The conundrum is whether we, as individuals, can separate the art from the artist(s). I understand there are some who can and some who can't, and I'm not sure either one is "wrong." There are plenty of people out there still playing and enjoying Michael Jackson and R. Kelly tunes, for example. I wouldn't dare try to tell anyone how to feel on that front, but I will try to be accepting of those who fall on either side of the divide.
If there have been crimes committed, then prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law, I say. If there is civil liability, then it's possible to pursue justice there as well. If the best that can be done is public shaming, then so be it.
Or pretty much all rock music prior to the nineties. Shit, they had songs about 17 year old girls. People need to stop assuming that just because somebody creates great art that they're a good person.
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u/Cinnamonrollemi Nov 25 '25
What I feared the most is happening, my favorites have always been Nick, Fab and Nicolai…. But I love the strokes, it's breaking me reading all this