# Should people avoid consuming art they enjoy from an artist who they dislike or disagree with on a personal level?

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**Created:** [February 13, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-avoid-consuming-art-they-enjoy-from-an-artist-who-they-dislike-or-disagree-with-on-a-personal-level/979721 "2023-02-13T17:17:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-avoid-consuming-art-they-enjoy-from-an-artist-who-they-dislike-or-disagree-with-on-a-personal-level/979721/541 "2023-04-26T19:30:15Z")

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> [@k9bfriender](#):
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> Just means she was better at preserving the status quo than upsetting it

Ahhh, so she’s a neoliberal?

Actually, this is true of Harry as well. In the epilogue, he (and Hermione) go on to hold high ranking positions in the Ministry of Magic, the same government that tried to prosecute them for trying to stop Voldemort.

> [@ASL\_v2.0](#):
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> Yeah, no kidding. Like they used to talk about those crazy abolitionists before the Civil War, just making things harder for those poor slaves by getting all worked up and agitating their masters with ineffectual speeches espousing radical notions of freedom and equality.

That does seem to be how Hermione is portrayed in the novels - a Southerner’s caricature of a misguided Northern abolitionist.

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**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-avoid-consuming-art-they-enjoy-from-an-artist-who-they-dislike-or-disagree-with-on-a-personal-level/979721/542 "2023-04-26T21:07:13Z")

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> [@Whack-a-Mole](#):
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> > [@bengangmo](#):
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> > Frankly - who cares what she says? Her views on anything other than writing should not even be mentioned or reported. What knowledge does she have about anything trans that makes her views worth listening to?
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> I think the issue is that while it may be argued no one should listen to celebrities the fact is many do. JK Rowling has influence over a lot of people even if you think she should not (and this is not limited to JKR).

Pretty much this. I’m not much of a fanboy, and I have often had to look back on works I’ve enjoyed in the past and seen how they’ve NOT aged well, or how an actor/author has become a raging reactionary, and had to sigh.

But there are plenty of people who are deeply invested in creative works and will give those creators attention and influence that seems insane to people like me. And while I wouldn’t say they’re the majority, they are a substantial fraction of the population.

Thus, and back to the point of the thread, I _try_ not to give them any additional attention or financial support if they speak or act in ways contrary to my own outlook. I may not be able to change someone else’s mind about a certain creator, but I can join the crowd in keeping any additional funds (small in personal amount, but possibly large in aggregate) to support their stance.

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