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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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REMsleep · 41-45, F
No. I am very bad about this. I instantly don't care to see movies if the main actor has been a sexual assaulter or said horrible stuff.

I don't know why. Take R Kelly. I can't listen to his music and I really like so much of his music. If its on I'm not going to flip out but, I won't purposefully download it, payfor it.
Everyone tells me Im silly or a downer for feeling that way so sometimes I just shut up but thats how I feel.
@REMsleep I completely understand.