Similar to the recent question about artists where you can successfully separate them from their art. Are there any artists who did something so horrible, so despicable, that it has instantly invalidated all art that they have had any part in?

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    10 months ago

    To be fair, it wasn’t Dave’s idea or something he supported.

    And yet he kept mendel in the band, and had the message plastered on their website.

    Thats not something you get to handwave away with even the grossest incompetence claim.

    Mendel was even quoted saying that the only reason he did it was because he thought he was helping people, not hurting them.

    I mean, yeah. he likes his career, of course he says that.

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      No one is hand waving anything away. Nate is a member of the band. The message on the website was clear that it was his message.

      You make it seem like people can’t change their views based on new information. It’s not like they could go back in time and not do those things after the fact. They’ve done far more in support of AIDS education. It’s not fair to vilify them for something they did for a few years while ignoring everything they’ve done since for more than 20 years.

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        10 months ago

        You make it seem like people can’t change their views based on new information.

        I never said or implied that.

        I said you cant handwave away or excuse Grohls involvement, and that a person who values their career has an incentive to say a certain thing after being called out for being a piece of shit.

        Anything beyond that is just your fiction.

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          If you’re gonna argue with people, you don’t get to just skip parts of their argument without it being noticed. Don’t be a chickenshit. The point theyre making is obvious and valid

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          Except you did. You’re literally on a discussion where you posted Dave Grohl because of something he was a part of for maybe 2 or 3 years that wasn’t even his idea to begin with while ignoring everything he’s done for 20+ years since.

          And now you’re being dishonest about it.

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            10 months ago

            Foo Fighters used to be real down with the whole AIDS denialism, even financially supporting it.

            See that?

            where I said used to? in past tense? as in not current?

            And now you’re being dishonest about it.

            My friend. I really wish you would step away from the computer and take a slow, deep breath. I’m sorry you cant handle your favorite person doing something bad, but its no reason for you to be this upset and go around inventing whole narratives as justification to project your anger at me.

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              Why does it always have to go to extremes immediately with you people? They are not “my favorite person”. None of them. You are not my friend. Not in the slightest. I’m not inventing a narrative. It is a fact that this was all done at Nate’s request and that the amount of time the support existed is dwarfed by the amount of time they’ve supported AIDS education after realizing it was a mistake. You’re the one basically saying it’s unforgivable, that people can’t change their minds, and are inventing a narrative. You’re just projecting. Stop. Just admit that you mischaracterized it and that what you said wasn’t accurate and be done with it.

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                10 months ago

                Sure buddy. Whatever you need to believe to sleep at night. If I need to be the big bad evil man for that, then you make me whatever you need me to be.

                Just calm down so you don’t put yourself in the ER for christmas.