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    Is it okay to love the work of an artist who’s a complete piece of shit? Do you have a line and where do you draw it?

    I’ve been enjoying charlie chaplin’s work lately, completely oblivious to the reality that he was a pedophile. https://www.vice.com/en/article/…

    I also found out one of my favorite authors, hakim bey, was into little boys.

    And then of course there’s an endless list of musicians that were pieces of shit but produced great work...

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    • Salvador Dali beat women https://www.vice.com…scarabin
    • Is it okay to enjoy Hitler’s art?scarabin
    • Cosby Show is so good.
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    • Honestly, Vice is trash. Clickbait bullshit. I skimmed this and his youngest wife was 16? This is legal in most states with parental consent.
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    • I’m not saying it’s acceptable, but the accusation is a little ridiculous. Also Chaplin’s been dead a long time. I say watch the art. Just my opinion.
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    • No need to glorify the man, you can enjoy the art without glorifying the artist. E.g. Cosby show!
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    • When it comes to art, I don’t care about the artists, but their production. I don’t even care about who cooked my steak at the restaurant today.maquito
    • Goya, an artist I adore, impregnated Leocadia in adultery, while he was 68 and she was 23 years old.maquito
    • https://www.ekphrast…maquito
    • @nb - Actually, Lita Grey's mother threatened to dob him into the Police if he didn't make an honest woman of her. even in those days he was 'a bit off'.Nairn
    • Ridiculous article. Publicly schooling someone for being late = cruelty ? Give me a break! The art speaks for itself.spl33nidoru
    • I also like Hakim Bey and felt really bad after I knew about it.oey_oey
    • But I do think mostly like that, if I know some artist is as a person in a certain way I just close my door.oey_oey
    • things is one never knows everything about everyone. and that's more important to me.oey_oey
    • I think the work stands on its own, I don't think it matters what kind of person is behind it. It's not like anyone cares about the sex life of the artists whozarkonite
    • made all those ancient greek sculptures... and it's impossible to judge people who lived in different societies in different times.zarkonite
    • Truescarabin
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