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It's something I struggle with. Some bad news comes out about some public persona doing something shitty and they get cancelled. But sometimes I really struggle with giving up the things they've made because I like them. There are also occasions where the person has been accused of something and it doesn't seem true to me, or I think they're genuinely sorry and have been punished enough, and the context isn't being considered.

What do you think? Who do you feel conflicted about enjoying?

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[–] MrSmith@lemmy.world 1 points 54 minutes ago

Tarantino.

I just know the guy's a dickhole.

[–] early_riser@lemmy.world 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

This is going to get buried, but I miss Bill Cosby, or rather my mental model of him before all that nastiness came out.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Understood. The TV show was totally hilarious.

[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 4 points 2 hours ago

After being burned by a dozen creators, I find it safer for my own emotional well-being to just assume all things beautiful and evocative are made by someone who is secretly a terrible person.

Saves me from the disappointment of finding out later.

I'm constantly surprised when it turns out someone famous isn't getting up to some bad shit.

[–] vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 6 points 3 hours ago

Kanye, the one who said that George Bush doesn't care about Black People, is not the same person as Ye, who said "I'm a Nazi and I love Hitler".

And everything out of Ye's mouth, music and all, is garbage

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 4 hours ago

The Vornheim City Kit is a great resource for urban RPG, even though the author is cancelled.

TBH I tried to understand why, and when I did, stuff was still going through courts. I'm too wary of extrajudicial condemnation to take a side, but his associate, the LotFP guy, always have the ick for his edginess. So I'll continue to enjoy the book I got long ago and forget about them.

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 hours ago

Diddy just wanted to party.

[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago

If you feel like you can only like things made by people who haven't done anything wrong, ever, you're left with Mr Rogers and that's about it. Liking something someone made isn't an endorsement of their actions or opinions. Unfortunately we live in a hyper capitalistic society so buying their stuff can help them with their shitty opinions, so don't buy new Harry Potter stuff, but feel free to enjoy it.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 8 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Phil Spector produced some of the best music of the twentieth century, including one of a handful of bearable Christmas albums in existence. Also he's a fucking murderer. So... bit of a mixed bag, there.

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