Women’s claims of sexual abuse must be heard – unless they’re about master storyteller Neil Gaiman, apparently | Marina Hyde

These are dark days for kink-shaming’s corner, but thank heavens for embattled famous men fighting it.

Sean Diddy’ Combs is on remand facing sex trafficking charges and about 120 lawsuits alleging drugging and sexual abuse, including of teenagers and minors.

Neil Gaiman is accused of sexual assault, coercion and misconduct by eight young women.

In our era, people have righteously debunked the myth of the perfect victim.

Harvey Weinstein , once exposed, was the perfect perpetrator.

Sexual abuse is overwhelmingly likely to be carried out by someone you know, who you may be related to or in a relationship with, and who is pretty nice to you some of the time.

Perhaps this is why many fans of the master storyteller Neil Gaiman are refusing to listen to the less appealing accounts of those women who allege he took advantage of them.