“Unmasking Deception: Why Viewers Demand a Trigger Warning After the Shocking Reveal in ‘Sweet Bobby'”
Have you ever found yourself lost in the labyrinth of online relationships, fueled by text chats and filtered photos? If so, you might want to check out Netflix’s latest true crime gem, *Sweet Bobby*. This documentary chronicles the heart-wrenching journey of Kirat Assi, who dove headfirst into an online friendship with the enigmatic “Bobby.” What begins as a fairy tale quickly spirals into a nightmare, revealing the staggering reality of catfishing that turned her life upside down for nearly a decade. From romantic dreams to the cold truth of betrayal, viewers are left grappling with the twists and turns of Kirat’s story, and it’s no surprise that many are demanding trigger warnings for the emotional rollercoaster that lies ahead. If you think you’re prepared for another light-hearted dating story, think again! Get ready to be both shocked and captivated as this cautionary tale unfolds. LEARN MORE.
Netflix fans have been immersing themselves in the latest dramatic Netflix documentary – and this one is called Sweet Bobby.
It follows the story of Kirat Assi, who strikes up an online friendship and later relationship with Bobby that eventually leads to her falling in love with the mystery man.
As Sweet Bobby unfolds from 2009 to 2018, Kirat became victim to a sprawling scam as she eventually ended up dating a man she’d never even met.
The incredible story ended up being told in a 2021 podcast, hosted by Kirat, before it became a smash hit documentary on Netflix, and it has people absolutely blown away by what happened.
It’s even got some people asking the streaming platform to bring in trigger warnings because they were so astonished by what Sweet Bobby had to show them.
Kirat Assi spent years being catfished by someone very close to her. (Netflix)
See, Netflix don’t generally do trigger warnings but when you stick something on it’ll tell you the appropriate age range and let you know what to look out for.
Baby Reindeer, for example, will let you know it’s meant for ages 18 and up, and to expect ‘sexual violence’.
The Tinder Swindler is for 15-year-olds and up, and has a ‘language’ warning, while Sweet Bobby carries the same warning and is rated 12.
However, it doesn’t quite adequately describe the rabbit hole that the show is going to drag you down and there are some viewers who wanted prior warning.
One viewer took to social media to say the show ‘needs a trigger warning’ because they went into it ‘expecting to laugh a bit at another Tinder Swindler‘ but instead ‘ended up watching this girl fall apart’.
People watching the show can scarcely believe their eyes, and wonder if it needs trigger warnings (Netflix)
Meanwhile, others who’d seen the series said they were ‘shocked by the despicable betrayal Kirat faced’, and thought what happened to her was ‘diabolical’ and found the whole show ‘very hard to fathom’.
People have said the culprit behind Sweet Bobby was ‘evil’ for keeping up their lies with a series of excuses including claiming they’d been ‘shot six times’ or were struggling with mental health issues.
In the end, ‘Bobby’ claimed they’d had to go into witness protection as an excuse for not being able to see Kirat, who eventually discovered the truth after hiring a private investigator.
As for what happened to the person who catfished her for years, the podcast Sweet Bobby was based on noted that they’d wrote a letter saying they were in a ‘dark place’.
Given how crazy it gets it’s no wonder some viewers were thinking they might need a trigger warning.
LADbible has contacted Netflix for comment.
