I think he's distanced himself a lot from the social media after some people of our fandom literally tried to cut his throat back in 2023... he hasn't really been engaging that much ever since. good for him tbh
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Was utter utter bullshit. Iβd only just joined the fandom at the time and it took a good while to do much other than lurk after witnessing that dog pile. It was unbelievable.
aug 31, 2025, 7:54 pm β’ 18 0 β’ view
ikr... a lot of us migrated to bluesky right away because it was simply unbelievable what they were doing to Michael... then they tried to cancel Georgia (and David, but he doesn't do socials, so again, good for him), and even Anna. this way from three people who readily talked with us we have none
aug 31, 2025, 7:57 pm β’ 7 0 β’ view
It was the expectation that you could completely character assassinate someone and expect them not to bite back that got me. Take the abuse and do not in any way retaliate or youβre the bully. Awful behaviour.
aug 31, 2025, 8:12 pm β’ 6 0 β’ view
ugh, yeah... it was completely sickening how bloodthirsty and abusive people who claimed to love him a day earlier got. then they talked so badly of him for AGES, nnnope, just remembering it makes me nauseous
aug 31, 2025, 8:15 pm β’ 4 0 β’ view
The block button was my friend for such a long time.
aug 31, 2025, 8:17 pm β’ 4 0 β’ view
same, the second I saw the arseholes I remembered taking part in witch hunting Michael I blocked them here. But remember how they howled that he blocked them? christ, that was an insanity in its own right.
aug 31, 2025, 8:21 pm β’ 2 0 β’ view
I remember one girl in particular. Sheβd had a really back and forth with him literally the day before. She screamed at him the next day, and was apoplectic when he blocked her. What did she expect?
aug 31, 2025, 8:28 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
oh yeah, there were LOTS of people like that! I probably haven't even remembered them all since I couldn't bring myself to see all of that
aug 31, 2025, 8:29 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
I wasnβt confident enough to block yet at that time in the fandom but since moving over to Bluesky, I feel a lot better about finding to good people and locking the bad people out
aug 31, 2025, 8:23 pm β’ 5 0 β’ view
turns out blocking helps to keep one's sanity intact
aug 31, 2025, 8:26 pm β’ 6 0 β’ view
π
aug 31, 2025, 8:30 pm β’ 3 0 β’ view
I honestly did forget about the horrific cancellation attempt
aug 31, 2025, 8:33 pm β’ 3 0 β’ view
OH, OH, THIS CROWLEY NAILS IT, YES
aug 31, 2025, 8:30 pm β’ 2 0 β’ view
well, not completely, since Michael lurks sometimes and is as sweet as ever, but he keeps a healthy distance now
aug 31, 2025, 7:58 pm β’ 2 0 β’ view
Thatβs me too. I joined about a month before he left.
aug 31, 2025, 8:24 pm β’ 9 0 β’ view
oh, damn... you saw the last of their bickering then π₯²
aug 31, 2025, 8:26 pm β’ 3 0 β’ view
Yup. So so many dumbasses. Who knew that many could exist without collapsing the universe.
aug 31, 2025, 8:28 pm β’ 5 0 β’ view
and yet the world still turns... not that bad, since Michael is still out there β€οΈ
aug 31, 2025, 8:30 pm β’ 4 0 β’ view
The bright spot in the universe.
aug 31, 2025, 9:11 pm β’ 3 0 β’ view
yes π₯°
aug 31, 2025, 9:12 pm β’ 3 0 β’ view
Joined 3 months before he left. But it was so entertaining while it lasted. Sad he left because of assholes :(, but better for him most likely. Still happy to see him post from time to time.
aug 31, 2025, 9:36 pm β’ 8 0 β’ view
At least we know he still pays attention to what goes on in his little fandom, even if he canβt really interact with us anymore. I truly donβt blame him for leaving. Heβs got a million things to do and a lovely family. Who needs the heartache of being harassed by a bunch of assholes.
