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How much does a creator's worldview influence whether you use their tech or consume their media? (beehaw.org)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Watching the drama around kagi unfold and it has me wondering how much you take into consideration a creator's view on things like homophobia, sexism, racism, etc. when deciding to use a product. I think most of us have a bar somewhere (I would imagine very few on this website would ever consider registering on an altright platform), so where is that bar for you? What about art? Have you boycotted JKR or dropped your opinion about Picasso because they're transphobic and misogynistic respectively? Is it about the general vibe of a product or piece of media, or are you more discerning? What goes into this decision and why?

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Quite a bit as I've always found it difficult to separate the artist from the art.

I've never read any of HP (it was "witchcraft" and "of the devil" when I was growing up in the bible belt lol), but all the unenlightened opinions from JKR really don't inspire me to give her any of my money, so I doubt I'll be reading it just to see what all the fuss was about.

Even shows/books that I used to like, once I learn the author / actor / whatever is kind of a trash person, it just ruins the experience for me.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

I read HP before her views came out. I still like the franchise, but get anything secondhand these days.