In what appears to be another wave of brave women coming forward to out powerful and or noteworthy men, Gaiman is being accused by 9 women of sexual assault. I’m going to be honest, some of these claims leave me wondering how (and why) the women allowed themselves to continue to be abused in this manner. One woman got into a situation where he climbed naked into a tub with her (uninvited), abused her, and she continued to work for him. I definitely chalk it up to aura. It feels like powerful people woo you in a way that makes you feel like you need to endure their behaviour or worse still, it may be your fault it is happening. That is terrible and an awful thing to have to think about on a daily basis.
I love Gaiman’s writing. I feel strange about that to a certain extent. I feel like loving the product is somewhat impacted by the man. It bugs me to no end that he’s a pig. He’s still a great writer. That being said, this will probably end him. He won’t be able to release new fiction under his own name. That name is mud.
Meanwhile, what happened to Cori Clingman? The woman identified as being responsible for the death of three men (including an NFL rookie) was not charged in the crime despite clearly being noted as speeding and driving in an otherwise illegal manner. Not everyone gets justice it seems.