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Why does nobody talk about how Neil Gaiman was quietly dropped after those 2022 stories?
I remember reading his books back in the early 2000s and he was this untouchable figure in fantasy. Then around summer 2022, the Tortoise Media podcast ran a series with some pretty serious accusations from multiple women. Nothing really went to court, no big public apology, no major legal finding. But I noticed over the next year or so, the convention invitations dried up, his Netflix deals got real quiet, and bookstores stopped putting his new releases on display. The strange part is nobody really debated whether it was deserved or not - it just sort of happened. I still see people recommend American Gods online, but nobody talks about the man himself anymore. Has anyone else noticed that shift, or am I just in different circles now?
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michael66925d agoMost Upvoted
Tortoise Media's podcast had a specific detail about a 19 year old fan that got buried in all the coverage, but I remember that part hit different because it showed a clear power imbalance nobody wanted to touch.
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markh8525d agoTop Commenter
That Tortoise detail about the 19 year old fan was the part everyone conveniently forgot to bring up on TV. Real convenient how these big exposés drop a bombshell about a teenager and then everyone just moves on like it's a weather report. Guess we're all supposed to just nod and pretend that kind of power gap doesn't exist when the artist is famous enough.
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william_harris25d ago
That detail about the 19 year old fan stuck with me too. The whole thing just felt gross because it showed how easy it is for someone with that much fame to take advantage of people who look up to them. Really sad to see how quiet everyone went on it instead of having a real conversation.
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