, might constitute modern romance.

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Second Take: When fans don’t distinguish actors from characters, they start swooning over criminals

By Elena Brown

Feb. 5, 2019 10:47 p.m.