Just a heads up for peeps, if you bought a Neil Gaiman audiobook from Audible, they are allowing refunds for them with no questions asked and no matter how long ago you bought them. I don’t even have an active subscription and they gave me credits back for two titles purchased in 2020.
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Now to unfollow the bastard on this account I rarely use...
I very much hope any narrators are not seeing profits clawed back. To be clear: this is Audible’s job not to be shitty. But if narrators speak up, returners should back them.
And in my experience, the only guys who seem to have an issue with this concept are the ones who worry about their own past actions.
People thrown in prison with whispers of apologies later. Some were even Killed we all need the full story
He's not denying being with these women, some of whom he's old enough to be their dad/grandad. He's insisting it was all consensual. Which if true is still a hugely problematic abusive exploitation of the power dynamic in itself.
Do you require everything you base your personal & emotional opinions on to have been proved beyond a reasonable doubt?
Stop telling people what they should & shouldn't talk about.
Me stop you. Please continue. I am not defending him. I am questioning unjust behavior. Please continue if you want. I can not stop you
There is ample empirical evidence supporting the fact that women who report men for sexual harassment or assault are far, far, FAR more likely to face negative consequences than the man is.
Allowing him a defense :) ?
I said, “Due to the allegations of rape & sexual assault against the author, I’d like to return my two Neil Gaiman audiobooks for full credit, please.”
It worked!
Thanks for the great advice!
(I have 11 books)
I wouldn't go telling people about it anymore, I think they reached their limit.
They gave me ONE for my many many books but I didn't even argue, it took way too much of a battle to even get the one so I just said thank you.
Now if only people could have had this strong a reaction to anyone/everyone in the coming political regime.
Trigger warning: grooming, sexual abuse, rape. Decades of it.
And allegations that Amanda Palmer knew, and didn't report.
*trigger warning* folks 🙏🏻
fwiw: I have a Sci fam member, and none of this surprises me…
As unpleasant as it is, I feel I should read it.
I can't imagine they can revoke his royalties 4 years after they were paid.
Whoever is getting the hurt here, be the sexual abuser or the megacorp, deserves it
But if that’s the position taken, I’d suggest just boycotting the megacorp entirely.
They're taking this shit seriously, and good on them for that.
I kind of enjoyed some of his books, but no more. Not for me.
It's taking a while but I think that mileage may vary on how many you can get them to do at once.
It was actually the first title I ever got.
Just realizing that he was the reason I started USING Audible in the first place.
Yeah, thinking about all the conversations I had at important points in my life about his works has sucked. His books were one of the first things my partner & I talked about.
Although I guess it doesn't matter all that much
So glad rn my quote tattoo is from Granny Weatherwax
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What say you, dear, should we seek refunds?