radmona asked: Hey Emily, are you aware that polyglotplatypus is a pedophile? Supposedly you’re friends with them and I feel like you should know this.
I’m aware of the rumours. I’m also aware that they’re not true.
Someone made them up a very long time ago because they disliked him, and they’ve circulated ever since.
Because this website is full of teenagers. And teenagers throw around accusations that ruin people’s reputations over petty reasons. Then the reasons get forgotten and the accusations stick around, being perpetuated by people who heard it from someone who heard it from someone.
The particular reason at play here was shipping drama, if you can believe that. People forget how heated that stuff got.
I’ve looked into this myself before. PGP okayed me sharing screenshots of the conversation. Nothing I found in any callouts conflicts his account, so I’m more inclined to believe the person I’ve known for years and has done nothing problematic in living memory, than the account of random asker #whatever.
Apparently there’s a callout post circulating right now that also implicates me just for… daring to question what other people tell me to do, I guess. Anyway, people following me know I’m not a pedophile and wouldn’t associate with one. So whatever.
