The comics industry is almost impossible for women, it is changing now. Wish I could say this surprised me about Dark Horse, the comics industry or Allie - but it doesn't. Also, considering the slimeball in the White House did the same thing on his reality television series for years...
What I found unsettling about Shawna Gore's post though is the description of the harassment is a description that I've read in a couple of contemporary romance novels back in the early 00s, and around 2015. Except in those - the women were available and physically attracted and it was "consensual". But it is disturbingly close - making me wonder how embedded this is in our culture?
I despised Allie - in part because of how he treated many female fans online and at conventions. But it's not just Allie who needs to be taken to task for it - but the industry and culture that gave the permission to do it. Dark Horse should have fired him in 2015, when the allegations first arose - that would have helped send a clear message that this is not okay. Instead they protected him and blasted the accusers. Kind of glad haven't bought any Dark Horse comics in a while.
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Date: 2020-06-26 05:18 pm (UTC)What I found unsettling about Shawna Gore's post though is the description of the harassment is a description that I've read in a couple of contemporary romance novels back in the early 00s, and around 2015. Except in those - the women were available and physically attracted and it was "consensual". But it is disturbingly close - making me wonder how embedded this is in our culture?
I despised Allie - in part because of how he treated many female fans online and at conventions. But it's not just Allie who needs to be taken to task for it - but the industry and culture that gave the permission to do it. Dark Horse should have fired him in 2015, when the allegations first arose - that would have helped send a clear message that this is not okay. Instead they protected him and blasted the accusers. Kind of glad haven't bought any Dark Horse comics in a while.