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1. Michae+LO[view] [source] 2023-02-19 00:05:08
>>GavCo+(OP)
It turns out that Dahl was a real antisemite, to me that is more of an issue: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/06/roald-dahl-fam...
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2. avazhi+AR[view] [source] 2023-02-19 00:26:48
>>Michae+LO
Turns out a person being something you dislike has no direct bearing on the quality of their writing and storytelling. If you can’t appreciate the latter on account of the former, that’s your problem.
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3. memali+eS[view] [source] 2023-02-19 00:31:40
>>avazhi+AR
It can be more complicated than that (depending on your personal philosophy). Art can be standalone but it can also be tightly interwoven with cultural and political context.

There’s an interesting recent YouTube video from Wisecrack on the topic:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jVts8D1LzF0

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