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Originally Posted by issybird
I disagree. There’s still the issue of the other stakeholders who benefited and continue to benefit from the sale of works under copyright. A publisher who looked the other way and continued to publish, spouses and children who tolerated the offensive attitudes and behaviors - I wouldn’t choose to support them, either.
Obviously, the nature of the offense, the context of the time and time elapsed all figure in this. Another factor is the importance of the work. But popular fiction is an easy call; there’s always something else of a similar caliber to read. However, this is highly situational, both for the reader and for the individual artist. I’m just saying that death doesn’t whitewash an author or his works, not while money is still involved.
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Well, in the case of MZB, all money from sales of her books is going to the charity Save the Children, so you're not supporting her or her family if you buy her books.
Again, though, the original discussion was sparked by me posting a picture of a 40 year old book that was bought by a 16 year old girl who had no idea of the background of the author (in fact, the allegations of the author herself abusing children weren't made public until almost 30 years *after* the book was purchased). As I said, I absolutely refuse to feel guilty for buying and enjoying books that were bought and read decades before the allegations became public. As for the fact of her husband's convictions and her knowing about his actions, while it wasn't hidden, it also wasn't broadcast to the general public in the 80s or 90s. Do you do research on the lives of every author before you buy a book from them? This all started with DNSB trying to shame me for posting the picture of a page from a book...unfortunately, I refuse to feel shame.
Shari