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?
Hey you said the negative history of the artist made the art more interesting, so i was just saying it’s more nuanced than that. We all (me definitely) own stuff from evil people/ corporations, but art is different because it’s not meant to be functional, it’s meant to make you feel something. It’s more susceptible to changing meaning based on creator than a T- shirt, a phone, or a pair of shoes