Should Problematic Artists Really Be Cancelled?

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This week’s episode is just a taster of a topic i’ve been marinating on for a while so I’m not really coming to a solid conclusion here, but more so raising the topic and sharing some recent resources that had me thinking more about this predicament we unfortunately find ourselves in when it comes to artists who have problematic pasts.

I’m not one to jump to cancelling people for mistakes or missteps and I don’t think everything should be politicised quite as much as it is right now. But then on the other hand it’s sometimes hard to look away or disregard certain actions or behaviour and simply go on enjoying an artists work. But then again what if it’s one of the greatest pieces of art ever created like Manhattan and Annie hall? Below are some links to things I mention in the video if you’re interested.

Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma - https://amzn.to/3F6XYLR

A Guardian article by the author - https://shorturl.at/FlOc1

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