As a youtuber and Vlogger I do not usually write articles online, but I felt so strongly about this topic that I had to.
In recent months comic book writer and legend of the Industry Geoff Johns name has been sullied by a smear campaign from various disgruntled ex-employees of Warner Brothers. At many points, the claims seem to have had substance and nobody who claims they have suffered racism in the workplace should be ignored or felt unheard. I stand with all people who have suffered any type of discrimination.
However, when words like racism or sexual misconduct are thrown around I believe it is the duty of the media to report fairly both sides. These are allegations that when hung over someone's head, can literally destroy careers. Like with all things in this age of cancel culture the media will jump on board to publish as many articles outlining and detailing unsubstantiated 'accusations' of guilt, yet any exculpatory evidence pointing to innocence that surfaces doesn't seem to garner the same traction.
Having read recent headlines you would think that Geoff Johns is an unrepentant racist who does not have any defenders at all, especially those who are people of color. Well, it turns out quite the opposite is true. In an article published by USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2021/04/06/justice-league-ray-fisher-details-alleged-inappropriate-conduct/7113428002/ reporters reached out to Johns' ex-wife Anissa Dorsey who stood by her former spouse, claiming she "will always believe he is innocent of these racist stories and fictitious allegations against him."
She also went on to say that "I am a proud, beautiful, strong and intelligent black woman from Louisiana and I ran to California to escape real racism," she said. "Geoff has enjoyed and been a part of a black family since 2000 and someone’s bad feelings cannot erase that time nor the truth."
This came on the heels of Ray Fisher, once again taking to twitter to state "
Forrest added that she and her staff reached out twice to everyone Fisher asked them to as well as every cast and crew member on "Justice League" who wanted to speak with them.
Of course Ray Fisher's passionate fans used the words of this former officer of the law to crucify Geoff Johns, John Berg, Walter Hamada and many others online. In recent times Warner Media has backed away from the Snyderverse, a move that has led many reasonable fans to hashtag and tweet about their love of the director, but it has also birthed a toxic fanbase who have used claims of misconduct to run Geoff Johns and many others out of their jobs. So much so that when Geoff appeared to discuss his new show Superman and Lois, many Snyder fans attacked him for even having the gall to show his face. His twitter has been inactive for near six months now.
I would conclude this article by saying this, in an age where it is so easy for innocents to be attacked by the media, I think it is the responsibility of reasonable fans to speak out against the hypocrasy when someone who once was a social pariah, is shown to have no credible evidence against them. Many media figures from Geoff Johns to Andy Signore of Popcorned Planet have cleared their names, yet stil the media who were so unrelenting in destroying their names have no interest in rehabilitating them, just because they fear saying those 3 dreaded words that inflicts such pain apon the ego "I was wrong"
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