I usually don’t make posts like this but after some consideration, I’ve decided to make this because there are a lot of Dragon Prince fans that aren’t aware of this and this information is important.
Two weeks ago, it’s come to light that Aaron Ehasz, a head writer of Avatar: The Last Airbender and the co-creator of The Dragon Prince, has had a history of misogynistic, gaslighting, and abusive behavior (here’s another article). While the threads are linked in the article, I’ll also link the tweet threads here:
Diandra Lasrado’s tweet thread about working with Ehasz at Riot Games: (x)
Danika Harrod’s and Lulu Younes’s threads about working at Wonderstorm and with The Dragon Prince team: (x) (x)
Sometime after the news came out, Giancarlo Volpe, an executive producer at Wonderstorm and also a director/producer on The Dragon Prince, not only left TDP but also Wonderstorm as well (x). I would like to add that Lasrado has stated that Volpe’s a cool dude and a great ally (x). Sadly, it appears that Volpe wasn’t respected when working at Wonderstorm (and after).
Since these allegations, Ehasz came out with a statement…It wasn’t very good (if you’re doing things that are similar to what people have accused you of doing in your apology, it’s not a good apology). (x)
Considering this tweet Harrod made, it appears Ehasz still hasn’t changed. Not to mention, these tweets made by Sheena McFeely regarding Amaya also confirm that Ehasz doesn’t listen to those that live the experiences of characters he creates:( x), (x), (x), (x)
Harrod and Younes’s responses to Ehasz’s apology: (x), (x)
Although this next part is in the second article, I’m still putting it in the post: Ehasz has also been shown chatting with a fan about Claudia’s sexuality, claiming that Claudia’s bi (x). Harrod retweeted the thread by explaining that not only is Claudia being bi not true, whenever someone suggested Claudia not being straight, Ehasz would shut the idea down: (x). Not only is this unprofessional (Harrod has even stated she warned Ehasz not to privately DM fans (x) and Harrod herself had to ignore this fan because there’s no main LGBT rep (x)), but it’s also extremely manipulative.
Here’s a mini thread that a fan made talking about Ehasz lying to him about the reason Harrod and Younes left Wonderstorm: (x) (for clarification: the reason for the date being in August is because the fan in question made tweets back in August wondering why female employees were leaving Wonderstorm and having concern over their well-being)
And here are tweets explaining that Ehasz hasn’t been honest over the state of The Dragon Prince’s future: (x), (x)
Despite all of this, the women that have come forward have said they don’t want fans to boycott Dragon Prince: (x), (x), (x). They’ve also stated many times that a majority of those working at Wonderstorm are very nice people, it’s just that there are a couple bad apples at the top.
DON’T harass/send death threats to Ehasz and people that still work at Wonderstorm, the VAs, and people that run the official TDP twitter/Tumblr accounts Harassment and death threats NEVER do anything and just. Why. Why even do that? That’s not and has never been cool.
A TDP fan has created a Discord as a way for fellow fans to discuss creating a joint statement requesting Ehasz to write a better apology and as a way to stand with the women who’ve come forward: (x), (x)
I genuinely love TDP. I find the story and characters so wonderful, but due to Ehasz’s current behavior, I think I’m taking a break until further notice.
Regardless of whether or not you’ll continue watching TDP, please believe the women that have come forward and spread/reblog this information around.
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