r/facepalm Aug 23 '24

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ J.K. Rowling first tweet in weeks…

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u/m2thek Aug 23 '24

I would prefer if JK was a normal and nice person, but it's also a good lesson for young adults to not deify people that create the art that they love. Humans are complex, and it's an unfortunate reality that someone who creates something very empathetic and meaningful to you can simultaneously be very morally misaligned with you.

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u/British_Flippancy Aug 23 '24

I’ve been fucked off with Morrissey - the twat - for over 30 years now.

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u/devopslibrary Aug 24 '24

I learned this lesson via Orson Scott Card 😞

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '24

Basically this. What if Hitler had been a great painter? Or a scientist who made a significant discovery? Shit gets real complex.