"Orange is the New Black" Season 4 series disturbs war veterans. The show reportedly depicts them as heartless prison guards.

The "Orange is the New Black" show has reportedly disturbed war veterans on how the Season 4 depicted the way new guards ridicule inmates. The drama series' Season 4 takes place in a women's prison where guards talk about their combat experiences within walls.

Veterans of Foreign Wars label the show as offensive, while Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America said that the show further defame veterans. The Disabled American Veterans, on the other hand, commented that the show is far from the reality of what the veteran's went through during war outside America.

"Orange is the New Black" Season 4 finale showed one scene where a guard tells another guard how he was stationed in Afghanistan and killed innocent people there. After he got tired chasing bad guys, he said that he got so mad, tired and bored that he would grab a farm kid and force him to juggle live grenades until one of them blows up.

Dan Clare, an Iraq War veteran and spokesperson for DAV, said that it was appalling and a way for citizens to misconstrue who the veterans are, as Salon reported. "Orange is the New Black" is in demand on Netflix, which Clare believes is dangerous since it airs at the same time when numerous service members are returning home and looking for work.

Meanwhile, John A. Biedrzycki Jr., a VFW national commander, stated that the writers and producers of the show aimed to offend veterans because they needed a new villain for the series. He made this comment after Tahlia Burton, a young Air Force veteran, wrote her opinion on a website, Task & Purpose, Big Story reported.

After binge watching season one to four, Burton became a fan of the show. The fourth season was released in June and led Burton to feel dismayed when the show depicted veterans as blood thirsty, sexist, heartless killers.

"Orange is the New Black" may not choose to render veterans a hero status, but they should not be depicted as horrible people, Burton added.

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