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?
Wait, what did they do?
Jimmy Urine has settled a lawsuit for grooming and abusing a 15 year old.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mindless-self-indulgence-jimmy-urine-sexual-assault-1209677/
I really loved the music so much. This hit me like the Neil Gaiman story
Why is everyone a fucking pedo?
When it comes to 14-17 year olds, I’m not sure if it’s the youth per se that attracts so many of these people rather than the utter exploitability of someone that young and naive. Of course, my reasoning is somewhat motivated by really not wanting to believe that pedophilia itself is so widespread.
It’s so hard to understand! Like it seems so obviously gross. But why is it ALL OVER THE PLACE‽
Is there something in the kind of brain that makes you take artistic risks that allows you to more easily think of people as things?
Having large amounts of money and power has similar effects as brain damage, so I could see this as a similar situation as the guy who had a tumor turn him into a pedo.
I think this is probably one of the most insightful comments.
Like, there is probably darkness in everyone. And I think I would be a good person with power but maybe it would be just as damaging for me and make my darkness rise too.
Still, fuck this shit and it’s good to be angry at people for treating vulnerable people like things.
Why do we propel them?
That’s a bit of backwards thinking imo.
They didn’t get propelled because they’re pedos.
And we, as a country, apparently elected one.