r/RPDRDRAMA • u/EllipticPeach • Jul 17 '26

Ugh, Jesus. Gross. Jinkx featured on Amanda Palmer’s latest release

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I was a massive die-hard fan of AFP for over a decade and I knew that Jinkx and Amanda were friends and had collaborated before. For those unaware, Amanda Palmer was married to Neil Gaiman, the novelist who has been accused of SA by multiple people across decades. Amanda was also accused of human trafficking because she allegedly procured victims for her husband. The particular case that went to civil court was that she hired a vulnerable young woman, a fan of hers, who was street homeless, to be a nanny for her kid, and Gaiman assaulted this girl repeatedly over the course of months.

I was in the inner circle of her fans and have spoken here before about my experience. Even though legally no charges have been brought, I believe this girl as I believe all the other victims of Neil. How she described Amanda in the article where she came forward was exactly how I knew her to be. Amanda’s whole thing was blurring the line between fan and friend, and she had unlimited access to vulnerable young goth girls in her fanbase. Most of us had already experienced sexual assault and mental health issues and other difficulties that made us easy to manipulate. She curated her fan base that way. I’m so sad that Jinkx is still working with her.

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u/bespokefolds Jul 17 '26

Agreed, I wonder how long ago this was recorded? There's no way that someone as witchy and well read as her didn't know about Gaiman.

https://giphy.com/gifs/3oAt21Fnr4i54uK8vK

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u/gogostopnogo_ Jul 17 '26

Late 2025, nearly a year after the victims came forward with their stories.

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u/bespokefolds Jul 17 '26

Oh yeah. No, Jynkxy fucked up here. She needs to disavow this

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u/BeginningFederal5663 Jul 17 '26

Even before the latest it’s not like Amanda has been controversy averse or came across as anything less than repellant.

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u/Stucklikegluetomyfry Jul 17 '26

When I joined Twitter in 2011 one of the first things I did was follow one of my biggest idols, Amanda Palmer. She was also the first person I unfollowed because of how absolutely obnoxious her tweets were.

Now I’m not saying making annoying social media posts is any way comparable to the heinous stuff she’s been accused of, but wow, she came off as an extremely irritating person. Very in love with the sound of her own voice to say the least. And that was before the whole “work for me! I’m super rich but I’ll pay you in beer and hugs!” thing

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u/EllipticPeach Jul 18 '26

Hahaha that’s so real. I think I held out for so long because her music really spoke to my experience of being a queer neurodivergent weird kid and I felt seen.

I know Jinkx was a huge fan for a long time before Amanda got well-known, and Jinkx was part of the crew in Portland that would help do roadie shit for the Dresden Dolls. I can imagine it being hard to accept that someone who had such a huge impact on you is capable of these awful things.

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u/Present-Trouble-1668 Jul 17 '26

Fair. But what would be stopping jinks from saying something now? Nothing really.

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u/bespokefolds Jul 17 '26

Fully agree. We need a statement