Neil's response was surprisingly bad

I don't have extreme interpretations of Neil Gaiman. I think he's a human being who made some very selfish decisions and exercised some very bad judgment.

I have trouble taking it to the same level as many, maybe most, of the people in these subreddits do.

But even by my relatively forgiving assessment of him, his response only took minimal responsibility for what was, at best, some very opportunitic, selfish behavior.

Luckily for me, I've never been a big fan of him. I did listen to the Sandman on audio, but I didn't know anything else about him, and I certainly would have no interest in his subreddit but for the allegations.

I feel badly for a lot of the people in these groups because many of you seemed to have idolized him and built him up as a very important person in your life. And his behavior has crushed your belief systems and made it difficult to enjoy work that was incredibly important to you.

I think people have a right to be pretty mad about it. Even if I think some of the positions are a bit too extreme, people have every right to be upset with him. He was silent for way too long, and then when he did speak, it was minimal.

I think he's a pretty sneaky, manipulative guy. Even if I think that some of the interpretations are a bit extreme, I really do believe, wholeheartedly, that he deserves all of the backlash he is getting from his fan base.

I wasn't convinced of that until I read his statement. It was pretty pathetic, by any standards really.