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Journeyman

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2. I try to judge art by its merits, and not the politics of the artist . . .

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Sun Oct 2, 2022, 12:37 AM

Oct 2022

Conversely, I see artists' politics through a prism devoid of their art.

For this reason, I can enjoy the poetry of Ezra Pound and the novels of Louis Ferdinand Celine, while holding the works of Dalton Trumbo and Bertolt Brecht in equal esteem. I can also denounce Pound and Celine for their adherence to fascism, while praising the good fights of Trumbo and Brecht. Here's the dichotomy illustrated in my personal life: I named my son Dalton, yet encourage him to read Pound's Cantos.

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I am trying hard not to allow Roger Waters to ruin Pink Floyd music for me. [View all] BigmanPigman Oct 2022 OP

Getting emotionally invested in musicians (or actors, or politicians, or scientists) *as people* is RockRaven Oct 2022 #1

I try to judge art by its merits, and not the politics of the artist . . . Journeyman Oct 2022 #2

+1,000,000 highplainsdem Oct 2022 #4

For most performers, I realize that their talent is what brought them to our attention and hlthe2b Oct 2022 #3

Woody Allen is a no go for me TexasBushwhacker Oct 2022 #5

Yes. Visual media is a lot harder not to associate with their offscreen behavior. hlthe2b Oct 2022 #6

Never was a John Wayne fan anyway TexasBushwhacker Oct 2022 #7