Yeah, it also gives me some closure with firefly being cancelled... like I the fox executive cancelled Firefly because he didn't like Whedon, now I know why he didn't like him. Or at least a probable reason.

Yeah, this one hurt.

Good Omens too. Can I pretend it was written entirely by Pratchett?

Been looking for this.

Back in the day I scored a ticket to an Amanda Palmer show, was absolutely floored when he showed up mid-act, completely unannounced. He was one of my favourite writers, a friend to Sir Terry Pratchett (RIP) , and on top of that, someone who seemed like a genuine force for good in the world. I remember that show made my year, I felt so incredibly lucky, like finding a bike under the tree when you're 4.

Then Good Omens happened, then Sandman, and I was just genuinely happy to see him getting the accolades and recognition.

Not mincing words here, once the allegations started floating up, I felt so angry and personally betrayed. For every book or show recommendation, for every conversation where I brought him up as one of my personal heroes. I was almost in mourning, I realise that now, and I'm pretty sure my cynicism levelled up as a direct consequence of that experience.

Fast forward to last week or so, where my RSS feed pings with an article from his blog, the first since the scandal began. He's pointing to a journalist investigation that seems to say the whole thing was a hatchet job. He tries to explain, and this being Neil, the words line up and do his bidding. And I want to fucking believe him, I do. But I can't.

The absolute worst thing? In spite of everything, I hope he's really telling the truth. How does that make any fucking sense?

Read books by Tanith Lee.

Gaiman stole the idea of Death, Evil, and Madness being related from her books.

https://bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=tanith+lee

I asked for Sandman two Christmases ago, before everything came out. Im still glad I read it, it's good, but I wish I would've gotten used copies so at least he didn't make money off it

Same. I remember thinking he was such a hero when I was like 8. What a douche canoe.

I heard that his lawsuit against Gawker (which destroyed the company) was actually paid for by Peter Thiel

Bah this one hurt... He didn't just go a bit cookie... Went full nuts

Lucy Lawless on the other hand is a fantastic lady and I love how she calls out Kevin Sorbo

I saw a guy at a music festival a few years ago that had a HUGE lostprophets tattoo across his upper back. Poor guy.

Rest in piss, Ian Watkins

a few chiro strokes, he turned into a nutty right winger, who was jealous of XENA. he even managed to ruin his own show, andromeda.

Is that the band who's lead singer got sent to prison in Norway or Denmark for being a pedophile?

My buddy worked in an area that Will Smith occasionally worked.

At every opportunity, will Smith would go out of his way to meet the people around where he was working, talk with them, get selfies, etc, when there was absolutely no need to do it. This was even later in his career when he was really well-known: he'd be walking down a hallway chatting about electrical stuff with a maintenance guy for no reason. I do believe will smith would also return a shopping cart if tested.

The thing where he assaulted someone else on live TV was either out of character, or every appearance from the years before was out of character; exclusively so.

I refuse to believe Will Smith is irredeemable yet.

To me, Smith will always be a rapper first. He was right: parents just don't understand.

Other people have already confirmed he was a racist, but think Clinical Xenophobe is a more apt distinction. He was a unconformable around minorities, but he was also unconformable about the ocean and the color violet. And he wrote about his discomfort. He didn't write political manifests. This isn't a case of separating the art from the artist, but seeing the art to see the broken person behind it.

Lovecraft deserves some redemption. First of all he wasn't especially racist, just the "normal" amount for his time (take with a grain of salt please!). More importantly he significantly mellowed out in his later years primarily due to exposure to talented black writers which made him realize the error of his ways.

But yeah, I wouldn't ask him to name my void cat.

A lot of his works are still good. I just won't buy new ones, I won't give him any profits.

Same, I thought he was out to try and save the world from climate change. For me the illusion shattered when he tried to kill California HSR because he would make less in cars. It was never about the environment, it was about being "cool" and then cornering the market.

I feel like I was fortunate that as soon as I came to understand there was alot of buzz about this guy I wanted to understand why, did some research, and found out that he got lucky twice with corporate mergers making him alot of money.

