A fandom blog for Good Omens

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[guardian-of-soho]

I got into Good Omens because of the older book fans, before the production even began. They were making such wonderful fic and art, and they wove queer history into it beautifully. They hoped for a show that did justice to their book. They also almost all disappeared from fandom after the show came out — overwhelmed by the sudden size of it, and some of them quite frustrated by how much the new fans trusted Gaiman.

A lot of them didn’t trust him. No one mentioned assault (or knew about it, I assume); but they talked about him arguing with fans via dm, and about how he used to express distaste toward shippers until the cultural tides shifted. They didn’t like how he’d begun inserting himself into fandom discussions, how because of that people considered him an authority on fan commentary, or how he answered immature asks better left unpublished.

I’m remembering that now, and I hope after all this they’re feeling some sort of catharsis.

[grumpy-gran]

Didn’t imagine this would be what brought me back to BlueSky but it seems to be here that people are actually talking about the Neil Gaiman

Posted by someone who claims to be in Gaiman’s social orbit.

Make of it what you will.

[taraljc]

Transcript of skeets:

Ulorin Vex

Didn’t imagine this would be what brought me back to BlueSky but it seems to be here that people are actually talking about the Neil Gaiman allegations and I have some things to say 1/5

I’ve been hesitant to comment because Neil is in my wider social circle and there are people very dear to me who are close to him and are being directly Impacted by all of this but after weeks of lurking/getting mad at the victim-blamers I feel like I need to add my voice to support these women 2/5

Around 2010 my ex told me that Neil Gaiman had asked if he knew any young women he could send to “keep him company” while he was working alone in a remote part of Scotland. He stipulated that they be “interesting but not interesting enough to fall in love with” 3/5

That always stuck with me even though I didn’t acknowledge the creepiness of the entire request until much later.

I’ve attached some screenshots (with permission) from a private conversation about this I had back in 2022. AA/A is my ex to clarify. 4/5

August 1st 2022 Ulorian Vex: I understand if you don't want to say but is straight white elder goth fave Neil Gaiman?  (to clarify, I ask because I remembered something recently my ex told me about him that was really creepy but I totally brushed it off 12 years ago because I was naive and starstruck) friend: oh shit, just seeing these! I really check messenger so there's a big old pile of credible allegations against NG, yes. It's one of the worst kept open secrets in the entertainment biz.  I was completely naive and starstruck myself until more recently. was it AA who told you? I'd imagine N's creep factor becomes more obvious when he's around other predatory men.  UV: I knew it! Yes he apparently asked a to "send" him a young woman of A's choosing to "keep him company and" while working in some remote place with the stipulation that they be "Interesting but not so interesting that I would fall in love with them." It was so odd and creepy like he was literally asking A to pimp his young women friends  friend: yep. that tracks . UV: The glee with which a told me about this request was also gross like he hoped to have that kind of influence one day  friend: they are all too high on their own supply and have been for decades  UV: It is so so bad. Neil in particular is so beloved, I feel weird even telling people, like even my most supportive friends that would be the one person they decide to turn a blind eye to

I’ve removed a LOT of the conversation to protect people who haven’t gone public but suffice to say there is a pattern of behavior dating back to at least the 90s. 5/5

[velvetminefield]

More coverage on the tortoise media podcast from Rolling Stone, and a bit more substantive than their reporting on the first episodes. (also I’m just going to start blocking out images of NG because I don’t want to look at his face). https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/neil-gaiman-two-more-women-allege-sexual-assault-1235073080/

Two more women have come forward with allegations of sexual assault and abuse against Neil Gaiman following the initial accusations about th

[mens-rights-activia]

Neil Gaiman…

[mens-rights-activia]

Context:

Exclusive: Two more women accuse Neil Gaiman of sexual assault and abuse - Tortoise

First on-the-record allegations against the author allege abuse going back to 1986 and reveal another non-disclosure agreement, this one wit

[jiggit]

For those who are sceptical of Tortoise's coverage, here is an account on a separate podcast from a different woman, whose encounter dates to 2012, and who has not been linked to Tortoise. This episode was released on 28 July 2024.

