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?

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[–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

If the artist died a long time ago, absolutely. Lovecraft for example has been dead long enough that his horrible views can be looked past.

If they are still alive and causing problems, then not really. Fuck Rowling and Cosby.

Anything in between depends on what they did, whether they reformed, or if the art is completely separate from their behavior.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago*

    I had a woman on a date flip out at me and start screaming at me I was racist for reading Lovecraft.

    His work has been in the public domain for 60+ years. The scary part was this woman was a reporter...

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