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Do you believe in separating the work from the artist? (piefed.ca)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/ask@piefed.social
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I personally don’t because I view giving any kind of support as subsidising their problematic views.

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[–] 28 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

If support of the art is in turn supporting the artist in hurting other people, there is no separation, just a lie we tell ourselves to avoid cognitive dissonance.

If the artist is dead, or otherwise unable to hurt people, then and only then is it possible to separate the two

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago

    It also depends on the nature of what the artist did. I already own all the Sandman books, so reading them doesn’t further help Neil Gaiman, but I don’t think I’d ever be able to read them again anyway. Other artists whose crimes weren’t as horrible, I might be able to pick up again without greatly degrading my enjoyment of the work (although I can’t think of any authors on my shelf off the top of my head that would apply to)

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