The earliest alleged Gaiman assault is now 1986,3 years before Sandman.He was 25.This is not a problem of power or of a "permission structure," as I thought a few days ago. Given the evidence,I now believe he's a serial sexual assaulter and has been the whole time. www.themarysue.com/neil-gaiman-...
The news about author Neil Gaiman continues to be horrifying. New allegations have surfaced about Gaiman, spanning over five decades.
the awful truth is that all of us, every person reading this knows, is friends with, works with predators. i would guess based on stats (every 68 secs someone in the states is assaulted) that we all know at least 3-5 predators if not more
most predators start at preying on people earlier in life. there are always signs. i am certain this particular vile man was hurting women when he was in high school
Does this make four or six in total?
Is he still employed by Bard College as a professor? Seems a not good situation for a lot of students.
As a trans woman this all saddens me. As a childhood rape survivor this doesn't surprise me.
Nobody in the industries he’s part of wants to touch this. They are all cowards.
how many is that now in total?
While situational narcissism is definitely a thing, I am very skeptical of the idea that fame -creates- a predator where no such animal would have existed in anonymity. The grimmer postulate: This shit is just INCREDIBLY common. no surprise it's rife in famous dudes when it's everywhere.
I don't think that rules out the role of power and permission structures. They permeate all levels of society and apply in many different contexts.
oof, this has been such a gut punch, just as a fan -- but I can't imagine what it must have felt like for his actual victims to be betrayed like that