using utena icon for extra irony i guess

[esmenet]

just heard about this from retrogrammartown.

I hate learning that stuff, it's like the creepy background music in a psychological horror movie, the creeping sensation that there's nothing, nothing, nothing safe -- you'll never have anything left that hasn't been ruined.

At some level I just don't want to know it, because it doesn't end at 'this artist did a shitty thing'; it makes you look at the things they made in that light, and knowing something you love has that behind it isn't a thing you can just stop thinking about. It follows you around forever, and some times in your life you will just turn around and think 'ikuhara kunihiko is transphobic and probably a rapist' and oh, there it goes.

This information is important to know about and be aware of; I just wish it wasn't.


so, artists! STOP BEING SHITTY PEOPLE SO I CAN LIKE YOUR STUFF IN PEACE. i guess.

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[tropicsbear]

And this is why learning about creators' personal lives/backgrounds is something I try to avoid. I'm lucky enough that I can separate their work from them, but I understand how some people are unable to. It's a personal choice, I think, if you'll continue to follow their work after finding out horrible things about them.

[esmenet]

Yeah, I try to avoid it myself as well -- but when it does come up it feels like it's an important thing to know, partly for context (as eugh as it may be) and partly on pure 'would I be safe standing next to this guy' basis. (usual verdict: hell no.)