Jack Applin wants to make us think, aided by these two comics that ran the same day: “I’m certainly inconsistent when I try to separate the artist from their art. I can no longer watch one actor for his stance in vaccination, and yet I enjoy the music of another performer despite his dubious actions concerning minors.”
Comics I Don't Understand 
Almost every artist, author or musician throughout history has some aspect in their lives that we would find unacceptable today. It’s best to ignore the biography and enjoy the work on its own. IMHO.
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I think there’s a bit of difference between historical, classic authors and current ones.
With the classic, DEAD, authors, their stories have already stood the test of time, and discussion of their lives and beliefs are part of the study of literature.
Current authors… why should I pay money to a person professing prejudices I don’t agree with? Not the prejudices some of their CHARACTERS believe, but the ones they PERSONALLY present.
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