A planned series about the 2016 Ghost Ship fire from Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman has been scrapped after community outcry
, “You have no connection to our community and have no right to tell this story. Profiting off our grief will only bring a firestorm of criticism and opposition from all of us.”, “Maybe wait 10 years, or maybe never, for something like this. And make sure it comes from the community, not some outsiders swooping in for money. I don’t care how talented they are or how many awards they have, you can’t just do something like this and not even inform the people who are still grieving.
feature on Ghost Ship and Harris had caused some strife among survivors and victims’ families: “Her piece was so sympathetic to Max Harris — he was being allowed to escape accountability. He wasn’t the only one responsible, sure, but he was responsible,” she says.opening up her e-mail to people who wanted to voice their concerns. In announcing their decision to shelve the show, Waldman and Chabon said, “We believe that there is a conversation to be had about the propriety of telling the story of the Ghost Ship, and about the identity and moral responsibility of those who tell it, but clearly it’s not a conversation that can be conducted without causing further pain to the living victims of this tragedy.
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