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Algernon Moncrieff

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10. Ted Nugent is an artist (musician). I can no longer enjoy his work.

Reply to el_bryanto (Original post)

Thu Jul 24, 2014, 10:49 AM

Jul 2014

In Nugent's case, he's injected his political beliefs into his live show in a way that has almost created a performance art piece of really poor taste.

Other artists, including actors (Clint Eastwood, Bruce Willis) and filmmakers (Elia kazan, Walt Disney, Frank Capra) have made statements or held beliefs with which I strongly disagre; however I can still enjoy their work.

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Can you enjoy art by a person who has a worldview you find reprehensible? [View all] el_bryanto Jul 2014 OP

of course. I have no clue in most cases anyway whatthehey Jul 2014 #1

What would Apocolypse Now be without Wagner? Atman Jul 2014 #4

Yes, particularly older material. CBGLuthier Jul 2014 #2

Didn't know that about Philip Jose Farmer ecstatic Jul 2014 #16

I bought a Thomas Kinkade print just so I could pee on it. Atman Jul 2014 #3

What did Thomas Kinkade do or advocate? N/t Calista241 Jul 2014 #6

Kinkade is often associated with movement conservatives Algernon Moncrieff Jul 2014 #11

He was a fraud pseudo-Christian scam artist. Atman Jul 2014 #12

It depends. How reprehensible is the worldview and how good is the art? And... stevenleser Jul 2014 #5

Well when you are talking about actions - Woody Allen and Roman Polanski come to mind el_bryanto Jul 2014 #7

Yes. Iggo Jul 2014 #8

Yes (nt) bigwillq Jul 2014 #9

Ted Nugent is an artist (musician). I can no longer enjoy his work. Algernon Moncrieff Jul 2014 #10

Mel Gibson is one I can't see the same way anymore. gvstn Jul 2014 #17

Only if it's good. Conservatives generally don't have any more than moderate Zorra Jul 2014 #13

just as it's possible to dislike art from someone i agree with otherwise 0rganism Jul 2014 #14

Not really, their words and/or actions are always in the back of my mind, even years later. ecstatic Jul 2014 #15

That's how I feel about Frank Miller MrScorpio Jul 2014 #18

Sure, I usually don't know what the artist believes nor are they worked up to hero status TheKentuckian Jul 2014 #19