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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I don't believe in "cancel culture." It's a phrase only used by people who are just as bull-headed and unwilling to listen to others' opinions as the people they choose to slap the label on.
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Same. People who complain about 'cancel culture' are just using it to push their views on others. You can see it happening in this very thread.
It's perfectly reasonable for someone to not want to give money or time to someone who has done horrible things. It's also reasonable for people to separate the art from the artist.
Although, I have found that frequently people who go on and on about 'the art is not the artist' & etc either agree with the artist or at the least think their actions aren't a big deal - I have had some incredibly unpleasant encounters with Tom Kratman and Larry Correia fans, for example - so I do side-eye people who bang on about it.
ETA: YA is its own toxic hellstew at the moment. AFAICT it's due to the intersection of young fans who don't have the experience to have a sense of proportion, young authors ditto, and incredibly nasty people taking advantage of both groups for popularity without giving a thought to the people they're stepping on. It's astonishingly similar to when a huge fandom breaks into factions, right down to the death threats and doxxing.