Another thing I'm seeing nice people say about Gaiman: 'I feel stupid for thinking he was a great guy.'

No. You're just nice.

Here's what happened:

Thinking well of someone made you happy because nice people like to do that. As far as you knew, there was no reason not to. So you did.

1/

Nice people are struggling over the revelations on Gaiman, and something I keep hearing is, 'His work had a big influence on how I shaped my own identity.' So here's something to remember:

You did that. He didn't do it for you. 1/