With all the hate towards J.K Rowling (deserved) and lets say Kanye West for example, you can enjoy the art but can you really separate what they create from what they say?

  • Apytele@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    I wonder how many people in these comments love an artist that someone else finds objectionable / harmful because they just don’t personally empathize with the people their fav has marginalized.

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      22 hours ago

      I absolutely loved Alex Grey’s art for years and years without actually looking into the guy. Turns out he’s a cult leader and he fucked a corpse. Lots of his fans know about it and excuse it just because they listen to Tool