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wherenightmaresroost · 2 months ago

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For those searching for other works with similar themes and aesthetics to help them pull away from the cult of personality and parasocial relationship Gaiman cultivated, there's a Reddit thread full of author recommendations.

Also highly recommend searching the If You Like Blank subreddit for recs based the specific book you enjoyed.

There is also a redditor who is willing to take away books in exchange for proof of donation to RAINN and payment for shipping.

(If there are other similar initiatives on Tumblr, please add them to the post)

#sol speaks #neil gaiman #before anyone asks - lifting up the voices of the victims is the priority #but gaiman sought most of his victims amongst fans #and used his fame. weatlth. and a cultivated persona to get away with the consequences #the public backlash against him now is probably enough to leave a lasting blow on his influence #and giving his fans and supporters a different avenue for their passions would further reduce it #as it had been said - abusers groom two kinds of people: his victims and his allies #the additional distance created by displacing love for his work with a love for a different work can help fans #disentangle themselves from their admiration of him #and give us the space needed to process this and create measures to ensure artists dont exploit their fans in this way #like what gaiman and palmer did #justice is more than just punishment for the criminal #(and like considering the guy. legal consequences will likely range from minimal to none. so we can't rely on that)#its finding a way to prevent the same crimes from happening again #and part of that is learning to be vigilant against parasocial relationships

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