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Lorena

Doing research for my story, what I noticed is thisportrayal of Lorena Bobbitt as a...

Lorena • S01E04 • 2019
Jeltsen:
Doing research for my story, what I noticed is this
portrayal of Lorena Bobbitt as a vengeful, crazy woman
who just snapped for no reason, and that really missed
the context of her story, uh, and did a disservice
to domestic violence victims across the country

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Jeltsen: Doing research for my story,
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what I noticed is this portrayal of Lorena Bobbitt
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as a vengeful, crazy woman who just snapped for no reason,
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and that really missed the context of her story,
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uh, and did a disservice to domestic violence victims
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across the country.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:59
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary, crime
Production
Sonar Entertainment,Monkeypaw Productions,Number 19

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Movie Summary

From Executive Producer Jordan Peele, this four-part docuseries re-investigates the events of 1993, where Lorena Bobbitt sliced off her husband's penis after years of abuse.
S01 • E03 Dr. Feister: He became extremely enraged. - Lorena 00:04
Dr. Feister: He became extremely enraged.
S01 • E02 Female Reporter: The defense says the rape, - Lorena 00:06
Female Reporter: The defense says the rape,
S01 • E01 And then I was advised that she had thrown the knife - Lorena 00:06
And then I was advised that she had thrown the knife
S01 • E03 He told her that she would make a terrible mother. - Lorena 00:04
He told her that she would make a terrible mother.
S01 • E04 No woman should be treated like this-- - Lorena 00:06
No woman should be treated like this--
S01 • E03 Uh, and that, um, if she did have a child, - Lorena 00:08
Uh, and that, um, if she did have a child,
S01 • E02 With this case, we're entering a plea of not guilty. - Lorena 00:04
With this case, we're entering a plea of not guilty.
S01 • E01 I had to get there before the garbage service came - Lorena 00:05
I had to get there before the garbage service came
S01 • E02 We were putting forth a defense - Lorena 00:12
We were putting forth a defense
S01 • E04 Gandy: I think that domestic violence wasn't covered - Lorena 00:08
Gandy: I think that domestic violence wasn't covered
S01 • E03 And essentially, he told her she had to make a choice, - Lorena 00:06
And essentially, he told her she had to make a choice,
S01 • E01 And it was garbage day, - Lorena 00:06
And it was garbage day,
S01 • E04 There are a lot of women reporters - Lorena 00:15
There are a lot of women reporters
S01 • E02 That defense was anchored on the proposition - Lorena 00:13
That defense was anchored on the proposition
S01 • E02 Female Reporter: This time, she is the defendant, - Lorena 00:05
Female Reporter: This time, she is the defendant,
S01 • E01 I had to reach down in there practically on my hands - Lorena 00:08
I had to reach down in there practically on my hands
S01 • E02 If found guilty of maliciously wounding her husband, - Lorena 00:08
If found guilty of maliciously wounding her husband,
S01 • E01 When I came out with the knife, some guy was standing there - Lorena 00:19
When I came out with the knife, some guy was standing there
S01 • E03 Lorena: He said, "Well, you cannot have this child. - Lorena 00:04
Lorena: He said, "Well, you cannot have this child.
S01 • E02 Hauge: About three to five days before the trial, - Lorena 00:08
Hauge: About three to five days before the trial,