With the rise of cancel culture, it’s something that’s got me curious, why are so many works (music, literature, tv shows, etc.) no longer separated from their controversial makers? Is it purely to do with money (e.g. not wanting to give money to people you don’t agree with?) and what about controversial people who are dead? They don’t gain anything, so why isn’t the art separated from the artist? What’s your opinion on this topic?
The issue is: Protesting those asshats is an art form. People design wristbands and stickers. Write songs about it. Talk about it. Last festival I went to had an entire drone show with a political message… Why am now I the one who isn’t allowed to practice or consume art, and them not being opposed is more important than me, my friends and the artists who did all the aforementioned works of art? Isn’t that banning ideas as well? I would like to continue to oppose whomever I want?!
I think you can’t seriously fight cancel culture by applying cancel culture yourself. I mean you can do it, but I think it’d be quite nonsensical, since you’d then be doing the thing you’re simultaneously opposed to.