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<blockquote data-quote="Jhaelen" data-source="post: 6350727" data-attributes="member: 46713"><p>I believe a lot of artists have dark secrets that I rather wouldn't know about.</p><p></p><p>In the few cases in which I either knew about from the beginning or learned about it later it just becomes another facet of their work that I subconsciously look out for. If anything, it makes me more curious about their works.</p><p></p><p>A good example is H.P. Lovecraft and the accusation of him having been a racist. (Re)Reading his stories I definitely stumbled upon several instances of rather blatant racism. I'm still not sure how much of it is simply a reflection of his time, though. And all in all it didn't keep me from enjoying his stories.</p><p></p><p>Orson Scott Card is another favorite author of mine who some people dislike because he's a member of the Mormon Church. I cannot imagine not reading his books because I don't agree with his chosen faith.</p><p></p><p>There's also several actors that come to my mind who've been accused of racism, but that didn't affect my enjoyment of the movies they participated in. 20 years after his death, Klaus Kinski has been accused by his daughter of sexually abusing her. But what does this say about the movies he was starring in? We have several actors belonging to scientology (Tom Cruise, John Travolta) - does that mean we should avoid every movie they're in?</p><p></p><p>Or what about Roman Polanski? I consider him one of my favorite directors. I don't know if he's rightfully been accused of sexual assault or not. Frankly, I don't care when watching one of his excellent movies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jhaelen, post: 6350727, member: 46713"] I believe a lot of artists have dark secrets that I rather wouldn't know about. In the few cases in which I either knew about from the beginning or learned about it later it just becomes another facet of their work that I subconsciously look out for. If anything, it makes me more curious about their works. A good example is H.P. Lovecraft and the accusation of him having been a racist. (Re)Reading his stories I definitely stumbled upon several instances of rather blatant racism. I'm still not sure how much of it is simply a reflection of his time, though. And all in all it didn't keep me from enjoying his stories. Orson Scott Card is another favorite author of mine who some people dislike because he's a member of the Mormon Church. I cannot imagine not reading his books because I don't agree with his chosen faith. There's also several actors that come to my mind who've been accused of racism, but that didn't affect my enjoyment of the movies they participated in. 20 years after his death, Klaus Kinski has been accused by his daughter of sexually abusing her. But what does this say about the movies he was starring in? We have several actors belonging to scientology (Tom Cruise, John Travolta) - does that mean we should avoid every movie they're in? Or what about Roman Polanski? I consider him one of my favorite directors. I don't know if he's rightfully been accused of sexual assault or not. Frankly, I don't care when watching one of his excellent movies. [/QUOTE]
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