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Post by chadwilliam on Jul 17, 2015 21:03:25 GMT -5
There are certain transgressions so vile and evil that rather than separate the guilty party from their work, their work simply becomes meaningless to me. A little while back, much of Hollywood came out in support of Roman Polanski and banded together to denounce the way this man was being hounded by ignorant philistines simply because he drugged and forcibly raped a little girl who begged him not to. Some of the names on that list were pretty sketchy to begin with - Jon Landis, Woody Allen to name a couple - but man, it hit me hard to see that Terry Gilliam supported him. I grew up on Monty Python so much and at such an early age that I don't think I see anything without a slightly absurdist stance. While Gilliam didn't contribute much to Python beyond the animation, his support of Polanski always springs to mind when I hear about the group - none of whom else condone child rape I should mention - so much that the best I can do when it comes on or is mentioned is just go numb inside. I can separate this scumbag enough from Python that I don't fly into a rage when I see a part of the show he had something to do with, but I can't go any further than numbness - it's the best that I can do. |
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Post by spoon on Jul 17, 2015 21:47:33 GMT -5
Usually, the personal misdeeds of entertainer/artist/writer won't stop me from enjoying their work. But it depends on how bad the misdeed and how interesting I am in the work. If I'm on the fence about whether to see a movie, the action of an actor/actress could be the last bit to push me to a "no". It's a little bit added unpleasantness. The one example where it certainly made a difference is Tom Cruise and Mission: Impossible. I saw the first movie. I was disappointed that it focused too much on Cruise, rather than being an ensemble movie. But the ads for the last two movies have put more focus on the ensemble, so I've thought about seeing them. But the thought that my dollars would help Tom Cruise prop up Scientology is the last bit that tips the scales.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2015 23:04:52 GMT -5
If it's a matter of opinion I can remove a creator from his work, but if it's a matter of action I cannot. I will not watch Polanski movies.
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Post by Nowhere Man on Jul 18, 2015 9:00:44 GMT -5
One actor that's gotten on my shit-list recently is Jim Carey. I've long since lost most of my interest in his work, but his ridiculous anti-vaccination stance is not only ignorant, but dangerous. Like it or not, there are many people that are influenced when wacky celebrities start preaching.
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Post by Confessor on Jul 22, 2015 6:43:54 GMT -5
They still play Michael Jackson on the radio, and folks still dance along. Although he wasn't actually found guilty of anything (and the farther pressing charges in the first case had a history of extortion). But I do agree with your point. As someone who has been a big fan of Jackson's music from the age of about 10 up to the present day, I remember very well that the majority of people wouldn't have been seen dead saying that they were a Michael Jackson fan in the 10 years or so prior to his death. But as soon as he's six foot under, suddenly everybody seemingly forgot about the child abuse allegations and other assorted weirdness in his private life and began celebrating him as the pop music genius that he undoubtedly was. I found that simultaneously interesting and disturbing. Like John Lennon (another flawed genius who we nowadays canonise) sang, "Everybody loves you when you're six foot in the ground." |
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