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What's an often hated movie/show/game that you experienced, that made you go "I get the hate, but I don't hate it myself"? And how much did you tolerate it? (thelemmy.club)
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I've recently played Resident Evil 6 for the 1st time after playing Resident Evil 4 (an absolute masterpiece) & Resident 5 (a pretty good game). I was already aware of the hate this game got over the years. But after experiencing it, it's only bad in an artificial way. Like yeah, it's nothing like the classic games and it's too much in the action category.

Otherwise, as someone who loves action games, it's a pretty fun game. Especially in Mercenaries Mode, where it's fun to mow down body-horror themed enemies. As a Resident Evil game, it's pretty bad. But...as an action third person shooter with splatter punks, it's quite well executed

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[+] -8 points 4 weeks ago (7 children)

I'm fine with Harry Potter.

I see a lot of hate on the author, I almost don't know what it's about. And don't want to know. I still enjoy books and movies. And will show it to my child. I'm OK with separating the art from the artist.

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  • [–] 33 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    I remember feeling kind of like you some years back and thinking surely this is just drama from terminally online people right? But then I finally did look into it and consider it and I did conclude that the woman really is a huge asshole.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago*

    Yeah, in the same month of this year she threatened to sue amnesty international forcing them to take down a report and posted an upskirt of someone she had a problem with. These aren't the most evil things she's done, but they are some real "are we the baddies" moments

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  • [–] 31 points 4 weeks ago* (1 child)

    You can separate the art from the artist as long as you don’t give her any more money. She’s actively using her wealth to hurt trans people. The new TV series was made just to spite the original actors because they’ve publicly denounced her views and supported trans people.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    I think the high seas is the only ethical way to enjoy her content. I have my childhood hard covers but I’ll never give her money now. She seems truly evil. That’s coming from a Slythern!

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  • [–] 22 points 4 weeks ago*

    She's a raging TERF and proud of it. I know you didn't want to know, but please don't give that woman any money.

    I'm a massive Harry Potter fan, by the way. I can separate the art from the artist and despise the artist at the same time. See also Dickens, Dahl, Wagner, Scott Card, etc.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks ago

    The author is terrible, as a person, and really as a writer too. The books are not examples of great literature, but they are kid's books, they don't have to be. What is super important is that those books helped a lot of kids to become more interested in reading. Just for that, the books have worth in my mind, and they are pretty enjoyable in a way, and they don't have in them the hatred the author has nowadays, which is good.

    The movies are the work of many people, not just hers, and they show real love and have a certain magic in them on how they did the worldbuilding and everything. I wished more of the main people involved in the movies would speak against the authror though.

    But please don't ignore what the author does. Don't avoid it. I am ok separating art from artist, but while the artist is alive and is affecting the world I feel it is important to be aware of what we buy and where we put the money to the best of our ability. There are many ways to enjoy something without giving money to a person full of hatred.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    Not sure why you're getting downvoted.

    Every single person downvoting you likes art from an artist that's a piece of shit. It's inevitable. And you didn't indicate you still financially support the artist, which is what everyone is concerned about. And you shouldn't, because she's a real piece of shit.

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