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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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[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Yes.

Liking this painting does not make you a Nazi.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

I’ve seen better from people who don’t kill others. Maybe those artists deserve some of this attention you’re just throwing away here.

[–] Mesa@programming.dev 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Yes, because art is always a one-dimensional competition and my appreciation is a scarce and perishable resource.

[–] mrcleanup@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

Whether or not other artists deserve more attention is kind of beside the point. The point is that people are complicated and multifaceted and both good and bad things can come out of a person. None of us are all one thing.

Clearly JK created something that was loved around the world, but clearly she also doesn't know how to coexist and empathize beyond her prejudices. The bad thing didn't erase the good thing from existence, but it certainly complicates our relationship with it.