r/TheDragonPrince • u/MrBKainXTR Soren • Nov 06 '19

Announcement Harassment Allegations Megathread

Please keep all further discussion of the workplace harassment allegations regarding Wonderstorm and Ehasz in this megathread.

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Allegations:

https://twitter.com/danikaharrod/status/1191957269774245888?s=20

https://twitter.com/luluryounes/status/1191813982832644096?s=20

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1191924533696950272.html?refreshed=yes

Edit:

Ehasz sort of responded to some of the allegations back in august.
https://twitter.com/generalamayas/status/1192217818965643264

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u/BlazeOfGlory72 Nov 06 '19 edited Nov 06 '19

It seems like Aaron is just an asshole.

Which isn’t a crime, a fact many people seem to forget. Even if all these allegations are true, it doesn’t really mean anything other than that Aaron is kind of a douche and would not be a great person to work for.

There’s really no action or outrage required on the part of the fans or media here. At most, people should be disappointed that a creator they respected is not a nice person in real life.

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u/Epicsnailman Nov 06 '19

I never made a claim that it was a crime. I'm not advocated he be arrested or shot. I'm just disappointed in him, and I don't want to be associated with him or his work, even if his writing is some of the best in the industry.

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u/BlazeOfGlory72 Nov 06 '19

That is totally your right. However, I will let you know that these type of issues are in no way uncommon within the creative industry (movies, television, video games, animation, etc). I guarantee that a large portion of the content you consume has been created, at least in part, by bad people.

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u/Epicsnailman Nov 06 '19

Yeah, I know. And that sucks. I don’t want the show to be canceled. But I do want there to be a change, in Aaron, in the studio, in the industry.

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u/BlazeOfGlory72 Nov 06 '19

That’s fair. There are definitely issues in regard to the working conditions in the industry as a whole that need to be addressed.

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u/Fandomixture Nov 06 '19

I think we all can agree with that. But we have to keep in mind that, as the other user said, we consume a lot of medie created by bad people, who have done truly terrible things.

Aaron is allegedly egocentric and doesn’t value others as he should. At most, he treats his employees really poorly and is not very honest with them (That is a hard pill to swallow, and hard to believe. But is harder to believe that, if he does, he does it because they’re women). So, there is that. Is that truly unforgivable? You know who was worst? Steve Jobs. Has that stopped anyone for consuming apple products? Not me. Not anyone I know.

If all of it is true, would you guys seriously think is enough to cancel him and stop watching the show? He must apologize of course. But that’s not harassing his employees, and I recommend not to take that term lightly.

If he had abused or had sexually harassed women, if he had been disrespectful to them because of their gender, if he’d done SOMETHING of the sort, I would understand the social lynching. The thing is: he’s just been accused of being a bad boss. Is that so bad?

Go and lynch those who really are damaging the industry. Because he is an angel compared to most of them.

And just to make it cristal clear: IF he’s done what these women say he’s done, he must apologize. We should support those who has spoken, because they do seem affected. However, don’t take every word they speak at face value. When there’s a personal issue, no side says 100% the truth.

And yes, let’s make them hear us. Let’s try to make them change the toxic environments they may have at the company.