Oof, got me panicky for a moment.

he had PR because vince gave it to him, because Hes is a union breaker, he often snitch on other wrestlers if they were trying unionize or complain. so he get goodies from daddy vince. Also jesse ventura dint make things better, since he abandoned the wreslters because they couldnt unionize for the fear of retribution from vince McMahon if they attempted to unionize.

Bill Gates

I remember him as being a scumbag going back to the 80's. Ripping off the Mac GUI, and then going on to bully, absorb and run out of business countless smaller enterprises through strong-arm legal / financial tactics.

What I find most interesting is that Warren Buffet has come right out said it's weird that society will reward people into being billionaires and has publicly stated that there's is for sure a class war going on and billionaires are winning.

I think it's nice he's giving most of his fortune away but disappointing he hasn't called for the system that made his fortune to be dismantled.

i never saw them as rolemodels, its not really somehting that ever connected with me at all, with gates he always seem too snobby and gave off a faek vibe, now we know why.

Damn this was so sad. What kind of a bummer must your childhood have been if Warren Buffett was your hero?

Oh yes, the "I elected a garbage human being because I thought he would be better for the economy despite bankrupting more businesses than any known man alive".

Sad to hear about you Grandmother, but she betrayed so many people by siding with the Nazi.

Why the fuck does a Norwegian care about fraud in the US?

Sorry to hear about yours (and the others in here), mine too, she used to be a clever, kind lady - or I thought she was - now I reflect and realize she fed me poison, abused me, and has no perspective outside of her own shallow little life. I couldn't get her into therapy, and when she started pushing fundraisers for the Good's murderer, I cut her out for good. In response she told me she "won't let" my adult brothers speak to me anymore - yeah that's what I'm talking about, mom. FFS

That is not good. I am sad to hear MAGA is alive and well in Norway. :-(

Honestly, same. She's not as radical as yours, but I had this idea that my mum was clever, sensible, and capable of critical thought. She used to read a lot, made better political arguments compared to my dad, and somehow managed to raise her children into smart individuals. The combination of me growing up, her getting addicted to Facebook, and the pandemic warped my perception of who my mum really was. She forms emotionally-driven opinions, she jumps to conclusions, she's gullible, and she's close-minded.

I don't think she would ever justify killing someone, but she's suddenly anti-vax, she's anti-choice and would vote for anyone who vows to maintain that culture, she's obsessed with drag queens and transgender people, and she gets her news from Facebook. All of her comments involve the phrase, "I've seen the comments on Facebook."

In 2024, I decided to cut contact with her because she kept spreading misinformation and sharing petition links to ban gender-affirming care. And in addition to that, she was preaching about the Olympic ceremony being blasphemous and "woke." My reason for going no-contact with her was that I couldn't bring myself to maintain a relationship with someone who made other people's lives dangerous. Everyone took her side and accused me of causing a drift and being immature because I couldn't handle other people's opinions, apparently.

I ended up talking to her again after a couple of months because I visited my family and I couldn't avoid her. She was going through a tough time and she was crying so I gave in. I still have a relationship with her but only because I actively choose to live as if I don't know those details about my mum. She's otherwise a good person; she donates to charity and she cares about democracy, the environment, and her children. But whenever I remember the kind opinions that she has, I get angry all over again. It sucks because she was indeed more sensible, but her brain got rotten by social media...

oh god please no

Yup. Tis sad as a lot of that stuff was funny.

Probably the earliest celebrity from my childhood who turned out to be a POS. I loved Fat Albert.

Who could have known?

Yeah, the Bill Cosby As Himself set got quoted a lot in my household growing up.

Also, 'Don't Do Drugs'.

Oh man, this makes me think of Hulk Hogan. Talk about a guy who aged like milk.

Getting there is not half the battle.

Here's a virtual hug from a stranger. May the road ahead be smoother and more fulfilling, mate.

Your parent also completely disappointed me. I saw the Netflix documentary.