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Post by marlonbrawndo on Mar 5, 2017 19:56:07 GMT
Do a performer's scandals, political opinions, or other, possibly shocking, aspects of their lives, affect your appreciation of their work? For example, Woody Allen, Mel Gibson, Roman Polanski, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jane Fonda, etc.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2017 21:33:04 GMT
Ooohh. That's a good question. I think for the most part I at least try to separate the scandal from the art of theirs that I appreciate. Some, however, I cannot seem to forgive or get over (case in point, primarily would be Jane Fonda).
I think it also may depend on the scandal and how it conflicts, or doesn't, with my personal value system.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 6, 2017 21:46:41 GMT
It's hard to do sometimes, but I usually can if the person is truly talented.
The hardest is if the controversy involves any time of rape or child abuse claims.
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Post by sariz on Mar 7, 2017 19:07:21 GMT
Depends on the scandal if it clouds my judgement for them as artists.
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Post by ashverses on Mar 7, 2017 19:55:04 GMT
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Post by misternick on Mar 7, 2017 22:35:03 GMT
Maybe if it contradicts my previous notion of them (vs. how talented they are). For instance Woody Allen doesn't surprise me with his actions at all. Plus he's made some really amazing films. Somebody like Michael Richards for example, surprised me completely.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2017 0:55:45 GMT
Yes it does. Especially when that performer has made a living presenting themselves as a "poet of the working class people" type and then start backing politics that the "working class people" are against.
Things like child abuse/rape and sexual antics will put me off someone but usually I never liked them to begin with. I was never surprised about Woody Allen but then I never liked his films before that either.
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Post by medjay on Mar 10, 2017 19:26:34 GMT
Do a performer's scandals, political opinions, or other, possibly shocking, aspects of their lives, affect your appreciation of their work? For example, Woody Allen, Mel Gibson, Roman Polanski, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jane Fonda, etc. You can be a state socialist for all i care but if you express yourself in a smug idiotic fashion or you are heavily into identity politics, fuck off. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2017 1:52:30 GMT
nope
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Post by marlonbrawndo on Mar 20, 2017 4:50:31 GMT
Yes it does. Especially when that performer has made a living presenting themselves as a "poet of the working class people" type and then start backing politics that the "working class people" are against. I'm more critical of anyone's views when their actions reveal them to be hypocrites. Regardless, if the creative work impresses me, I'll judge the work separately from my opinion of the artist. If the artist has been accused of some criminal conduct, tried, and been found not guilty, that's the end of the issue for me. |
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Post by sweetpea on Mar 23, 2017 16:55:47 GMT
Depends on the controversy. It wouldn't stop me from watching the series/movie, because I always think of all the other people involved. And many depend on their jobs.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 17:29:12 GMT
It's a case by case basis. It depends on how well established the actor is and if I already enjoy their work.
For example, the Bill Cosby and Stephen Collins controversies were definitely upsetting, but I can still watch the Cosby Show and 7th Heaven reruns and separate the characters from the actors.
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Post by Larcen26 on Mar 23, 2017 20:55:40 GMT
Do a performer's scandals, political opinions, or other, possibly shocking, aspects of their lives, affect your appreciation of their work? For example, Woody Allen, Mel Gibson, Roman Polanski, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jane Fonda, etc. It's case by case for me. Most of the time, no. But I won't deny that I have had a hard time listening to Bill Cosby since the allegations. |
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Post by marlonbrawndo on Mar 25, 2017 21:06:11 GMT
It's a case by case basis. It depends on how well established the actor is and if I already enjoy their work. For example, the Bill Cosby and Stephen Collins controversies were definitely upsetting, but I can still watch the Cosby Show and 7th Heaven reruns and separate the characters from the actors. Personally, I thought Cosby's Dr. Huxtable character was really overbearing, especially when putting down his son. But BC's comedy albums will always be funny to me, just incredibly good stand-up. |
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Post by Jillian on Mar 25, 2017 21:08:06 GMT
Yes, they do. They should not, but they do and that´s why it is good for an actress/actor to try to maintain a somewhat private life.
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Post by PreachCaleb on Mar 29, 2017 16:45:45 GMT
Sometimes.
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Post by marlonbrawndo on Apr 26, 2017 2:32:38 GMT
Yes, they do. They should not, but they do and that´s why it is good for an actress/actor to try to maintain a somewhat private life. In fairness, a good share of performers' controversies are the result of incidents which happened in what they thought were their private lives, but which were revealed by informants, paparazzi, or encounters with law enforcement which became public record, and became big scandals because of their celebrity. They weren't seeking publicity, in many cases. |
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