Episode Description Claire (she/her) uses a pseudonym to share her story about being groomed and sexually coerced and manipulated by world-renowned author Neil Gaiman. We discuss the power of stories and fame, and she shares how journaling, therapy, and friendships have helped her find her center in her own story. We originally spoke in 2022, and at that time she decided she wasn't ready, but said that if other survivors came forward, she would join them. Several weeks ago two women came forward and shared abuse stories about Neil Gaiman. Claire reached out to me to support herself and them and all survivors by sharing her story today. Support the podcast at patreon.com/papillondeboer

[themoonking]

elaborating on a post from last night.

back when the good omens show first came out, i saw this fandom quickly dismiss concerns transfems had about the transmisogynistic tropes present in the show, the book, and gaiman's other work. i saw this fandom praise a depiction of a man disguising himself as a woman with the sole intention of gaining access to a child and influencing them into evil as a bold, positive representation of gender nonconformity. unfortunately i, being very young at the time and not as familiar with transphobia as it applied to trans women as i was with how it applied to myself (a tme enby), was part of this dismissal. i, like many other good omens fans, participated in brushing aside trans women's valid concerns in favor of supporting neil gaiman's bullshit. but i have since left the fandom, learned, and realized how fucked up it was.

so it's honestly sickening to see this same fandom now use defense of and support for trans women as a shield to excuse neil gaiman's bullshit once again. i believe that tortoise media had motives for wanting to break the story that had more to do with gaiman's milquetoast support for trans rights than they did concern for his victims, but i also believe the victims. i wish scarlett and k had come forward about their abuse with literally any other outlet, and it's entirely possible that one or both of them have bigoted beliefs about trans people themselves, but i'm not going to dismiss what they went through just because they aren't perfect victims or perfect people.

it's without question that gaiman had sexual relationships with both of these women, both being in their early 20s while he was in his 40s and 60s, one being a fan he met when she was a teenager and the other being his employee, respectively. that alone should make you want to distance yourself from him and his work. it also seriously makes me doubt his innocence that his own defense of himself is that k is just still so upset about the way their relationship ended that she's making sa allegations to get back at him almost two decades later and that scarlett is literally delusional and has created false memories of assault due to a medical condition that she does not fucking have.

we have seen time and time again that victims get absolutely no reward for coming forward about abuse, especially so when their abuser is a wealthy public figure. the idea that women are incentivized to create false allegations is a straight up lie and i had thought, after you all were fooled by depp and his pr team not too long ago, that we had all moved past believing it, but i guess fucking not.

[spockgirl]

i’ve said this about many celebrities before but I just want to say that smugness about allegations of abuse because you don’t like a famous person or their work or fanbase is one of the most inhumane reactions you can have

[spockgirl]

[inkatesbush]

Article summarizing and linking to the podcast eps about this

[feluka]

yeah unless you're new here you'll know we fucking despise gaiman's disgusting ass around here but this is NOT the time to be 'gleeful' that his 'wholesome' reputation will finally collapse because 1- that's insensitive as fuck to the victims and 2- it is already horrible that his zionism was not 'enough' for people and it needed to 'get worse'. if anything you're about to see an even more insufferable wave of fan apologists and defenders and let's have some tact about who really matters here. the old man will be gone sooner or later but his victims will carry this with them for the rest of their lives.

[grrrenadine]

The angel Aziraphale, proud proprietor of a quirky little bookshop.

[two-nipples-maybe-more]

drawing aziraphale is therapeutic, actually

[two-nipples-maybe-more]

drunken philosophising is a longstanding tradition for these two

[capinejghafa]

good omens + poc representation (s1 & s2)

[lindissi]

"I'd just like to say," he said, "if we don't get out of this, that... I'll have known, deep down inside, that there was a spark of goodness in you." "That's right," said Crowley bitterly. "Make my day."

[sadafkart]

you need to sober up!

[askajcrowley]

[royharper]

white batfam fans are scary like they completely colonised all the characters of colour, reduced them to stereotypes, and changed their narratives to fit their agenda. even when they try to be “diverse” it’s literally just caricatures like for ex dick’s romani so he’s flighty and overly sexualised or jason’s latino bc he’s angry and grew up poor, and it’s just so gross. and don’t even get me started on duke, cass, and damian i just do not trust them w these characters lmao

dick duke damian and cass are for bitches of color only from now on i do not TRUST white ppl with them. stop making racebend hcs of your white faves until you learn how to act when it comes to characters who are already canonically nonwhite

[a-poc-alypse]

Also another funny thing of note.... I got into maggotnut archedchive back in 2016 liked it just fine thought it Decent n i relistened in 2019 dec bc of the fandom growing fucking huge so i thought i was in the wrong n just wasnt paying attn or whtvr ..... Finished by jan, found out tht no my opinion hadnt changed n got v tired of it All bc of fandom.

Which is...... remarkably similar of wht happened w me and güd ohmans, cept i got into it in 2012 and actually liked it alot...burned out on fandom only caring abt a/c by 2017 tried to start this blog up again bc of the Big New Fandom.... Got burned out in a record like five months bc once again once a fandom grows beyond like .... A hundred ppl.... I refuse to go into the tags im already predisposed to ulcers