With the rise of cancel culture, it’s something that’s got me curious, why are so many works (music, literature, tv shows, etc.) no longer separated from their controversial makers? Is it purely to do with money (e.g. not wanting to give money to people you don’t agree with?) and what about controversial people who are dead? They don’t gain anything, so why isn’t the art separated from the artist? What’s your opinion on this topic?

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[–] [S] -3 points 1 month ago (21 children)

That’s because I didn’t want people to bring politics into this, because the post wasn’t about politics. I’d appreciate it if people could stop behaving like the media and trying to turn everything about politics. That is all. Thank you.

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  • [–] [S] -3 points 1 month ago (19 children)

    Bullshit. There was a time in history when there was no politics (modern, etc.) and human being survived (arguably they even thrived). People try to twist anything into politics now, it doesn’t mean it has to be, if even it were possible, but not so

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (15 children)

    "Cancel culture" is not able to be parted from politics.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 month ago (14 children)

    Depends on the definition. I’m not talking about a political definition, more the raw human emotion of rejecting something for whatever reason they don’t like it — not because it fits into some political ‘theology’

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (13 children)

    more the raw human emotion of rejecting something for whatever reason they don’t like it

    That's politics.

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  • [–] [S] -1 points 1 month ago* (11 children)

    That’s what we call politics, but was not always so. Again, just because we define politics in a modern sense, doesn’t make it always was

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (10 children)

    seems like you're not really sure what you're arguing.

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  • [–] [S] -1 points 1 month ago (9 children)
  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (7 children)

    They're a participant in this conversation. What's it to you?

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  • [–] [S] -2 points 1 month ago* (6 children)

    All I’m saying is: I disagree that politics and art are inherently linked/inseparable. What’s so hard to understand about my point here?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago (5 children)

    Then talk about that instead of trying to shame someone out of conversing with you on this topic.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 month ago (4 children)

    Ok, so I’ll ask you a sensible question: what is your specific definition of politics?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    I still want to know what your definition of politics is, because this:

    I’m not talking about a political definition, more the raw human emotion of rejecting something for whatever reason they don’t like it

    is baffling to me.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 month ago (2 children)

    I agree with Velma’s definition. The problem is, she’s claiming it means something it doesnt

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    What do you think politics is, exactly, that it can be so easily excised from... history, or whatever it is that humans do?

    I don't think there's any point in human history that doesn't have politics deeply ingrained. I don't even think history as a concept can exist without politics. Someone has to decide what to write down.

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