Thoughts
I think what’s weird to me about canceling content creators is that me being a fan of them isn’t an endorsement of their character.
Like if I say “I like this band” I’m saying I like the music, not that I assume that the lead singer has a good relationship with his wife.
So then if it comes out that the lead singer has a bad relationship with his wife, it’s annoying that that effects the perception of previous statements.
And I’m not saying it shouldn’t, at this time. I’m just saying it’s weird.
Because there absolutely is a difference between not knowing and knowing it’s bad, and that should effect how you perceive the media. But I don’t think that should invalidate the parts that you like.
Maybe what I’m getting at is just that it’s not black and white. See also my other thoughts on death of the author.
But part of my point here is that I e.g. listen to music by people whose character I assume is bad. And so if a story came out that they were bad in their personal lives, I’d be like, yeah.
And I’m not talking about criminal offenses, that’s a different category, but a lot of the things that people get cancelled for aren’t criminal.