Separate The Art From The Artist · 5:32am February 27th

Honestly, it seems like every week I discover some sort of news, either old or new that flew under my radar and and it just now decided to SMACK me in the face, of celebrities I RESPECTED that it turns out are... actually horrible people!
With crimes ranging from lesser atrocities like racism, homophobia, sexism, or transphobia, to the most extreme crimes such as rape, pedophilia, and murder, and some of these guys aren't doing anything illegal; they're just straight up assholes.
Or they just did something I morally don't agree with.

It's at the point that there's just so many of them that I just said, "Fuck it. I like what I like, I don't care who the hell did it."
Yes, there are exceptions. For example, if, say, MatPat was outed for something, I would never be able to watch Game Theory again, because, Game Theory is (or at least was) him.

For the record, there are two people I'm not counting. Scott Cawthon and Morgan Wallen.
Scott Cawthon was doxxed because of his politics. Yes, most of the politicians he supports are terrible, but I don't think THAT makes someone a terrible person. Donald Trump is a terrible person, no doubt, but two of the best people I know are Trump supporters. Being blind to what you're supporting does not make you a terrible person.

And as for Wallen... The country musician was drunk and angry and said a slur. Oh no, it's the end of the world, he said a slur while drunk and angry! He must be rasict! /s People who believe that, grow up. He apologized and moved on. And no, he does NOT need to invite a black guy to anything to prove he's not racist; to me, feeling the need to do that would make me skeptical that they're trying to cover up for their actions.

Obviously there are way too many cases where I need to separate the art from the artist, so here are some of the highlights (even though they aren't "high"):

-Chris Savino (creator of The Loud House)
-Dan Schneider (creator of iCarly, Sam and Cat, Victorious, Drake and Josh, etc.)
-Butch Hartman (creator of Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom)
-Scott Adams (creator of Dilbert)
-Justin Roiland (co-creator of Rick and Morty)
-John Kricfalusi (creator of Ren and Stimpy)
-Anthony Kiedis (singer of Red Hot Chili Peppers)
-Marilyn Manson
-R. Kelly
-Courtney Love (singer of Hole)
-Steven Tyler (singer of Aerosmith)
-Axl Rose (singer of Guns N' Roses)
-Michael Jackson
-Aaron Lewis (singer of Staind, solo artist)
-Sia
-Charles Manson (surprisingly, he wasn't just a deranged cult leader, he was also a singer. some of his stuff is actually pretty decent)
-MandoPony (Andrew Stein)
-J.K. Rowling (author of Harry Potter)
-AnimatedJames

I'm not listing their crimes, look them up yourself.

Obviously I still have respect for some celebrities, but it seems to become less and less every week. Can't wait for which celebrity it will be this week!

Oh, and one more thing, for you Michael Stans who think he's 100% innocent, dangling your SON off the side of a building is NOT innocent. He has at least ONE terrible thing confirmed on his record.

EDIT: Someone has mentioned that MJ did in fact apologize for dangling his son. Still bad, but less. No, I am not removing him from the image. Too much work. Plus there are people who think he did the other things, and this is kind of a reminder to people that hey, you don't know celebrities, and a lot of them aren't good. So separate from the artist. So yeah, if you think he DID do those things, you can still listen to his music!

Before someone says Jonochrome: Yes, he did something horrible, but people do make mistakes, some worse than others. That being said, to my knowledge, Jonochrome has felt remorse and is seeking help for those problems.
And before someone says "Well, MandoPony is seeking help, too..." Mando's situation is filled with more holes than a slice of swiss cheese. And 90% of those holes were dug by Mando himself.

EDIT #2: I'm not adding anyone else to the image, because it would be too much work. But I did decide to add Disney. AI can be used in decent ways, but Disney is going in a terrible direction with it (not to mention that the company was founded by a racist).

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