Neil Gaiman accused of sexual assault

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www.yahoo.com/entertainment/sandman-writer-neil-gaiman-denies-142813982.html

Story still unfolding in the news

Read his books. You should know who he is without being told by someone else.

I used to be somewhat of a fan of his work but he wasn't a favourite. I'm not at all shocked by this though 🤷‍♀️ he gives off those vibes. I was always surprised he and Terry Pratchett seemed so close as I had a lot of respect for Terry (and believe him to absolutely be GC, whatever anyone says now).

Thank you. I was trying to remember the details of this story. i did remember it was bloke walks out on small child wrapped up in sensitive-creative guff. Selfish and unprincipled.

Ooh interesting. What do they reveal?

Perfectly put.

I thought of her straight away. She has a daughter who is in her early 20s.

What another one?

Left wing woke bros are some of the worst misogynists out IME.
They cloak it in Socialism to give themselves the moral high ground but I see them

I was a huge fan back in the day (don’t listen to any of her recent stuff) but this has put me right off her.

God yes. I’ve had similar experiences with woke ‘socialist’ females, the Cool Girls.

I adored his books (loved TP more, but still) and did think he seemed one of the good ones.

Then that Times article about their marvellous open marriage gave me the slight ick.

Then he started supporting the medicalisation of confused children and calling concerned women bigots.

Then he fucked off from NZ and abandoned his child in the middle of a pandemic.

At this point I thought selfish Wokey Blokey twat, what's new.

Still didn't expect this but I note it's a well trodden trajectory.

Who is RTD?

Russell T Davies, I imagine.

Thanks. Obvious now I know

I've listened to the 1st episode. I've been around a fair amount of teenage girls in my life and the one thing that struck me- I've heard that half laugh, half hysterical sound before; when young girls have been faced with another load of shit from a man and can't quite process it; wanting to be grown up but still naïve.

There's a well-trodden path from "dismisses women's safeguarding concerns" to "revealed as a first-class creep".

Glinner did a post on it a few years ago:

https://grahamlinehan.substack.com/p/the-jessica-fletcher-of-paedos

Only two examples in this post, but there have been many more since then. No doubt someone has a list somewhere.

He proports to be a feminist too.

The worst ones always do.

On the consensual point....good men know that when they are in a position of power and superior in age, there is an imbalance between them and a potential female sexual partner. All the more so if the woman is vulnerable. And they don't get involved in those situations.

Why do so many TRAs also happen to be misogynists or even abusers? That's a rhetorical question btw. I think I know the answer. TRA is a cover, like a certain 1970s British TV star and his many charitable activities.

He says transwomen are women ... wonder if he'd be getting into a bath with one of them too?

I always just tend to think of them as desperate PickMes. They tend to be very young. Or old, but desperately trying to 'stay in' with the young 'uns.

Of course he would, TWAW after all!

Unless... Unless he's a TRA in the streets and a Terf in the sheets? But surely not. I'm sure it's not that he knows perfectly well what a woman is when his dick needs servicing.

Surely any man who says that trans women are women is at risk of being asked to put his money where his mouth is, ie have a sexual relationship with one of these trans women who are women and no different at all to the women women that he's happy to have sex with. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Oh, it's gross, isn't it?

Unless he's a TRA in the streets and a Terf in the sheets?

Or a TERF in the bath.

Remember LOJ. Full on TWAW and TMAM but wouldn't date * a transman.

• Verb used with its modern meaning i.e. not just going on a trip to the flicks

I think you're right. Although I must admit I love The Ocean At The End of the Road, and quite liked Coraline and Stardust. But his short story Snow, Glass, Apples is some of the most visceral misogyny I've ever encountered in print. Such loathing of female bodily functions - as others have said, I've been wary of him and these accusations don't surprise me.
I also appreciate the podcast spoilers on this thread because I don't think I'll ever feel ready to listening to such a grim story.