# Harry Nilsson: Douchebag

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-nilsson-douchebag/838413>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 9, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-nilsson-douchebag/838413 "2019-08-09T16:46:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-nilsson-douchebag/838413/21 "2019-08-09T18:39:58Z")

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> [@Scumpup](#):
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> No, I didn’t. If “Art becomes its own thing independent of the one who created it and often lives on long after the creator,” then Cosby’s comedy is independent of Cosby-as-rapist. Do you still laugh at his routines? His stage persona wasn’t who he really was as a person, after all.

yes, but in many cases it’s more laughing at what a self-righteous hypocrite he’s been all along. I think [John Oliver](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjqaNQ018zU) agrees.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-nilsson-douchebag/838413/22 "2019-08-10T01:20:22Z")

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**[Moderating]**

> [@SmartAleq](#):
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> Dude, are you slow or what? Did you not notice that I VERY SPECIFICALLY stated that personal failings of an artist can and often do affect the relationship of a viewer to the art? Did you not comprehend what that means? Or are you being intentionally thick?

Phrasing an insult as a question doesn’t stop it from being an insult. This is an official Warning for personal insults outside of the BBQ Pit.

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**Author:** ![Lamoral](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lamoral/32/16078_2.png) [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-nilsson-douchebag/838413/23 "2019-08-10T02:49:55Z")

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> [@Scumpup](#):
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> No, I didn’t. If “Art becomes its own thing independent of the one who created it and often lives on long after the creator,” then Cosby’s comedy is independent of Cosby-as-rapist. Do you still laugh at his routines? His stage persona wasn’t who he really was as a person, after all.

I’m afraid everyone is still missing [the point.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Point!)

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