When experiencing art, are you bothered by the artist's views/actions?

[Faeelin]

Eh. I have a hard time not being; I thought Card's reading sucked after I found out he was fucking crazy, and I'm iffy buying anything by Stross now that I know he thought Palin was being set up by Wall Street to be Evita Peron for their dictatorship.

[Martinus]

Not all people who hate gays do it because they met me. 

Perhaps, but the generalization holds true on Languish, at least.

Not really. In fact I can't think of any person on Languish who met me in person - save Berkut - who hates me.

[BuddhaRhubarb]

Not all people who hate gays do it because they met me. 

Perhaps, but the generalization holds true on Languish, at least.

Not really. In fact I can't think of any person on Languish who met me in person - save Berkut - who hates me.

Hate and scorn are not the same thing Mart

[Barrister]

Not all people who hate gays do it because they met me. 

Perhaps, but the generalization holds true on Languish, at least.

Not really. In fact I can't think of any person on Languish who met me in person - save Berkut - who hates me.

[Jos Theelen]

No.

I like classical music, but I am not interested in the opinion or actions of composers like Bach, Chopin, etc. They were probably anti-Semite, racist and homophoob. Does that change the quality of their music?

[Caliga]

Not really. In fact I can't think of any person on Languish who met me in person - save Berkut - who hates me.

You met Berkut in person? 

[Grey Fox]

Not really. In fact I can't think of any person on Languish who met me in person - save Berkut - who hates me.

You met Berkut in person? 

He has. Berk went to London, they held a meeting.

[Martinus]

Not all people who hate gays do it because they met me. 

Perhaps, but the generalization holds true on Languish, at least.

Not really. In fact I can't think of any person on Languish who met me in person - save Berkut - who hates me.

Ass.

[Martinus]

No.

I like classical music, but I am not interested in the opinion or actions of composers like Bach, Chopin, etc. They were probably anti-Semite, racist and homophoob. Does that change the quality of their music?

I think a lot depends on whether these are dead people from a different age, or people living today.

[PDH]

I think a lot depends on whether these are dead people from a different age, or people living today.

What about dead people from today?

[Faeelin]

I think a lot depends on whether these are dead people from a different age, or people living today.

Why should that be so?

[Ed Anger]

I think a lot depends on whether these are dead people from a different age, or people living today.

What about dead people from today?

Is this like Dorsey aging Miami Hurricane players?

[Martinus]

I think a lot depends on whether these are dead people from a different age, or people living today.

Why should that be so?

Do you really have to ask? At least two reasons I can think off the top of my head:

1. Different standards. Views considered offensive today may have been mainstream and widely held in the past. (E.g. accusing Homer of being sexist).

2. At least for me, a part of the motivation to boycott an artist whose views I find offensive is not to contribute to his financial welfare by buying his stuff. Of course this is absent when he is dead.

[BuddhaRhubarb]

well luckily for you Marti living artists usually get very little of the money generated by their art. You'd be better off boycotting Sony or EMI.

[The Brain]

well luckily for you Marti living artists usually get very little of the money generated by their art. You'd be better off boycotting Sony or EMI.

Logic?