aug 31, 2025, 10:01 pm β’ 10 0 β’ view
this, yes, exactly
sep 1, 2025, 4:19 am β’ 4 0 β’ view
Same. I wasn't very engaged with fandom at all, just observing and rarely responding.
aug 31, 2025, 10:25 pm β’ 2 0 β’ view
Me too. I had just joined and I was hoping we could get silly goofy Michael back
aug 31, 2025, 8:12 pm β’ 9 0 β’ view
That Ship has dipped over the horizon I think. Bullys on the bad place, out and out stalker behaviour at stage doors. Wanna scream βMy dudes, stop ruining pleasant interactions for everyone else. Just be chill. Itβs not hard.β
aug 31, 2025, 8:16 pm β’ 15 0 β’ view
ikr??? If anything, Michael not being around means he has healthy boundaries but it says a lot about cookoos that were and still are around on the net...
aug 31, 2025, 8:19 pm β’ 14 0 β’ view
Also some people were OUT LOUD making very inappropriate conspiracy theories about him and DT and their relationship with their wives.
aug 31, 2025, 10:27 pm β’ 7 0 β’ view
Creepy fuckers.
aug 31, 2025, 10:27 pm β’ 3 0 β’ view
I still shudder. Some of it was very secret which - you do you behind closed doors. But other shit was very open, easily found, and not at all healthy.
aug 31, 2025, 10:28 pm β’ 3 0 β’ view
they still are, it's yuck... I just have them blocked because what the fuck. those four joking is one thing, but people going apeshit and shipping them is, ugh...
sep 1, 2025, 4:15 am β’ 4 0 β’ view
I was made privy to some of it and it is VERY VERY VERY uncomfortable. I understand people having fantasies, but some of this was just beyond and coming from an unwell place. Also, these are real human beings who have access to social media.
sep 1, 2025, 3:24 pm β’ 5 0 β’ view
Those people freak me out so much! They are the ultimate βgo touch grassβ candidates, and if I were any of the four, I might consider restraining orders because jeez
sep 1, 2025, 3:27 pm β’ 4 0 β’ view
Literallyβ¦people need to realize when they have taken a joke too far
sep 1, 2025, 3:37 pm β’ 4 0 β’ view
they aren't joking... they very much are not joking...
sep 1, 2025, 3:39 pm β’ 3 0 β’ view
Yeah itβs terrible how much people attacked him. I just wish people didnβt have to ruin it. π₯Ί Itβs good he has that boundary Iβm just sad that we donβt get to see his fun side as much anymore
aug 31, 2025, 8:21 pm β’ 14 0 β’ view
yeah, I'm sad too... I hoped for a long time he'd return... but I do understand why he chose not to
aug 31, 2025, 8:25 pm β’ 8 0 β’ view
And people forget the first thing people did when they migrared to Bluesky was get on his ass about that piece of shit still on his follow list.
aug 31, 2025, 10:26 pm β’ 4 0 β’ view
migrated
aug 31, 2025, 10:26 pm β’ 2 0 β’ view
yep... that's what I also said, they jumped his throat asap, so he vanished again (no surprise)
sep 1, 2025, 4:17 am β’ 2 0 β’ view
yeah, same ππ but he did well for himself tbh, there are arseholes who will still try to attack him even now, I'm glad he stays away instead of taking that. the moment he appeared here there were people who jumped his throat about Gaiman. is2g, ppl think he owes them something, it's insane
aug 31, 2025, 8:17 pm β’ 3 0 β’ view
Yeah, that was particularly bad. Youβre not responsible for the things your friends do behind closed doors. If you donβt like someone, donβt interact with them. The power of anonymity is frightening.
aug 31, 2025, 8:20 pm β’ 3 0 β’ view
yes, that's truly frightening. plus it's frightening how people forget he's a human being, he has feelings, they respect none of that. He's still kind enough to be lurking around, Georgia just threw the table and marched out
aug 31, 2025, 8:24 pm β’ 4 0 β’ view
Excuse me, whaaaaaattt???????
