One thing all of the above artists share: They all have a, let's say problematic past. However we all have that one favorite song, album or movie of theirs that we just can't live without. These artists have classics, they are a part of history (well except for Camila and Iggy).
Then one day you turn on your TV to find out that your favorite artist is someone who has raped hundreds of women, peed on random minors and videotaped himself doing it, left racist twitter comments for years and recorded solo songs behind their groups back, bashed their girls face in, shot their boyfriend, or written homophobic lyrics. Do you still support the artist and their work?
I've been thinking about this for a while now and I'm asking myself: Do we as a society have the obligation to boycott artists who are proven to be guilty for e.g. raping someone? Do we pull all their work out of stores/ museums/ streaming platforms? Do we keep enjoying their past work, but demand a confession + apology to the world before even considering to support future projects of theirs? Do we just act as if nothing ever happened, never talk about it and give them award after award?
The discussion is open now. Feel free to post some pictures of other problematic artists aswell.
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