Forsher wrote:Xmara wrote:You make a good point, though I once had an unfortunate online encounter with someone who acted like reading Harry Potter makes you irredeemable. Or at least that's the impression they gave off.
It would be a better point if it wasn't merely undercut by not just your anecdote but a post made in this very (and not long) thread hours before:Katganistan wrote:You can separate the art from the person. Whether you should and decide to do so is a different story, and up to you.
Understand that your choice may upset friends who vehemently feel said artist should be shunned for their actions/views.
As I see (below) you have both subsequently agreed, this conversation is evidently about defending the morality of separating the two.Xmara wrote:And that is a question that keeps me up at night.
That and is it fair to judge someone for liking art that was created by a bad person if they don't know what that person did? I didn't know anything about the allegations surrounding Michael Jackson until just a couple of years ago. Should I have looked him up before listening to his music to make sure I didn't accidentally enjoy a bad person's art? Should I vet all artists in the future before enjoying their works?
When Michael Jackson died he was Wacko Jacko and essentially everyone in the world knew he was probably a paedophile. Ten years later and suddenly everyone was shocked that he had this paedophilia (or, at least, pederastery) cloud hanging over him.
It's honestly surprising there's no mainstream conspiracy theory alleging whoever had the rights to the royalties of his music had Jackson assassinated.
I was just a kid when he died. I really had no idea.