The accusations stretch back decades and first became public last summer. Gaiman wrote, "I'm far from a perfect person, but I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever."
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I read the Vulture article and Neil's statement, and for anyone actually falling for these denials, remember that this man is a highly accomplished, very experienced, *writer of fiction.* I'm sad that casts and crews of TV adaptations of Good Omens, etc., are losing jobs based on his conduct.
I read somewhere a while back something related to sex was part of their downfall but I didn't go digging. If this is true, THAT'S so disappointing. I used to be a big fan of hers and The Dresden Dolls.
“Emotionally unavailable, careless and not-as-thoughtful-as-I-could’ve-been” are not words that come to mind for any sane person reading the latest—or any of the—accounts about Neil Gaiman (and his chief enabler, Amanda Palmer).
Also when Amanda Palmer Dresden Dolls were sharing practice spaces in Boston, they were notorious for ripping other bands off. In order to get ahead, at which they unfortunately succeeded, regardless of burning bridges and acting in bad faith. But lo, had the desired effect. Leave others in the dust
😭😭 I went to unfollow NPR and saw that Neil Gaiman follows NPR and that I'm still following him because I loved his work and now I'm sad all over again
Sandman was a great comic, awesome storyline and art. But Gainman has been writing the same story for years, most of his books just stop with no ending but his name recognition kept getting him published. Hopefully this is the last we hear of him.
are all the details of these women's stories likely to be accurate? no. for a variety of reasons: human psyche, nature of memory, trauma response. that said, something bad happened. multiple women, unconnected, relating similar encounters. That speaks to a pattern.
yeah, trump said the same thing. No one likes to think of themself as a rapist so they all justify it by lying and saying it was consensual. But when half a dozen women from all across the world with no prior contact say the same thing? Case closed!
Says every sexual predator ever. Listen, it’s very hard for people not within the community to parse the nuances of what is in fact, consensual BDSM. This is not consensual. Even if the women pretended that it was. They were dependent, they were powerless, they were intimidated. He abused his power.
You're literally giving him airspace to defend himself in the headline instead of focusing on his victims. Their story is compelling. Please don't undermine them.
So you didn't report on the Vulture story about the victims yesterday, but today you are all about cherry-picking and platforming the lies and excuses of the abuser.
Do you have any shame for how far you have fallen?
Sure Neil, all of those women are liars. It saddens me that one of my favorite authors is possibly a monster. The stuff he allegedly did in the garden tub alone is enough to turn stomachs. Pleasure should be reciprocal.
Exactly. When the stuff first started surfacing, I was hoping it was just a misunderstanding or sour grapes from a consensual relationship. But there's too much smoke - vile, horrible, disgusting, corroborating smoke - for there to be anything but valid fire here.
That's how I feel, too. I hope it isn't true, unlikely as that seems. I remember the accusation against George Takei, which turned out to be false. Is that too much to hope for?
Evil=Greed*Intelligence^Choices
"All War is Deception" = Lies are the declaration of War.
In today's world, I can believe greedy women will organize to bring a man down.
I can believe you would all vote for a felon.
So what is worth your anger?
Consensual sex with between grown adults?
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I'm not here to defend abusive practices because it would look bad if an in-party figure gets denounced/criticized.
Do you have any shame for how far you have fallen?
"All War is Deception" = Lies are the declaration of War.
In today's world, I can believe greedy women will organize to bring a man down.
I can believe you would all vote for a felon.
So what is worth your anger?
Consensual sex with between grown adults?