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Geeks of Color co-founder under fire for reported plagiarism, harassment
 
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Superhero Feed founder Jumah Eid, formerly Jace Reid, has a reputation for taking things. Recently, he took his popular Twitter account and turned it into Comic Book Now!, to serve as a branch for geek news site ComicBook.com, where he’s a social and community coordinator.
Earlier this week, Michael Dorian Parks accused Eid of stealing the Geeks of Color Twitter account (@GeeksofColor) for his own personal use. Eid helped start Geeks of Color last year, along with Parks, who wanted to build a community of diverse comic book fans. However, Eid hadn’t been involved for months.
Parks said Eid gave him full control so he could focus on Superhero Feed, which had grown to more than 250,000 followers by that time.
Parks told the Daily Dot that Eid demanded to be given the new password for the Twitter account. Parks was hesitant but he relented when Eid threatened legal action.
Soon after, Eid reportedly locked Parks out of the account, changed the password, and turned it into a personal Twitter account, renaming it @ItsJumah.
(...) If you look up Jumah Eid on Google, not much comes up, except for an interview with Talk Nerdy With Us where he discusses his work on Superhero Feed and, most importantly, his dedication to LGBTQ representation in comic books and geek culture.
(..) If you search his previously used name, Jace Reid, you’ll find something else entirely—several people accusing Reid of online harassment and theft.
According to multiple online sources dating back to Superhero Feed’s start in 2014, Eid has published dozens of stolen images, memes, and videos without giving credit.
(...) An unchanged Superhero Feed YouTube page contains several movie trailers, clips, and featurettes. None of the ones viewed contained permissions, courtesies, or credits. They were basically copied and pasted.
(...) In a now-deleted Tumblr post, an admin for the Marvel Cinematic Universe Facebook page wrote how Eid, a former page admin himself, took several images from the group’s Facebook page and posted them on his account, removing logos and even watermarks.
“I cannot, WILL NOT, sanction this plagiarism and cowardice,” the admin wrote. “We’ve tried pointing this out, and asking [Eid] to stop. He has blocked me and several others, and deleted posts that clearly show he’s stolen content.”
Eid also has a reputation for harassing people online, including celebrities. He made headlines last August when Superhero Feed mocked Iggy Azalea, prompting a full-blown Twitter fight where he made fun of her music and accused her of having ghostwriters. He also lashed out against The Flash CW star Grant Gustin after the actor unfollowed Superhero Feed on Twitter, calling him a “bitch.” (
Eid looks to have had multiple personal accounts on Twitter, where he’s engaged in harassment against fans, strangers, and critics. (...) Pictured tweets from these accounts show he’s mocked feminists and called people names. At least two pictured messages show Eid telling people on Twitter to kill themselves, which was especially criticized given Eid’s stated advocation against mental-health stigma.
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