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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8580004" data-attributes="member: 22779">Well, that's kind of the point though.  As difficult as it might be to talk about, the point is to keep talking.  Yeah, there are always going to be people who go too far in their reactions.  And "too far" will always depend on the observer.  But, keep engaging is the point.  No one should ever be considered a bad person for liking Bill Cosby, for example.  I totally understand why someone would.  He's bloody funny.  Let's be fair here, he's one of the greatest comedians of the 20th century.  But, he's also a multiple rapist.  So, you have to decide - do you publicly state that you like listening to Bill Cosby or not?  You know that if you do, it will likely result in push back.  "How can you listen to that guy" isn't a totally unreasonable reaction.  So, do you engage or simply go on your day and get on with your business?I mean, heck, I'm pretty far on the left here but I LOVE Jimmy Carr.  I do.  I find him and 8 out of 10 Cats to be unbelievably funny.  Yup, sometimes he goes too far.  Totally understand why people would react that way to him.  And I'm never going to defend him either.  He absolutely knows that what he does is going to land him in hot water.  Same goes for Jeremy Clarkson - another comedian/personality that I watch even though he does make me cringe as well.I guess my advice is to separate yourself from the discussion and try to keep some perspective.  If you unreservedly declare your support for something like Lovecraft, as a good example, yes, people are going to judge you for that.  Absolutely you are going to be judged for that.  The question you have to ask yourself is, are you okay with that?  If you're not okay with being judged for liking Lovecraft, again, as a complete hypothetical, then some self-examination is in order.  Why does it bother you that someone might think you're a racist for liking something that lots of people think is racist?  I don't propose to have answers here.  I'm just trying to have a conversation.  I don't know.  If I did know, I'd probably be making a lot more money that I do.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />  But, all we can do is sort of muddle on and keep engaging.</blockquote>

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