aug 31, 2025, 10:45 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
right after the conflict began with Palestine and Israel (so we basically knew that hamas attacked and Israel counterattacked) Michael commented something along the lines of every war being harmful and he wishes both sides to resolve it quickly (don't ask me for details,
sep 1, 2025, 4:12 am β’ 2 0 β’ view
I don't remember, it's been two years), but it just backfired, people called him an old idiot, a Zionist, were so rude and harmful that he started to block them and they just went into a mass hysteria over him blocking them. It was a thing...
sep 1, 2025, 4:12 am β’ 3 0 β’ view
terrible tbh, I couldn't believe it's the good omens people. Lots of us just migrated here then because the insanity was unbelievable. Gaiman said something like that too at the time and he also got a backlash. Georiga got attacked for NOT commenting
sep 1, 2025, 4:12 am β’ 3 0 β’ view
(same as David, but he never saw for obvious reasons). Even Anna got attacked. So they all just poofed from twitter. The worst bit was when the shit with Gaiman surfaced I saw some smug comments saying "Yes, you can separate work from the author/actors, we've been hating on him for months" -
sep 1, 2025, 4:12 am β’ 3 0 β’ view
they just failed to mention why
sep 1, 2025, 4:12 am β’ 2 0 β’ view
lotsa aipac $$$ to fuel the hate all around
sep 1, 2025, 8:56 pm β’ 1 0 β’ view
*literally* literally!?
aug 31, 2025, 9:00 pm β’ 2 0 β’ view
no, no! like, they tried to cancel him in a very brutal way, they were so rude, seriously, just a bunch of bullies, calling him old idiot and stuff like that, it was hard to watch
aug 31, 2025, 9:01 pm β’ 3 0 β’ view
Oh gosh, okay I'm glad it wasn't that physical but yeah I did vaguely hear about that (I joined just a year ago now) but didn't realize it was that awful. What a damn shame; why are people so needlessly awful? And like, to the kindest man on earth, ugh.
aug 31, 2025, 9:05 pm β’ 4 0 β’ view
tbh, you didn't lose much, it was hard to take π
aug 31, 2025, 9:07 pm β’ 2 0 β’ view
What were "they" even mad about?
aug 31, 2025, 9:49 pm β’ 3 0 β’ view
I believe they were upset with how he spoke about the Palestine genocideβ¦they called him a Zionist which I canβt believe π«©
aug 31, 2025, 10:15 pm β’ 3 0 β’ view
aug 31, 2025, 10:29 pm β’ 4 0 β’ view
yeah, that's the gist of it... if you wanna read up, I tried to summarise, but my memory's a bit wonky (it's been two years) bsky.app/profile/hine...
sep 1, 2025, 4:14 am β’ 2 0 β’ view
The problem is, it all got collated with sth else, where people were rude to Michael and he blocked them. He didn't block for them calling to him to perform like some monkey and say 'the right words' or else he's a Zionist. I wasn't there, but @imogell.bsky.social tried to explain it to me once.
sep 1, 2025, 12:57 pm β’ 4 0 β’ view
I think I said the same tbh? It all boiled down to them being hysterically terrible and him doing the thing any sensible human being would do, which only made it all worse and them more aggressive
sep 1, 2025, 1:03 pm β’ 3 0 β’ view
Ah yeah The thing a lot of these people overlooked was that Michael's tweets were in support of an MP who had recently been suspended for saying "from the river to the sea", a widely known pro-palestine statement. People just wanted to be angry and twist itβ call him out. He is a UNICEF ambassador.
sep 1, 2025, 3:10 pm β’ 5 0 β’ view
Yep. That was the end of it. You can draw a thick, thick line between the time before that day and the time after. It was never the same.
aug 31, 2025, 10:24 pm β’ 4 0 β’ view
yeah... I know, it can be felt. but I'm glad he's protecting himself, because he's not a sewage to take their shit
sep 1, 2025, 4:18 am β’ 1 0 β’ view