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Originally Posted by Sparrow
If an artist openly takes illegal drugs, I don't support them because of the misery the drug trade causes to innocent victims around the world. I don't want to lend my support to that.
But that's not a reflection on the quality of the 'art' they produce, or my appreciation for it. It's just that the price that has to be paid for it is way too much imho.
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I feel the same about openly racist, homophobic, or evangelical Christian artists. I'm not giving money to authors who are going to spend it to encourage hate crimes and oppression; I've got too many friends who've had to live with the aftermath of "[celebrity X] hates your kind, so I feel perfectly justified in [assaulting/firing/insulting/raping] you."
Every bit of social & financial support to authors and celebrities who espouse bigotry "in their private lives" works to hurt the people they fear and hate.