Neil Gaiman is using funds to sue his victims though in real time and publicity absolutely increases those funds. The women he abused and the survivors potentially harmed by those lawsuits deserve better. Personally I love many of his female characters but if you’re rightfully excluding JKR because she’s causing continual harm please exclude him too. I know a lot of the creators probably have done bad things and it’s impossible to have a tourney with only Good creators but this is also a man who is hurting people now and has the potential to further anti feminist backlash against victims!

to be clear, my intention in my response to that ask was never to downplay gaiman's horrific crimes or to say that i think it's fine and dandy to financially support him in any way. i agree that the fact that he is continuing to abuse the women he assaulted through the court system is fucking evil, and i sincerely hope that no one give that man a cent of their money ever again. the difference i…