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Who is an artist or public figure you still enjoy despite them being cancelled for bad behaviour? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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It's something I struggle with. Some bad news comes out about some public persona doing something shitty and they get cancelled. But sometimes I really struggle with giving up the things they've made because I like them. There are also occasions where the person has been accused of something and it doesn't seem true to me, or I think they're genuinely sorry and have been punished enough, and the context isn't being considered.

What do you think? Who do you feel conflicted about enjoying?

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[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Borns made some of the best indie pop on the radio, got in trouble for grooming, disappeared. One of the most heartbreaking losses musically for us. Then years later tried a comeback but seems to be an unrepentant whiny bitch now, the song he released was so bad. It seems to have broken him.

I still think his early stuff is so good.

Ender's Game is a great book, and I did keep my Neil Gaiman books, the ones I already have.

I think in general (obviously there are exceptions) broken people make the greatest art, it's hard to have that drive when you don't have some sadness inside you, dissatisfaction, some missing part you are trying to fill. And with old guys (not Garrett Borns) they did grow up in a different time - I don't think that excuses them, but it does explain it. My mom thought Jerry Lee Lewis marrying his 14 year old cousin was scandalous but wouldn't have thought it criminal or really wrong.