‘The Umbrella Academy’ showrunner Steve Blackman was accused of 'toxic, bullying, manipulative, and retaliatory behavior' by 12 staffers.
oh wow, a very detail orientated piece about official hr complaints that have been made. i think it’s safe to say that his employees are being truthful and that this isn’t a hit piece, the accounts are consistent and honestly very believable.
with a lot of the progressive/topical story lines that have been introduced to the tv series (racial equality with alison’s civil rights story line/page’s transition) (while never fixing the misogyny of the original comics, including more misogyny in the show/homophobic undertones and antisemitism) really gave the umbrella academy, and therefore steve blackman, some shine and esteem and builds the idea that someone of good character would include address those topics - which isn’t necessarily true at all. again, there is motivation for people to advocate for the benefit of social prestige which gives them power to get away with being shitty under the table.
same patterns over and over again.
i doubt this will affect the ratings of the final season. might even get them higher ratings.
(06/30/24)
