It’s something I struggle with. Some bad news comes out about some public persona doing something shitty and they get cancelled. But sometimes I really struggle with giving up the things they’ve made because I like them. There are also occasions where the person has been accused of something and it doesn’t seem true to me, or I think they’re genuinely sorry and have been punished enough, and the context isn’t being considered.

What do you think? Who do you feel conflicted about enjoying?

  • YappyMonotheist@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Ehhhh, I’ve seen some pics of him being happily surrounded with people known for being sex pests/pedos so idk. Two things can be true, you know, he might have been mentally and developmentally different but he might have also touched some kids, sadly.

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      happily surrounded with people known for being sex pests/pedos so idk

      He worked in the recording industry and Hollywood. It’s pretty hard to avoid in those businesses.

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      I’ve heard rumors that he was either physically or chemically castrated to keep his beautiful, pure singing voice.

      If that is the case, then it would kind of explain how fucked up he is, or how fucked up he was.

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        Oof. Didn’t he have kids though? Or is there a form of castration that doesn’t affect one’s ability to reproduce? Regardless, yeah, it doesn’t absolve him of his sins but let’s just say they’re attenuating factors for his judgement.