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CW: grooming, sexual abuse.
For a few years now, I've felt tangential to online communities, in my participation & emotional investment. This has felt pretty natural honestly. There are folks with perspectives on issues I should be listening to, because my privilege blinds me
For a few years now, I've felt tangential to online communities, in my participation & emotional investment. This has felt pretty natural honestly. There are folks with perspectives on issues I should be listening to, because my privilege blinds me
The communities & brands I had the strongest parasocial relationships had Adam as a central figure. I tunes in to every episode of a lot of the shows, paid subscriptions to access extra content.
That parasocial connection, that investment makes me want to accept contrition at face value & on good faith, stay a fan.
But I see what fans are capable of forgiving & even defending.
But I see what fans are capable of forgiving & even defending.
I see the harm fans can do to victims & folks affected by the actions of those with social capital.
So I'm listening to the voices speaking out. To the folks directly affected, & to my expectations of my own behaviour.
So I'm listening to the voices speaking out. To the folks directly affected, & to my expectations of my own behaviour.
I'm cancelling subscriptions & distancing myself from those communities. Not because I think it will have impact but for myself.
I didn't recognize it at the time, but on reflection I've experiences something similar to the scene in question, where an adult took advantage of me as a young teen. I've felt the pressure to not say no, & had a situation thrust on my I didn't have the context for.
No-one has called for me to take action, & I'm not calling for anyone else to take similar action. The brands & celebrities I'm distancing from are going to keep existing & won't notice my absence since I barely participated in the first place.
I'm reaching the point where I'm realizing celebrity is never good & is just 1 more vector that can be leveraged to enable abuse, intentional or otherwise.
My heart & support goes out to the players, audience, & folks in the larger ttrpg community affected by this.
My heart & support goes out to the players, audience, & folks in the larger ttrpg community affected by this.
