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Kingfisher & Wombat@tkingfisher.com |
I really want a source on it that isn’t a site run by TERFs. It’s not that they’re automatically wrong about EVERYTHING, but…well…I admit I have a hard time extending their reporting the benefit of the doubt that I usually would.
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ariel gordon
@arielgordon.bsky.social
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He admitted to the relationships but claimed it was all consensual. The facts he already admitted show an abuse of power dynamics at a minimum.
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Crystal Frasier
@amazonchique.bsky.social
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Oh, that… that adds a lot of context to this story and should probably be more widely known
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Chris Broome
@cabroome.bsky.social
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One thing I’ve learned from all these scandals is that I really don’t need to jump out and make any statements at the first accusation. There’s nothing lost by waiting 48 hours or so. In fact there’s rarely anything lost by just remaining a passive spectator
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Valour
@valouriousknight.bsky.social
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Yeah same. Like, even a consensual relationship in the circs described isn't the best look ever, but when the only source is Julie Bindel, I'm raising both eyebrows.
As @belledejour.bsky.social said - if Julie Bindel and Rachel Johnson say the sky is blue.... Walk outside and fucking check.
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Caitlin Baird
@bairdlet.bsky.social
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awww, man, Ursula--I've been a fan of your work since the wombat tarot days. would you wait to see whether you "believe" survivors--no matter how their story came out--if the allegations were laid against anyone besides Neil? whether your answer is 'yes' or 'no', here, it's heartbreaking
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Southern Violet
@southernviolet.bsky.social
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Rolling Stone had it.
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Xipha
@xipha.bsky.social
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Sorry I don't believe that. That doesn't seem correct at all. That seems very wrong.
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Goldstein the Hon
@goldstein.bsky.social
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The timing of everything is suspicious. I don't think its an accident that the police complaint (which is verifiable, I'm guessing) was filed in October and he posted on his blog that he was getting divorced and flew back to the UK and alluded to doing...something, unspecified on Nov 4th.
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Misha Handman
@frivyeti.bsky.social
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The New Zealand police corroborated, and I've seen first-person corroboration from a friend of one accuser. I think this is just a case in which mainstream news didn't cover it because they wanted access to Gaiman, and the people who didn't care about access didn't care for the wrong reasons.
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Jonathan
@jginsburg.bsky.social
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I got a nasty feeling it's true, but also, I can't believe TERFs, and they would have reason to try and tar him.
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The Mummer's Dracolich
@mummers.bsky.social
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Agreed - everything is from a single source pointing to itself
We don't have any other independently verified statements from the women, the police, or Neil.
Not doing anyone's work for them if this is about getting us to eat our own
bsky.app/profile/shat...
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Planx Constant
@planxconstant.bsky.social
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He directly admitted that he initiated a sexual relationship with an employee on her first day of work in a situation where her housing was contingent on her employment.
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May “Bunny” Peterson 🌸
@goddessblade.bsky.social
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I agree that’s it’s generally always good to wait for more information and not be hasty but one thing to consider here is that this isn’t really an anti-trans hate activist MO. They don’t just blanketly lie, they have some pretty consistent patterns.
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simongarlick
@simongarlick.net
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The NZ Police?
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M. K. Martin
@mkmartinwriter.bsky.social
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I'm assuming that Tortoise Media is the site in question, right? Sorry, to ask, but I've looked and don't see anything obviously TERFy on their About Us tab. What am I missing?
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@skiesforsakes.bsky.social
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Why are you doing this. It makes sense to say something about the source but stfu after that and live your life as you wait. why are you arguing about it, to the point of suggesting that the victims aren’t real. I mean, fuck. Surely you must know how that will impact your fans who are survivors.
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nzjanette
@nzjanette.bsky.social
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The New Zealand complainant did contact NZ police in 2022 and there's an open investigation. Police have struggled to follow up though because Gaiman left the country immediately after the allegations were made and hasn't returned.
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Micah
@rincewind.run
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yeah, I’m not thrilled about that but also even his side of the story is really gross - you hire a young woman 40 years younger than you to be a nanny and you’re starting a sexual relationship with her hours later? not okay
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Wendel
@wendelschwab.bsky.social
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It's faulty reasoning to attack the source without considering the allegations. At the very least, he's admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with an employee several decades younger than him within hours of her entering his employ. That's gross without any other allegations.
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Hugin
@hugintheraven.bsky.social
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This is definitely a news story where "wait a week" is a reasonable response. Assault allegations tend to have a lot happen in the first few days, and there's no reason for most of the commentariat to make any decisions quickly here.
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RainSurname
@rainsurname.bsky.social
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I have been wondering if the shoe would ever drop on Neil for a long, long time. My former neighbor was his handler when he came to town on tours, & she said he fucked a lot of young groupies. My unpopular position is that fucking young groupies is not INHERENTLY predatory, but it certainly can be.
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Mx. Fee
@mxfee.bsky.social
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There's a bit extra in this one, I think. The fact that a lot of more reputable sources are reporting on it (vs Boris Johnson's sister) is lending it a bit more credibility.
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Ayo
@darrylayo.bsky.social
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This ain’t it, boss 👎🏾
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