nick_md wrote:I've decided to separate art from artist, sometimes with a few exceptions, for legacy work. I think I'd feel less inclined to accept new works from someone proved dodgy/criminal. Then again, I'm sure I have done.
Well put squire.Kow wrote:I think there's an easy conflation these days between people getting justifiably called to task for their actions and people getting jumped on for having an unpopular opinion or just being a bit dumb. Seeing as both seem to play out on social media they tend to get mixed up intro one thing. For example, when Nick Cave made the the decision to play Israel, and explained quite rationally why he was doing it, Twitter et al exploded with calls to boycott him and how his music was now shit and his records (and him) should be burned etc etc. There's no problem opposing someone's ideas but it seems to very easily turn into a storm of righteous indignation and demands for punishment. Jon Ronson's book So you've been publicly shamed is a good read about how small things can get completely out of hand via social media.
superflyninja wrote:Well put squire.Kow wrote:I think there's an easy conflation these days between people getting justifiably called to task for their actions and people getting jumped on for having an unpopular opinion or just being a bit dumb. Seeing as both seem to play out on social media they tend to get mixed up intro one thing. For example, when Nick Cave made the the decision to play Israel, and explained quite rationally why he was doing it, Twitter et al exploded with calls to boycott him and how his music was now shit and his records (and him) should be burned etc etc. There's no problem opposing someone's ideas but it seems to very easily turn into a storm of righteous indignation and demands for punishment. Jon Ronson's book So you've been publicly shamed is a good read about how small things can get completely out of hand via social media.
nick_md wrote:I've decided to separate art from artist, sometimes with a few exceptions, for legacy work. I think I'd feel less inclined to accept new works from someone proved dodgy/criminal. Then again, I'm sure I have done.
cockbeard wrote:I think the retrospective vs new thing is a bit moot in the new streaming revenue age
If I listen to an old Lostprophets album I'm still putting money in Ian Watkins pocket
dynamiteReady wrote:Also related... Occidental culture latently worships Darwin.
The science is (mostly) unquestionable, but his ideology was abhorrent.
Wookienopants wrote:Yea there's a difference between a person being investigated and tried through correct judicial process or journalistic investigation and a person being judged by social media.
Social media is very much a toxic environment of knee jerk opinions and people shouting without caring about evidence.
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