the thing about blind hero worship as an attachment to your favorite thing is that is pulls out of people, time and time again, their need to "rationalize" away empathy for the victims to make the thing their fav did okay or non-existent.
kill your fucking darlings.
I don't have heroes or role models anymore bc of this shit, idk when I stopped, but I think it was when I found out that a comic I enjoyed was incredibly ableist..
Listening to Clemson fans defend nasty man when his accusations came out made me sick to my stomach. Yea he might’ve been responsible for the single most joyous moment of my life when he won a title but that ain’t worth more than all those women
Bob Ross learned his love of painting from a very close friend and mentor... who was also a 100% legit, uniform wearing, card-carrying, goose-stepping WWII Nazi soldier...
Hey, I wanted to thank you for not stopping beating this drum.
I first heard the report a few days ago and I didn't want to believe it but then I had to interrogate myself as to why.
I can't think well enough to remember if that was before or after your posts, but I'm sure they helped.