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Can you separate art from the artist ?

That is to say, can you appreciate art for its own sake, even if its artist is revealed to be despicable personally, for example, someone who was an excellent musician, actor ot producer but committed sexual assault, cheated on partners, was openly anti-Semitic or racist ?

If some ills are more acceptable to you than others, where do you draw the line ?
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HannibalAteMeOut · 22-25, F
I can, I mean I still enjoy the movie or music without thinking of what a horrible person they are, but after that I do want justice so I hope as people they get what they deserve. It's easier to do it with someone who's already dead, like you know no matter how much of their art you consume, they will not earn from it in any way. But with those who are alive, the dilemma is do I still want them to be popular and continue earning despite what they've done? Also if they've been proven to have done a crime and justice is dealing with them, I leave it up to the system, but if they're openly racist or have done things that the system cannot punish them for I think do they deserve to get away with it so easily? And that's where "cancel culture" comes, it's a way to let people know that they're still the means of getting these people rich and giving them a platform they can spread their harmful ideologies on. If an artist has been questionable and people stay away from their art, it's a logical thing. I don't know where I draw the line yet, the thing with me is I don't idolize any of them so I'm never surprised when it turns out x,y,z are abusers, racists etc. If I like something I'm not going to turn my head from it because the person who created it is bad, I guess I can try to limit how much that person will earn from me though.
helenS · 36-40, F
@HannibalAteMeOut I stopped listening to Roger Waters' solo albums when I found out that he supports the BDS movement. That was an easy one, because his solo output is inferior anyway. Question is: should I still listen to the Floyd, knowing that each time I click on a song, Mr. Waters will receive some money from me? 😐
HannibalAteMeOut · 22-25, F
@helenS that's another one, nowadays there are many people earning from a single piece, it's difficult to say I will support the director but not the actor.
@helenS that is one of the reasons I like him 😂