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Is it ok to still enjoy a particular entertainer's material even while despising him/her as a person?

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Posted - May 23, 2017
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  • Sure, I would think so. I don't care for Richard Wagner's Antisemitism, but I still consider his operas to be among the best ever composed. 
      May 23, 2017 5:08 PM MDT
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  • 7792
    I couldn't, but then again you're not me. This post was edited by Zack at May 23, 2017 5:13 PM MDT
      May 23, 2017 5:09 PM MDT
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  • 83
    I'd say so, especially while considering that moral standards change over time. Go back a couple centuries and entire populations are composed of racist, misogynistic pigs. The distain we may have for people who are products of their unchosen genetic make-up and environmental circumstances shouldn't deter us from appreciating the value in admirable work. 
      May 23, 2017 5:28 PM MDT
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  • 16800
    Rolf Harris has been exposed as a paedophile. But I still like his songs for some reason,  and he was a wizard with a paint brush too.
      May 23, 2017 5:32 PM MDT
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  • 2658
    Yes, I can like just the material.
      May 23, 2017 5:52 PM MDT
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  • 1713
    When it comes to entertainers, I care more about their material because that's the only reason I'm watching them in the first place. I could also love someone as a person, but not care for their act or whatever.
      May 23, 2017 6:58 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    i dont see why not
      May 23, 2017 9:39 PM MDT
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  • 6988
    Oh, like Sarah Silverman?
      May 23, 2017 9:50 PM MDT
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  • 16800
    I'm thinking Jimmy Saville, Gary Glitter or Rolf Harris.
      May 24, 2017 4:40 AM MDT
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  • "Of course" ...  an entertainer's personal life holds no interest for me ... usually. :)
      May 24, 2017 5:12 AM MDT
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  • 10026
    I couldn't have said it better myself!  Happy! Happy!
      May 24, 2017 6:02 PM MDT
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  • Aw shucks.
      May 24, 2017 6:23 PM MDT
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  • 16800
    What if he's a paedophile?
      October 1, 2017 6:52 PM MDT
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  • I have six Rolf Harris songs in my music library.  If you throw yours away, I'll throw mine away.  :)
      October 1, 2017 8:16 PM MDT
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  • 17604
    It's OK with me; go ahead. 
      May 24, 2017 10:26 AM MDT
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  • 13071
    Not if its not ok with them.
      May 24, 2017 11:39 AM MDT
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  • 604
    good question......I've always DETESTED George Clooney!!  big smartass......but I decided to see "The Descendants' anyway...after a few minutes, it wasn't Clooney I was watching, but the character he was portraying......I have to say his performance really impressed me!!!

    but as for your original though, no, whatever someone's done that may have been despicable, their WORK is what matters........Roman Polanski?  for me, "Rosemary's Baby' is one of the best movies of all time!!!  I'd have missed an incredible film if I was judgemental about hs private life!!!!!!



    art is art and comes first, before anything they may have done!!!!!!!!!!!!
      January 31, 2018 8:21 AM MST
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