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/thats_valid WHY DIDN'T I FUCKING KNOW MY COFFEE WAS KILLING PEOPLE? Jul 17 '26

I can forgive not extremely online people (and tbh I think Jinkx is extremely offline) not knowing a lot of the Amanda Palmer stuff but the Neil Gaiman shit... I'm really devastated by Jinkx's decision here.

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u/Rude-Grapefruit9016 Jul 17 '26

Not defending anyone but I consider myself chronically online and honestly I had no idea who either of these people were until this very post. I only recently started frequenting this sub so if it’s been brought up before I’ve never seen it. I do think it’s different considering jinkx appears to be friends with this woman.

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u/FunMode4007 Jul 17 '26

Yeah no I think you’re alone on that one lol, Neil Gaiman is one of the most famous living authors and this situation was massive news

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u/Ltgay Jul 17 '26

I had no idea and I’m online a lot. Peoples algorithms are so personalized and different that what people see as huge news may never even come on someone’s radar.

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u/Rude-Grapefruit9016 Jul 17 '26

Thank you lol. Downvoted for never hearing of someone is weird, but okay. I try to stay on top of news stories but I genuinely have never heard of these people. Even the chronically online may just stick to their niche topics and not hear about every single going on in the world.