i wish people in fandom spaces wouldn't couch the (alleged) crimes of creators in such vague terms. "Gaiman is controversial right now" NO, Gaiman has been accused of rape by several women. "DC probably won't reprint a lot of 90s green lantern because Gerard Jones is problematic." NO, Gerard Jones was convicted of possession of child pornography. "controversial" and "problematic" do not accurately convey what is going on remotely and if anything play down what these people have done.
J.K. Rowling isn't "controversial", she's funding the genocide of transgender people.
The other thing, of course - and I feel like this is deliberate - is that using these vague terms makes it easy to lump anyone the speaker merely dislikes in with these actual, real predators and fascists. If I play pretend with my dolls in a way you don't like and you want to make me go away, you can simply start telling people that I'm "problematic" or "controversial", and they'll mentally categorise me alongside the above-mentioned bastards without you having to specify what I actually did.
Use the correct language, god damn it. Call them what they are.



















