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Neil Gaiman, *63yo, insists that his sexual relationship with his live-in nanny,*23, which started on her first night at his home, was consensual. It’s not the 80’s sir. The power imbalance & her dependency on you for employment & housing, make this at a minimum coercive & far from consensual.

Jul 04, 2024 at 10:13 UTC

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jessica lenore @jessicalenore.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 19:57 UTC

If I remember the article said something like 'he insists they only cuddled in the bath and it was consensual' in reference to his child's nanny's first night there and... man wtf that doesn't make it sound better, now you confirmed it and removed all doubt for me at least

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G's Inevitable Flash Sideways @gennisaisquoi.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 22:26 UTC

I get the issue with the employer/employee aspect; obviously not OK. His fame affects the power dynamic, too. But why are people so fussed about the age gap?

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Kevin Cantú @killerswan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 19:43 UTC

every tweet I see about this has one additional detail which makes it even worse than I thought before

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D. Paul Angel @dpaulangel.com
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 19:43 UTC

That's so shitty and creepy.

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Baubo @baubo.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 16:47 UTC

This 👆

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LENA WIFE @nebulena.net
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 13:11 UTC

it’s stunning he thinks that would fly. i can’t believe he started on the 23 year old within hours of her being employed to him

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Salomé Jones @salomekjones.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 11:03 UTC

I had no idea. I want to vomit.

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Bearded Pip @beardedpip.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 14:22 UTC

Yeah, his side of the story is bad on its own.

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Lock Down Your Life @lockdownyourlife.com
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 13:56 UTC

I need to go find the article. Major ick.

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Samantha @silkunderground.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 13:17 UTC

during a pandemic, no less, when 1) people were less financially secure and 2) less able to be social

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Bsky Kreuger @lammatic.hellthread.vet
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 18:39 UTC

Like at the very least any other man would have gotten raked over the coals over here for pursuing girls in their 20s that age Add on the employer dynamic and it's like yeah, even without the assault allegations we'd be dunking. And people are weird for running cover

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Jenne (she/her) @librarianjenne.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 22:17 UTC

I was already creeped out and then I read the transcript and oh my god.

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Lyds @lydiacroftart.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 19:17 UTC

🤢🤢🤢🤢

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word @words.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 19:06 UTC

wondering if it had something to do with his divorce from amanda palmer

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Robert Delilah @robertdelilah.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 00:24 UTC

I'm not arguing that what he did wasn't creepy/inappropriate. Are we really going to open the can of worms that is "rich older men dating women in their late-teens and 20's" though? Cause if we are there will be few left unscathed, including 95% of your straight male friends & relatives.

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🇵🇸Lisa-Is-Not-Here-To-F🕷ck-Spiders-BLM🇵🇸 @angelcomrade.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 13:46 UTC

277,000 followers and hasn't posted here since this broke Hope he doesn't come back And if he does I hope he gets tarred and feathered and ran out of here (Metaphorically speaking)

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