PSA regarding 28/11 Facebook Live
Hi all,
This has been a difficult couple of days. We would first like to say we’re so very sorry that this has happened and that it has hurt and angered so many people. Our thoughts go in particular to the young members of the LGBTQ+ community who should under no circumstances have had to hear such language, especially in a space that should be safe.
The language Dom used during yesterday’s Facebook live was inappropriate, hurtful, and unacceptable, and whilst we appreciate his taking accountability and apologising, we understand that this does not erase the incident or the hurt and anger it caused.
We started The Descent is Easy to talk about a show that we love, that we feel is interesting and important, particularly in regards to the representation the show has embraced. We have always tried, as far as is possible, to keep our criticism and our praise separated from our feelings (either positive or negative) about the cast and the other creators behind the show. With this in mind we are going to continue as normal with The Descent is Easy, and hope that you will stick with us too.
There are a lot of people whose hard work and effort goes into making this show, and if at all possible we should not let the idiocy and ignorance of one member of that team cast a permanent shadow on all.
You should know that as of Monday the 27th of November we have recorded all episodes up to the end of season 2a.
If you would like to discuss the incident with either of us, if you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us on our private social media accounts – rutherinahobbit and michellemisfit (tumblr) and Rutherina and michellemisfitx (twitter).
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